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the koan svstcn) of Hakr-rin-Zen clid nor conve) thc essence ot Butlclhisrl. M(rrcolcr, he fclt rh.rt ir u'rs being misr-rsed. l r i s t h c c L r s t o m i n Z c r - rm o n a s t c r i e s f o r n o v i c e s t o c o r n p i l e t h e i r o\\'11notes on varloLls koans an.l ans\\'ers.cxactly irs thev rrre triu-r(the prir'ate meerl1gberr'r.ecn nor'icc ar-rc] master). snlittcc] irl clrllrr.'art as a Zt.n master in his ou rr right, he sul.Once a ntrvice is c1r-raLified mits his notes ro his n'raster t o b e r e v i e u e c l .c o r r e c t e . l ,a n c l a p p r o v e c l . p u p i l v o u ' s The then t o k e e p t h e n c r t e s{ ,s r e c r e t i l n J t o r r a n s n . r i tt h e m only to l-ris d i s c i p l e s . owr-r T l r c r e f c l r e .r e s e a r c l r e r s o f Z . . n g e n e r a l l r ' b e l e r ' c ctlh a t t h e r c c x i s t c t ] n o w r i t t e r r r e c o r d s o t t h t . k o a n s a n c ] t h e i r i l n s w e s .T I . r cs l e n c em a i n u'ith tl.re taincd b1' ] apar-resescfrolars arrrl sturlenrs acqr.raintcr-1 renegacle monk's u't]k eftcctir.elr. rcnlc-rr'edit from r,'ierr'.Handicappc.i [.y thcir igntrrrrncc rrf the "accepterl" answers to thc koat-ts. most stutlcnts clZer-rin japan irnd thc W'est could onl-v sllecr.rlate on tlrt'tranlcrvclrk thc rrleanirlg' trtc.o.]'or LlSageot ini1ir'i.]lral koirns t.r of Zen practiae. As a result, manv koan translarions, thor.rgh lirrgtrisrii.rilr'ciriithli.t.r.t . . l t r t n m i t . . ' . {t h c c . * c t t l i ' . 1 r l. t ' i n t . Thtrrr*h into rhe many Western u'riters on Zcn have proviticd poe tic ir-rsigl-rt m e a n i n g o f s c , m ek r , a r r s ,t h e i r c o n r m c r . r t s inevitaf,lvfail to c(rrvc)'the rootcd atrirrrcles of Zcr-r tradition. Mv c1ecisic.n t.l r en ' t t l r r i l l s l i l t c . r l - rl..lL r t . l i s h t h i s b t l o k r v a sl r | . t l r ' c all motir,atetl b1' rr firm .'ep1'lslion thrrt ir u'oul.l irrrrociuce to rhc \esre.rn rr.orltl thc clclrrest. n]o.ctclctltilctl. lrntl -IloSt correct 1licttrre o f t r t r d i t i o n n lZ e n .

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ol T'r.'h-sharrproLiJr's art rtccrtrure Thc lollotting lrrlcl arrrrrl.rogruphl f ies 'rehu r r a o i h o r t l c n o r l i g h t c n r n c n ta c t r , a l l . t a k r s p L i c c . I r r c c r ; r o r r T pgr.rorrdl rrl q'u Jrrring hii lorrr-srrlrirrq ior .'rrlighrerr.5f11111'.r c-rpe'rre'nc'e n r e r r cA . ccor,lirrg ro T'ich-sh,rrr: I k r r e r ' r ' B u c . l t ] h i s nl r o n l r h c r i m e I u ' a s t h i r r c e n . A t t } r c a g c o t eighreer.r I ioin.'d thc priesrhood ... then onc rlav I rea.l a thcsis ..Atlr'ice t.rtlr.rght k.y a rnonk rom Hseh.r'cn' callc...l on Mec]itlrticlrl.'' Ater rclr.ling it' l ht.car-n('llu'are tlrat l ha.] not \.ct rtacl.rct]tl.rt stlrgc menrone({ in this L.ook. Tl'rcreforc. I !\'ellt to Hsijch-r'cn ant] | o l I o w e c li r i s i r . r s t r r . r c t i ciln t l m e c l i t i r t i n gi l n t h e s o l c \ \ . o (llt r r ' ( ) t l t h e ftlr.rrrh tlighr srrcirt cxr.r..le.l all or'cr rnr l.otlr'. I fe it r'crl' cclnltlrtal.]c a n , - i l i g h t . I r o ' n a i n c r l i n t h c r n e c l i r a t i c r r irr i r l l t ' r r n c e n r r r t i r - r ( g) n m v m e r 1 i t o t i o nu r t h o r r r t a l k i n g t o r l n l o l r c . A t t c r t h i r t . I s i r u ' M i a o - k : r o tr-rr:. ar]tl rr'lts instrrtcte.l rc. mc.]itilt o11 rilc \\'crr..l tt'ti w'ithtlttt lr nlrrnlcnr i.f infcrrul.tir)lt,rlilv or nighr. \\'hen Igot Llp l-ctore .iirw'n t i r e h r r r r - t ' o( rt rl r e g i s t o f t h e s c r r t e r r c ci )n t n t c r i i i r t c l vp r c s e n t c . {i t s c l f t o nre.As so()nirslte lt u lirtlc slec1.y, I l c t r t h e s ( ' a fa n ( i . l e s c c n . l c . lr o r l t c g r o u l l ( 1 .T l r e h r i , r - r ' o r ni c v c r . l c l . l l r t c . l f r o n t r . I l e i t t i l l t \ r i n t e. c v c r t $ l t i l e r v l r l k i r l g 'p r c 1 l i r r i r r g t r l r .l . c . j i r t l . i . l o . . l l' r i e k i l ] g t l l ) l l ) \ ' s 1 l o r l t lt l r l l t r ' i t l g . l o u ' n t h c e h o p s r i e k s . l r r , r a sn i r h n r e a l l t l r c t i n r e i n l l l n r - va c t i v i r i r , s . . l i r r ' l l n . ] n i g h t . l f L ) l ) tc i t n r . r s c h i s l r l i r l . 1i r l r o . l t l c r r ' l l t l ] e c , tlt.ttit.tttiltts p i e c e, h c c a n n o t h c l p l . L r t a r t u i r r c n l i g h t c l ' r n t e n t . F o l l t r n i r . r gr l r i s a t l v i c e , l u r r - rf r - r i l v cirrtlir-rccr ol f n r v a c t l r r r lt r r r i v l l r l t s l l c h a s t r r t c .O n tl-rc 2t''trh o f M r r r c h , M a s t e r Y e n a . l t l r e s s e . lr h c e t n g r c g i r r i tr . r : ..My t 1 . : l rlr. r o t h t r s . i t . i s t l t l l L ) L l S er o t e c l s i c c 1 l r r r ' l r i ] e sitritlg tlr lr l o n g t i n r e o n v o L r rn r c r l i r a t i r ' r n s c a r . I t v o L l l r c s l t c 1 . , , l,o r r s l r r r r r l rlle a l c thc scat anri ri'alk ol) thc groun.1, use col.i \\'irtcr to u'asl'r vour tucc luncl moutfr ancl frt'sl-rcn\-orlr r.\'cs.Thcn vc',lrnrav g() l.uck to votrr s ( i l t i l i l i nc g( ) t l r n l i l l \ i . ] s i l . i t t i r r xr r ' t t hv o t I r i I . i l l ( c r ( ' . . r i.r r ' t h r ' l r i I r } ''\ledirarion irtrnr ot T'ich-shirn," l-vClhcn-Chi u itir pcrmissir.n translrrt.'.1 R!'prillrcJ ( l ' v L n i r c r s i nP r c s . E. , r ,a r n J\ \ ' e s rr i ) :l l a - - l l . o l ' 1 5 7 of Lllurii. C h a n gI ,'hrl,loph

