This Dharma of Prajna Paramita is the mother of
Shakyamuni Buddha, and not only Shakyamuni but many Buddhas and worlds come out
from this teaching. If the various forms are emptiness, from emptiness various
teachings will appear; emptiness is the mother of everything, so the teaching
of Buddha comes out of emptiness. You could say that emptiness is first and
Buddha is second.. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 67-08-24-B as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Many Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. Going slowly through Suzuki transcripts featuring whatever is next that seems okay, not just the super cool ones.
