What makes "Dhamma" worthy of worship? We as Buddhists consider "Dhamma / Dharma" to be holy.But do we know the reasons that make it holy?
Bodhidharma is the legendary founder of Zen in China. He is said to have arrived in China about 520 CE. (Buddhism had by then been known in China for about 400 years.) He was soon summoned to the emperor, who had questions for him.  
  
  "I have endowed hundreds of temples and monasteries, and endorsed the ordination of thousands of monks and nuns; what is my merit?" -- the emperor asked. 
  
  Bodhidharma, usually depicted as a scowling, hooded, bearded figure, shot back: "There is no merit."  
  
  "What then is the main principle of the Holy Teaching?" the emperor asked.  
  
  "Open, empty, nothing holy!" (廓然無聖) replied Bodhidharma.