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youwerestandingon a precipiceof ten thousand measues. and rake u p s o l e l yy o u r h l a - r ' o l ( t h e g i s t o f t h e s e n r e n c ) e. * I i y o u k e e p o n w o r k i n gl k e t h i s f o r s e v e n d a i ' s ' y o u w ' i l l c e r r a i n l y c o m e t o t h e r e a ] i z a t i oI nt.w a s s u c h a n e f f o r t a s t h i s t h a t 1 n r a d e o r t yy e a r sa g o . ' ' I p r a c t i c e da c c o r d i n gt o r h i s i n s r r u c t i o n f o r s o m e t i m e a n d s o o n I felt unusual improvemenr.By pracricing in rhis way rhe nexr day I felt that I could not close my eyeser,enif I wancedro. The rhird day I eltas if my body were loating in the air. The fourth da1'I became completely u n c o n s c i o u so f a n y t h i n g g o i n g o n i n t h i s w o r l d . T h a t s a m en i g h r I l e a n e du p o n a b a l u s t e ra n d s t o o d t h e r e f o r s o m e r i m e . My mind was so serenethar it was as if it were in a stare of unconscousness' I collected my htla.t,ott and lost ir not, and then l proceeded b a c k t o m y s e a r .W h e n I w a s j u s t a b o u t t o s i r d o w n , i s u d d e n l ye x p e r i e n c e d a sensarion rhat my whole bodv.from the top o f m y h e a d t o t h e b o t t o m o m y f e e t . w a s s p l i r . T h e e e l i n gw a s something l i k e h a v i n g o n e ' s s k u l l c r u s h e d b l s o n l e b o d v l t w a s a l s o l i k e t h e s e n s a r i o no f b e i n g l i f t e d u p f r o m t h e b o r t o m o f a r e n t h o u s a n d - f o ow r e l l t o t h e h i g h s k y . I t h e n t o l d M a s t e rY e n a b o u t t h i s jo1 rhar I had ;usr el c l nd rhe non-arraching Iindescrihat-, es r a s ] 'a experienced. ..No. B u t M a s t e r Y e n s a dt o m e : t h si s n o r i r . Y o u s h o u l d k e e p w o r k i n go n y o L l rm e r . l i r a r i o n . " Upon mv reqlrest,Master Yen gave me the ',r'ords of Dharma. the l a s tt w o l i n e s o w h i c h r e a d l i k e t h s : ..To propagateand gloriv the .upgoir-rg' affair of Buddl.rasancl Patriarchs Y o u s r i l l n e e da g c . o dh a m m er - s r r i k e On the L.ackof )'or.rr hearl." I kept orr saying ro mi'self: "\\'hv do I r.rec,.l a hanrmc'ring on rhe backof my headl" I was not at all cor-rvinceil of this. Hou'ever. ir scen-recl that thcrc w a s s t i l l s o m e s l i g h t d o u b t i n m r , m i n d , s o m c r h i n go f u ' h i c h I u ' a s
..ko.tll * . . H t t a , r ' t l t t(,.'' t h e g s t c l f t h e sentence.')S ' r . r : t r k it t s e s e x c r c i s e ' . I l s t c a t lo t " h r a . r i r r re x e r c i s e "a r m o s t p l . r c e si n h i s n r i r i n g s . S c c S r - r : u k i , Jlr BrrJJhisnrp , . 11 9 . i i 1 "m a r L , eu s . . dt t r . l e n o r e r h e " i n q r r i r r e x c r c i s eo i A l t h o u g h b o t h " k o c l r " a n d " h l ( . I -o Z e n . " t h e l a t t e r i s o r l g i n . r la n . l m . . r e a ( . L l r i r e . " L o a n l m p i i t s t h c c n t i r e Z e n s r o r v . p I t r st h e n l . r i n q u e s t i c l l r n c l u d i n ga l l t h e e r ' e n t s . i t iSsue. i] a n t ] r h e r e o r ci t i s a q e n e r a l 1 l"e r r s p e c i i i c . "Hrra-!'or,'denore t e r m ,u h i l e " h r { d - r ' o 1 is os n l v r h e r l L l r s t i o nn . ot thc . . h i g h ] i g h r .'. ir,hole s r t l r r 'i.l n J i n m t l s rc l r s c o stlIr'r|re'.gist.'. o r ' . t i p . ' 's o t o s p c a k . O r h e q u e s t i o nl s i r n p l i e d ,

