three pounds of flax, n.All

Three pounds of flax (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠T'ung-shan's answer to "What is the Buddha?" — so irrational that it cuts off every passage of speculation.