- 四大元无主
- The verse uttered by 肇法師 Zhao Fashi when facing death under the 姚秦 Yao Qin emperor, fourth century A. D.: -- 'No master have the four elements,Unreal are the five skandhas,When my head meets the white blade,Twill be but slicing the spring wind.' The 'four elements' are the physical body.
Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). William Edward Soothil and Lewis Hodous. 2006.