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tut.,\StEtl. Xttl(l Y o r r h l v c r i r r - r g hn rr c n r l r c h . M,,\STER II,A.KL;IN Evervcn.l is rxPoserl. Everv thng is rclrl. I)1.,\1\'S.-\)'i\ , Rgtirlhist lal .111rorl.e ilrlir i.luirlll T(l 1 rc )1 . 1 . r x , - . 1 r . .' . m a t t e r h o n g r c r r t i l p e r s o n n r a l l . c . E v c n r r r t h R r r . l J l r i r . r i r e f r r i t l ro f thc rcI'r t i i s c i 1 l i c sr ' h c i r ' ch r r t r . l r c . ] A r h a t s , r h c k i r l g . r l l e r r l i r l i s t c r ,t l - r c leac.lcrs r, c l g c r I l c rh e l l . e . ]i r r c f e c r i r ' e i r ' h r i r r g i I l f go r t l r t , r t r i t . l r r s e a r c I l o e r l I i g h r c r l l l l c l l t .( ) n c . l e l . e t l . ] . t l t r o I l c s c l t l l t l t l I t t l t t . l t t o t h c r s , l . L r t i n s r r l i n g r r n t l h c ) 1 . i 1 1p gg l r p ) c ,i t i s n e t c s s i r r l t r . rr c l v L r p o n t h e t ' f t o r t sr l t l r h e r s . N ( ) T E :] \ 4 o r - r j t lc l ] r c S c l l t s l t Z c t l l t t t i r t t . l c .\ \ . h . : I l [ ] r r t i . l l l l t r. l l ] ] s 1 l i r l tt t , "cntcr tl-re gltte" (tltis tcrnt irlso nrciuls t() 'cltrer tltc rcligirrrrs trrrlr'r-" o r " p r a . t i c e l l r r r l r l i r i s n r " ) .h e . l r e l i n e s , t l t c r e l - v s L r g g c s r i l r g rlrlr rlt.. m o n r en t o n c l t o i n t s l t r " t l l c u t 1 \ ' o l t r h u s l t t s t i t .

I n t l r k i l l g t h c 1 l l l r c c o f B r r . l . ] h i r a r l . ' . lr l l l r r l k i r r g \ ' ' t l n j r r tor llis t e a c h i r . r gK , i . l o r e a t t i r n t s Z c r . rr l s r h c " g u r e l e s s g r r r c . " I l a k u i n ' s s L r l . s t i t r . r t cp l - r r a s ec c h c l c s M r r n j r r ' s s i r v i r r g .s u g g ( , s t i l r gt l r i t r t l r c r t , i s r i t l placc fronr w,hich to entcr for \\'crrrc alrearlv in. Thc plrrin srrving, h o r v e v c r .i r - r t l i s t i n g u i s h i n g l . c t u c c r - r" c r - r l i g l r r c n n i c r r rl"r n . l " t h e p r l r c ..anlrrcllistic'' t i c e o f B t r t l c l h i s rl a w . . ' 's c l n t e u . h a r l r l o t . l i i ct sh c tcrl(]etlc\, o f . t l - r rk nr-thc r e a l i : a t i o n r h a r " r \ er v r h i n g i s ' oan. Enligl)rL'nnle r e a I ' ' - c l c p c r l . { so t l t l - r cs e l f ' h t r t i r s c f c c t i r ' c . . r r . o r k i n g '( ' rlr r.rrlctiilrl) i n . . s a r ' i n g | r r r ch ] e l l . i n g p e o p l e ' ' r c t 1 t ' t i r ct sh e t l r r . n l l t i t l t cll f l t r c l i g i c l t r s c o m n r u n i r _ v r r , i t h i t s m a s t e r - p r - r p i i .l t r i c s r , p i r r i s i r i t t n c rr c l u r i o n s , o f mutr.ralclepentierrce.

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"l preachec'l on impermanenc)'." "You preacheclpermanenc)'yesterclal', u'hy clid you p r ea c h i r r r p r r m u n c r r t ro ' rt' l n il " Bucldha said, "lr uas Lrermirnenr but it is 1'esterday,
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A chatterb'ox. / ' 1 , . ' \ l \ . \ ) ' 1 \ i l ; T h e t c a c h i r - r gi r o n t u g r e a t , c o m p a s s i o n a t e h c a r t i s n r l r c h a l . p r e c i a t e L l .T h c r c a r e t i m c s u ' h c n p e r m a n c n c y i s p r e a c h e r l , thcre arc tinres u'hcn impcrrnancncv is prcachetl. It is likc sperrking truth at ccrtuin tir.nes anrl falsc u'or.ls at other timcs. lt has heen saicl sincc ancient tinres: Facc a l.encvolcnt ruler rr'ith colrrtesv untl a r l r r t t - r tu ' i t h \ \ ' e a p o n s .S e e t h c m a l r . t h c n p r e u c h " r h e w ' u y . " T h i s n r e t l ' r o co l f preaching is r-ror casilv tlisccrnetll.r'the orrlinary man. N O T E : " P r e a c l - r i r - r gi" s , c s s c n t i u l l r ' , a n r i s r r s eo f u ' o r c l s . l t i s n o t t h e "csscncc" that nlrttcrs-u ho kno* s "rsscnccs" anvw'ayl l)eople clcr not conlnltlt-ticltte for "trLlrh." the sake tlf scltrchrlg for stlme abstract

l t i s n o t c l e a r ' , l , h a t K i r l r n e a n s . H c r r l a 1 ' h a r ' es r . r g g e s t c r ' .h ]a t t h e non-Btr.Lihist has rcali:eil thc futilit,vof ahstract spccr.rlarion ancl,in l e a v i r . r gp , L r t sa n e n t l t c ' r his in.lrrirr. Thc rcrnr "chatrcrbox" is meanr to chrrrrtcr.'ri:cpc(rplt:w'ho ir.rclulge in ahstract, spr'cr.rlative argLlmcnqtl | ] \ t r . r ts ; ) t i t r nT h . . r l l ' r i n q j | \ . i n { h n r . . t l m p 1 1 1 1 j i . 1 1 1i iso n o t l t r e l a r i o n b c t w c . . n o p i n i o n s t r . r tb e t w e e n h u m a n b e i n g s .

