꽃 한 송이에 다섯 잎이 피어나리라. 달마대사가 혜가 (慧可)에게 법을 전할 때 한 마지막 게송 (偈頌). 이때 오엽 (五葉)이란 중국 선종 (禪宗)의 오가 (五家)를 말함

One flower opened up into five petals: It is the gatha of the transmission of the Buddha-dharma by Bodhidharma to Huike, the Second Patriarch of Ch’an Buddhism. The five petals indicate five houses or five major Chinese Ch’an Schools.