Koun Ejo

The fifty-second patriarch was Priest Eihei Ejo. He studied with Priest Dogen. Once, while asking for instruction, he heard the expression, "a single hair pierces many holes," and was awakened. That evening, he made his bows [to Dogen] and asked, "Irrespective of the single hair, what are the many holes?" Dogen smiled and said, "Completely pierced." The master bowed.