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Neuer Sad aWord Before Buddha enrere.l nirvana. Monjr.raskecl him ro preach again. Buddha scolcledMonju antl said. "i har.,e lii'ed in this world or forr1'-nine Vearsanc]I hat'ener'er said a rvord. Nou' r'ou ask me ro preach again.Do vou mean I har.epreached beorc.]''
lv{ASTER KIDt M o n j r . rs a y s ." B u t l . 1 h a r r i c s r o b ' ek i n c l r o r h e v c r r . ' l a s r . " \'ASTER t'\KL'lN L i k e t h c I i o r r ' sr o a r - f c r r r r r o r a t h i n g . 1 ) - . 1 i \\ \ ) / \ ( i , B r . r c l c l h a l . r e a c i t e , . lt o r t o r l - 6 i 1 e y r r ) r s r r r t r . l . e t q r c d y i n g s a i . 1 ," L r f t i l l . o ' ' l h i * r n o t s u i t l r l \ \ ' r ) 1 ' r .H l .."r * n r r . r c h rlrissrrr', ing tl BuLltlhll'ssh..lrr's l . r i sl . c r r e r . c l I e t k l ti r l . ] I l e s s .T h i s i l r s r s l t r . t r r g tlI Bu,.lclhn's hus tornrenteJ rhc nrinrls of thc rlesccn.lunts-ir r,rrrrr.,r-rt s o c i i s g L r s t i r l ig r is erloLrgIt l o t t l l t k c r . l t l tr ' t l t t l i t 'B r l t i r r r , l r s tlrItil etltttplts.sit.l) t. l 'tr i l1 l i 1 1 r h l r r R L r . l t l l l i ts a i c l i r . T h i s I l r s ts l l r ' i t l go I J t r . i . l l u r ' s . r ti l l n c r ' .r 1 . . r r r r n . ' . ; 1r g r r r r r . t .

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N o T E ' E r c h L r . [ . v h i s r r a p q l r e s r i o l r ,r ' l i v e r t sN u r r s r r r ' sZ c n f r o n r 's rlrstcr) N . a n s e n ,i n " T h i s i s r t , " p o i n r s n t N a n s e n t o B i r s o( N a n s c r - rn sli t r . r a t i o r o-fr N a n s e n a n . l E t c h r . rt l c i n g c a c h o r h c r l t n t l thc lrcrr.ra "s h e r e .n o u ' . " E t c h r - rh . o u ' e v e rt , l o e sn o r g i v c r - r p lntl asksfor sLlggcsr t h e " l . a c k " ( o f r h c p o r r r a i t ) ri r . rt L r i n g s o , h c i s t c s r i n g * h c t h e r N a r r s e ni s r r o t , r r f t c ra l l . t i r k c r . irn h v r l i s t i n c t i o n s( r r sb c t r v e r n .f o r ..frorlt'' ..back.'. ' .1o!\'' ..thcrl''). arlt] ant] c x a n . r p,l e t'neant Erchtr's Nansen's r,,'itl.rr-lrarval n'rayl-rave his iailr-rrc to escrrpc t r a p . K i L l . o I l t h c t l r h e r h a n c ] .n l a k e s N a n s c n r r ' a l ki r r r ' a 1 ' . . r ' n .l itt h s c r , r fo f f his toot." Thror.rgir t h i s a c t . K i c l f i s c e n r st o i m p l l ' r h a t Nanscn has "erirsetl" Etchu's c;uestion.lcaving t-r,-r .leb'ts t'rchirr.l. pe h r a s es u g g e s t t sh a t a l l r l L l c s t i o nisl r e c L l to t f , o r H a k l r i n ' ss L r b s t i t l . l t rveare alrcacll'u'hererveor,rghr to ber u hereasthe plirir.r savingin.rplies to measrrre c r r ( l r ' f i n er e ' a l i n . A s a c o n c e p t i t i s thar it is fr.rtile ya l . " r le as it is.it is "rrF,solLrte a b s o l u t e l l ' " r o i ca l nd formless"; 1'et

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When N{aster Ma,voku Came ro see Masrer Etch, he r . v a v e ch l i s s t i c k o n c c , b r o r - r g h ti t , - l o r i ' n i l ' i t h a s l a m , a n d s t o o J . l i r e c r l l i n t r o n t o f E t c h u . E t c h u s a i c l ," l f t h a t ' s t h e \ \ ' a - vy o u a r e . t h e r e i s n o n e e d f o r y o u t o m e L ' t m e l is stick once agirin. a n ) ' m o r c . i s t h e r e l " M a v o k u r \ r ' i r v e rh N'{STE R K II)o Takc cure. \ \ ' a t c hn r c . \ A S T Et R l'{K(.l\ l t i : r i g h t i r l f r . . l t -ttlt l ' o t t re r . c s .
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s } t t ' r r ' 't '\)f(.l)lighr.llItte ttl). l.trr. h.'irrg r t l t l s e l f - c c l I - t s c i t . r t s .h c l t ' l t r ' t . I . t t lr t l t l n l . . l r E r c h L r . S c l - r c l l I i : a t i t l n i s I . t t l r rl llliltter ()f rcilli:ing \\'hilt ()nc is. hur of reuii:ing onr is rrot. \r lT[: I\itrtll.tl tl t i r k . ' . . t ..Zt'n

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..How Guguny [an offlcial]askedMaster Etch. c]idvou practiceri'hilevou u'erestavingon Hakugai Mountainl" EtchU called in a child. strokeclthe chilcl'sheaclwirh his '.I harld. a n d s a i d , i t i s a ] e r ts . a r . i ti s a l e r t .I f i t i s c l c a r 's a y i t i s c l e a r .F r o m n o u ' o n c l , .n r o t b e , - l e c c i v eb dl ' p c o p l e . " Guguny was speechlcss.
NASTER Klt)o Fron-rhere orl I r'r'illr-rolclrrge r scat.ch.lr Br.ri.ltltrlr. M A S T E RI I A K L . I N T l r e l r t f i I r r tg vr ( \ \I\r u l r r l t ' r r r i r i r r ! l. tr il.l ., 1'1-,\1 S\. ' \ ) l \ ' ( ; ' A h , E . r c h L rr . r r r l Yr rg r e a t n r a s r r r r r n . l e r h c r r V e n . N()TE. C)r.rgtrn,v ct l t l c c i r ' c sc l f L ] t r J . l h i s t . tilr l t t r t l l s t l t . . 1 l r 1 16 1i . . g . ' . . 1 1 ''tclrellirlg.'' ltl 1.9i111j1 a1 r . r h e c I l i l J I j k e n r i r l . l .E ' r e h s t r g g e s t ( sl i r t c t e xp c r l c l ) c c . Kicl replaccs C)rrgr.rrrr. r'r . h o l t p 1 l a r e r r r l 1 . . . l o els l()t tlll(lcrstill]tl E t c I l ' s n l c a n i l l g , a n t ] r ' , . l r r 't sc . ll t c i c l 1 .r 't h c . . r t t l t t s c l t r c l . r i r l gl'r' t r i t t l t . l e . p h r l t s e I r t r y l . c n r e u l r t t ( ) s g g g e s r t l r u t E . t (1 1 1 ,l l l H l k r . r i r t ' ss l r b s t i t r . r t c ". r : c l r r r n r ( j u t r r r r v h ' s p r i p t l . I i r s s l r g r y l c l c a r i n g t h t " t l u n s c e n r l c r - r r . r lh fatherli kindncss.

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Kanzan [a poet] asked Master Bukan, "lf an ancient mirror is nor polished,how can ir reflecrrhe lighr of a candle'?" Bukan said, "A crystalvesselfilled with ice has no shadow. A monkey reaches for the moon in the w a t e r . "K a n z a n s a i d , " S u c h t h i n g s d o n o t r e f l e c rl i g h r , W i l l y o u g o o n w i t h i ' o u r t a l k l " B u k a n s a i d ," l f t h e s e are of no help. what Jo )'ou want me to sayl" Kanzan bowed anc'l withdreu'.
MASTER KIDO He thinks that br. n.rvilllslve hc unt]crstancls. N'IASTER HAKt'IN I t s , r r k s l i k c t l r , 's r i ; r r i n g r r l , rr i g r ' r . 1,l-',\i\.\',\)'l\'c l t; , s l i k e b r i r l g i r - r g o L l t o l 1 a t l l \ ' r j c r ' , ' e lr I l a t s h i n c s o ' c r - ra t n i g h t . N t ) T E : 1 n h i s s i n r i l e o f t h e r l i r r o r l r - r . ll i g l r r , K a r r : r r r r eonecivcsr.rf thc ' , t t . l. . ; l . j e c tT " t r u r h " ( o f c n l i g h t e n n r e n t ) i r . rt e r m s o f s L r l . j c c t .h e s i n r i l c also irriplies that thc irttirinnrcnt of enliglrturnrrnt involves sL)nrc (..1lolislr special cttilrt tln l.chalf o the sr.rhjcct tllc nlirrtlr''). Br.rklrr-r, ..a itl irIl iec''' sr.rggcsts crt'stlrl r.essel fillcc] r'r tIlat tl.rc stllte tl cnlightcrrnrcnt ciocs not cntaii reflectiorr of rrne cntit-v (sLrch lrs "trrrrh") on anothcr (sr.rch r r s t h c " s c l t " ) : [ . t r r - rs gl - r a . l o w ' l e sis t, i s l r o t i i ..tlling.'' .i l s g r a s p a t c r i t i r r r ' a i r ' rl,i k c T l l t l s c r ' r ' I l tfla i l t o r . r r l t ] e r s r a r lr.h lu nronkcv trving ro carch thc rcilcction rrf thc nrt,on in thc $'irter, Kan:an, srill taken in br tl'rc ciualistic thinking of his "rcflccriorr s i r - n i l.e " .loes not un.lerstan.l. In his rcspclrlse. Ki..it.ltakes t}-replacc tl BLrkarl. strggestirrgtlrat pr-rrslringthc niltter althclr.rgIl Katl:arr borr'ct]anc] rr'itht]rerr'rr'ithor.rr .,i'l-rerl.rer fr"rrr|rer.it is c.lor.rb'rfLrl hc ltr-rticrstt-'il.l. Tl-re srrlilc of thc i r\itnl r c.scl fillc.l u ith icc l.c,rrrritrr]( l i\ [ \ r 1 ' s s ( it h c " r r o - s t r jt. ' e r . t . ' o - e b j e c t "i r ' l e a . \ ' e t a s l o n g a s i t i s c o n c e r v c t lo f o n l t ' i r r t h t - ' a b s t r a c t ( i . e . ,a s a c o n c e p t ) . i t i s o f n o L r s e . H a k r . r i n ' ss r - r b s t i t r - rlt.e ancl tht' rhrasc p l a i n s a v i n g p r i r i s e B u k a n ' s " r i ' o r k i n g " a s p o u ' c r f u l a r - r ce lffectii'c.

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Hotei [an eccenrric figure of Chinese folklore] always 'a strolledaround the srreers, carr'ing a clorh sa.* a.,.1 torn,carper. The cloth sack was filled rvith pors, bowls, woodenclogs,ish..rice. r,'egetables. meat.tlles'rocks.clay. u'ood' ancl all kinds of thngs'Sometin.res, in a crorr'c]etj plr:.;,T,u'ould open the sack.empr_v it, anclsay,,,Havea look." i hen he would pick the things Lrpone by one ancJ ..What ask. is this called],' The crou'.] o'sdu-boundecl. ltaSrERrlo Theugly\\'omAn f rorr.n..
N4ASTE TR {AKL]IN j r i r r t rr To flirrg ' hcrrvr.r. ,(L a v i n g . r . r rs t r c h ' , r ' o r t h l e s l ' L{ 1 \ '. \ , ' \ ) ' /j\ jL s r n k - j r . r s rl i k c a b ' c g g r r r ' s c h i l . lp l r rirr r gi l l t r L l r ru r li t h . r r i . . th . trrll. N O T E ,F l o r e i i s 1 ' r o i n r i n g r i g h r a r i t . K i r l o s u g g c s r s , l . r o r l e v c r ,r h a t H o t e i ' s" Z e n s h o u ' ' ' i s o r . e r r l o n eI.I i s c o r - n n rn e t r ei e r s t o l r l - r o p l r l u r s a v i n gA : l . c a L r r i f url v o n r a nr v h e r -fr t l r t ' r l i t l gg c r s r ] l ( ) r cl . c a t r r i r . i l r ;r l uglv u,onrirn rr,l-rt oh i n k s s h c h i r s t t n . l c r s t . l t r . lt h e s c c r t t t l l . c l t r . l t y rou,l.rs irIl.lgcts Lrglcr' H n k L r i n ' ss u h s t i t l r t t p h r . r s eu n t . lp l i r i r . s r lr.ir-rg s u g g c s rt h e c o n r m o r ) s c n sv ei c , ' ro f t l - r . ' o n l o . r k i r rc gr c r r r . t\ l, \'hat is r-rglv i s r r g l r .n . n.l w h a ti s w o r t h l c s s i s * ' o r t h l c s s* ; h a r i s r i r c r - r so cf p l a v i ' r -a rg roul.l rvitlr j L r r r kN i t l t -l . c i r r gr l l k c r l i r l [ . r t h c s l l t . r r 's ' t . t c ls t i l l r l . l i c i t vt l n l i r l t l s m o r e" s o p h i s r i c i r r e i lt"h a n l J o r ei ' s Z c n .

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11 A Few Here, cLFeu,There ..\r\,/herc Monju asked lvaster Mr-rjakr.r. har'eytlr.r |.een recenrlvl")vlr.rjirkr.r sairl."i have been ir"rrire south."

..Hou' M o n j L rs a t l ' isthc teaching o I B u . l J h a f a r i n gi l r t h . ' southl" Mujaku saicl,"The teachingof Bucldhais cleclining an.1 monks hardlr' keep ciisc1..'linc.'' N{onjr.r saic], " H o u ' m a n l m o n k s a r e t h e r e l "M u j a k u s a i c l " , Sometinres three l.rundrec]. sometin.res ii.e hunclrccl.lt r'aries.'' He. "Hou' are things gerting on herel" then asked Mor-rjr-r, Monju sairl, "Tl'r,-.pcople and saints livc 11''gcther. ..Ho'ut,' Dragons ant] snak...s mrrgle.'', Mr.rjakLr saitl many , monks are therel" Monjr-rsairl, "Thrce-rhrec in front, three-three in back Ii.c.. a t*r' here, a fclv rh.'rc]."
M , { S T E RK I D O lr1tlstpctl1.lt c..l.tllt)t rcach tllis tllr. i\4ASTER H,,\KLIIN I learnctl rl-rcnr.rnrl.crjLrst totlrrr'. I ' l - , \\i' . \ . . \ \ ' l \ ' ( lT ' Ite vast sl.h..r.-ltou'tr,.rl', extraor.1ir-rar1'! N O T E : M t r j l r k l t s e e I l l s t c l t h i r l k r h a t t I l c s t a r c o r h c . . t c l r e l . r i r l gt l t Iltrcl.llta" rlepcll(lt r-tpcttr thc nunrbcr et rngnks lrrtl tl.reir tlcgrec ef tliscipline (as to thc monastic lau'). Bcing too consciorrs of rhe "morrk" an.l "lavmrrr-r" rliftcrencel.ct',veen hr is tukcn in t-r'.listinc, . onjr.r's r i o n s ( b e t r v e c n " s o r l r h " u n . l " r ' r o r t h , " " n r i r n r ' ' ' a n . l " t e . , r " ' )M r ) n s w L ' r( " T h e p e o p l c a n i . l s a i n t s l i v c t o g c t h c r . D r a g o n s a n c l s n r r k c s nlinglc''). rlrrhcr tllltrr ir.rcliclrting t h e s r i t t c o f [ ] t r d . ] h s n ri r ' r t h c " s o u t h , " s u g g e s t s h i s o u n s r r r c o f r r r i n J . T l ' r L r s .r v h e r c i r s r h c Z c n l l r a s t e r M r r j a k r - r i.n t r t r i r c h i l r g g l - r j i l itn r p ( r r r J n . e t o t l ' r en r o n a s t i c o r c l e r . t a k e s a H i n a v a n i c ' , ' i e u , o f B l r . l d h i s m . l \ 4 o r - r j( rt .h r c Btr.l.lhaof u.'is,.1om) r c p r e s e n t s t l r e r ' i e r r ' l . t l i n to Z e r r . 1 n l . r i sa n s ' , i ' e r( . . a f e r r ' h e r e . a f c w tl-rrre") to rhe qLrcsti()n o n t h e n l r r . n b e ro f n r o n k s . M o n j r , r s L r g g e s t " si t is all the same."

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..Most stating. petlplc Cilnnot reacIl that ar,''Ki.l praises t|re ' I.n ..c listillcticln-Ic(''' s t | l t e o t n l i r . r t ] .H a k t l i r r . s s r . t b . s r i t r . t1 tc ..,hras.'also slrggests t h e p r i n c i L . l eo f n o n c l i s t i n c t i o n . l n " a f e u h c r e , u f c w , t h e r e . " Monjr-rtcaches N'lujaku the "r-rr-rmber"-nanrelr,, how' ro view, rhc milnv thilrgs'"r'itl.rour l.cing taken in bv clistinctions of dcgree ur.rtl r ' ,I tt t . ' .

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MrrsterMr-rjakumer Monju c-rn Mounr T a i . W h i l e t h e y u'ere ha.n'ing rea, Monju pickerl up rhe glassand asked, " D o y o u h a v et h i s i n t h e s o u t h l " "No." "Then u'l'rat clo vou r-rsualll'drink tea r V l t n l There was no alrswer.
\'ASTERKlDl Bo*'and gerup. MASTER HAKL.'I\ Bow ar-rdleavc. ..Thank l)L,,\1\ s,,\\.I\t;. \'o!l \'er\' mr.rch .lr the tca ancl cake. G o o c l l . y c , ' ' S o s a 1 ' i n g ,t a k n g o n e ' s l e a r ' e . NOTE, Tl're trrr-glassseen)s tL) I-rave bccn lr rarc vcssel nor usr.rallytrserl or ten. Mujakr.r's firsr ansr'u'en r l a r ' s t i l I r c f e r t t r t h c t c a - g l a s s .l . r r t r i , h e n a s k c i l . " \ \ ' h a r c l L r) ( ) u L r s r r a l l l. l r i n k r c a w i t h l " h c a p p a r e n t l y a r t a c h r ' s " m , : i r n i r r g "t o M o n j r r ' s q u c s t i o n ( s r . r c h as, "How clrlcsZcn f a r c i r - rt h c s o r . l r h ] ' ' ) a r l t ] i s t h L r s s t l r c k i n r h c r r a 1 -h r e himscl ser. As a g a i n s t M L r j i l k t r ' sl r t t i r r . r . l eb .. o t h K . l o - ' s con)nlc11r i t n . l t l - r cc o m m e n t s of HakLrin-Zen slrggcst a simple irnd natunrl "har,'ing tea" stut.' of nrind.

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s t e p p e c lo t r t a n d s a i i { ." l r v o u l c l L . l r v . " N r t n s en s a i c l ." H o v " ' w o u l c ] y o u b t r v m e i | 1 . o r .u r . e cr o P n r n c i r h e r t o o m l l c h nor too llttlel" The monk qas clr-rmbfolrn.lccl.

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l-rinrseli.Irclrr rr'ill rrtlt r,i.horr.or.rlcl rake ir r.l1-.,on l tl'rere is SL)mco1]c hold back. M A S T E RH A K L ' I N is icl Hori' r.r.rrrch I .l l o / ) 1 . . \ / \ ' \ { } ' 1 \ '"(N 1{ , a s t e r , i ft h c r c i s r r n v t i . r i t r g } o L r w i t l t t . l o r l c , s l l a v o u r s h r t t r l . l c r s l "S o s a v i n g , b o w i r t g o l ' r c ' sI t c i t . l . i t l P e r h r r p sr r - r b b i r r g Trr-rc,Nrttrsell is rt NL)TE: People arc too easilv raken irt ['r clefir-rititlns. "Zct't t't'urster," is a rrakc.l ttn.l l'etrnilcss Nlrnsetll Thc nltlnk b,.rt r'i'l-rat u'ho voltrntetlrs trr "l.ttr'" Natrsct'tis rotr rltsh. Horl catt he kncr,,i'it ht' s [.r.r,virrg a hcggar tlr lt Zct-t Irlllsrer] is it reltl ollc KitlT's col1ltllclt scclllS to sttggest thlrt tl-rc }'rtll.lctt.r " L " - t v c r ' sn o r t l " l t g l t i l l s tl t lt * anrl has to be face.i.Hrrkrrin. in pr.111it" s e l l c r ' s $ ' r ) r ( 1 , "t h r c r n s t h e l . a l l l . a c k t o N r t t r s e t r . T h c p i r r r r ts r r - v i r t g r r j c c t s t h e l . t r t , h l c n rr r s h r ' 1 ' , o t h e r i c a il t r r t i s i r n l . l v r c s p p l l q l 5 t o t h c n ) i l rr t r - l ' l .ll\ iI i i t t l i l ti \ \ l l . l\rcsc')t

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M a s r e r N u n s e n s a i c i . " T h e r c a r c t l - r ef r . l u r e l e r n c n t s [ c t f mirtter: carth, \\'atcr, tire, airl in thc bo.lv of trr-rth I h o . t s h l nI ]f. a n v o n e c a n c x p l a i n r h i s r o n r e, I s h a l l g i v e h i m tr tr.lair cl brecches,'' N{astcr L)clgcl canle fclrtl.r antl slritl' ..Thc e s s e n c eo f e a r t h i s r r o t r ' t l i c l .\ ' ' o i t ] i s t . r o tt h c C S S C l c c o f r ' a r t h . T h i s i s t l - r ee l e r n c r - ro t f e u r t l ' r .T h c o t l ' r c r t l ' r r c c e l e n r c n t s a r c a l s o t h e s a n r e . " N l n s c n r { i t ]n o r l . r e a k h i s p r o r n i s c ; h e g a r ' eL ) o g o a p a i r t l l . r c c c h c s . N,'.\STI]R KltX) L ) o g or ,a p p i n g h r st c c t h ,t h r o u s a s p g l l . \{,\STER i{,{KL'IN HrrIf -praisi ng. hll f -rlcnor-r nc i n g. \\'ell, u'cll. I carelcsslv 1 ' l - . \ /5 \ . ' \ ) ' 1 \ t" ;, lcr r1're r i o r r l s s l i 1 .f r o n t r r r v m o L l t h .P l e a s ce x c r , r sn er c . " S o \ a v i n g ,b o r l i n g c ' r n e 'h se a c l . ( O r . u ' i t h c e r t a i n m a s r e r s - i n a c l r l i r i o nt o t h r ' a l . o v e - o n c s l y s . " C r a t e f u l l vI a c c e p t . " ) N O T E : l n M a l - r a 1 ' a rB -r ar c l c l l ' r i s am nt ,l cspeciallv r n Z c n , r i .o r " m a r t c r " (or its for.rr p r i m a r v e l c m c r r t s )i. s i r l c n t i f i e rr 1l i t h n r r i .o r " r ' o i c l "( r h c ..csscIlccless r . r s r r a l i r . S \ ' n o n \ ' n l o L l s . ,h r 'rilts h c s s e t l c e 'c ' lrclrlitr'. shlrr). gcrcs L ) g c l .i r l t l i s t r r r g t r i s h i r Ll \ gl . t \ \ . c e 1n |i l I l L ] 1llli. agaitlst he acccptctl r l o c t r i n c ,t h r r ss u g g e s t i n g is not rakcnin l.\'conce p t l r i i lt l - r i n k tflrt I'rc ing. lr rnav b,etair to irssLurctl-rarlrarl Nirnserr1-,rclrche.l thc scpanrtiorl of l( llnrl 1]llt. L)go rr'tltrl.1 har.c res1.t..,tl.1ct.l rr'ir|rrhc o1-lptlsitt t h c s i s ,a s s e r t i n g that thcv urc i.ientical. K i d o ' s c o n l n l e n t i s n o f c l c a r . b ' r r tl ' r cr l a r h a v c m c i l n t t o s L l g g e s t t h a t i n h i s a n s u e rD o g o . l r i r ' . 'a sr l a vt h c " c v i l s p i r i t s "o i . l o c t r i n a r i a n s p e c r . r l a t i oH n. r[.stirrrr pc hr.rse l r k r - r i r -s rr 's ,rnJ thc plain slrving sLlggcst that Dgo is rigllt tc.., rcflttc Nansen.sspccr.riatit.ltl. b'r.rt rr'rtlngrlthlrt he hinrself spccr-rlates.

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nllls tc. M , \ S T E RH A K L I N I r v a sf o r t r . r n a t e in rnectingmv nlastcr antl recciving his insrrr.rction l ) L , \ 1 \ ' 5 ' { \ ' / \ CY l 'e s . I a i s o i r m c - . , n oct t h e p g p 1 ] 5o f r h ! ' g r e l l r n l i l s t e

NoTE:Irr sa1'ing r } - r a t . . r h e rie lre no nrtlrcZen nl.]Sters in Chna.'' Obakr.r u r g e sh i s p u p i l s n o t r o r e l v c ' r n o r h e r s f r . r , : n l i g h t e n r l c n r8 . 1' i n t e r p r e t i n gO b a k r - r ' sr e m a r k a s a r e t e r e n c cr o t h e c o n c l i r i o n o f i n s t i r t r r i o n aZ l er.r in Cl.rinir. thc nronk nrisscs rhe poinr. As againsr O l . a k L r ' ss t a r e m e n r , f h t ' c o n r m e n r so f K i r l c f a r . r cH l a k r . r i n" n a i v e lr"' cx presstlte 1.rc5g111 ntaster-1.1rpil sit r,lrtittr-r.

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It happenetlri'hen Mastcr lOshU\\'as rlt Master Nanserr's place'. One clal' u'hen JoshU \\'as on the ladclerabove the r.r'ell. he sirrl Nanscn lrassb1'.Hanging,.rne ior'ttolrr. hc callc.l,"Hclp, hclpl" Nirnscnclimbcclup thc llrl,.lcr of the r','ell ancl [cor-rnting the rr.rngs of the lad.lcrl sai.l, "Olrc, tvu'o, threc.four. five." Later. Toshn\\'cntup to Nanserr'sliving quartcrs an.l " l t h a n k 1 ' o uf o r h e l p i n gm c j u s r u ' i t h , - l r -c ro elrrtcsv saicl, " no\\'.
\ { A S T E RK I I ) I I l: I ^.-- l.-.-.-,,.1-i^,-i. I t l l r l I . . I O [\ l ( ) i l l l \ I l ) l n ! : IOf Yrr(1.

I v I A S T EH RA K L . I N I fecl ashamecl. I fceI asl'ranrc.l, ..Only l ' / ' , . \ l \ . s - \ ) . / \l.-( {]i.t t i n g es i r n g r - v : tI.re l o o r .t h e r , r ' i i i one siJc cll sho'.rlcie is r * e t , i s r . r 'itr l l f v o r . r *crc alonc,,rn,-lc r c unrl.rclla th Ior-rr onc sicleof your slecvc sholrlcln't he so $'ct. I lret yor-r walkccl home s l r a r i r - rtg * ai t h s o r n c g o o r l - l o o k i n g ' , ' u o n r a r H ) .u "sl-anrl he r-rnrl.rell " T h a r ' s n o t s o . T h c c r n c I s l - n r c t l i r n u m l . r c l l a w i t l - ru a s v o u r o l . l loi'cr. I'rn the one rvl-ro b,eiealor-rsl" sl'ror.rkl

..sa\'c'lrnl. N()TEJ . s h L r ,i r l l r i s . ' s t r o r r 'c.a ' 'I l s -o t Natlser t l n N a t r s c tr c l o c sI . r o t r e s p o n c lu ' i t h a s a i n t l i k e " s a l v a r i o r - r a"c t b ' r r t s l o u ' l yc l i n r b s
..sltr'c'' Llp the llcl.]cr. NaIlscn c]tlcs I.ltlt rttsIl ttl Jshrr, nclt tlIlly l.ecalrse.lirshr,-r's call ftrr hclp 15a shon, l.,,rtl.ccl,,rsccvcn whcrc thcr.' i s a r c a l n e c c l f o r r e s c r r c( t r o r l t h c F , o r - r do sf k a r n r a ) a l l r r n c c a n t l o f o r t l - r co t h c r ( a n r l f o r o n c s c l f ) i s r o w ' a l k . s r e p b r , s t e p , o n c ' s o w n p u t h . jirshu thanks Nrrnsen for making hinr rcali:c rhis. ln his corr-rnicrrt K.i c l t i r e p l a c e s N a n s e n . l t i s n o t t h a t N r r n s c r rc l o c s l l ( ) t u . i I n tt t t l l r , l l \ . | o ( n L |\ ' t n e I ) J t t l r cr t l t l ] l l ) [ s . I o s I ] [ l|s J \ ) 5 n t i llI]\ tc hrusc) N a n s e r r , N a n s c n . N i r n s e n m a v f e eI " a s h a m e . l " ( s r - r l . s t i r r - rp not .lo r.nore for JoshLr (or for an1'bo.ly clse), but, as is that he u'or-rlcl sr,rgge'stcr.1 in the plain saving, re'lations betu'ccr-rhr-rn.rirn b'cings arc t r o r o l c u r . ] tn . i r r r p I c n . l t u r c . B r a . . r i n g t t r r . r l l c s t l .o t l c i r r r ' t . ' l r . c t. h* c o t h e r . B l i r c t i n g u p o n t h e o t h e r , o n e f i r r c l so n e s e l f i n v o l v e c i .

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Master Sed met the imperial mcssetrger on thc roac]. The imperial messenger invireclSeicloto cline wirh hinr. While they weredining, a tlonker happenecl to bral'.The ..Priest.'' messenger saicl. Sei.lo rasec] his head. ancl the pointed at the donker'.Bur SeiJ poinretl ar messenger the messenger. The messenger u'assilent. N1ASTER KlD 1tis thefaultof a small officiol. mc.
)II,ASTER H.\KLll.rl a r nn o t v e r y g o o . la t r e s p o n d i n g r i g h r l l 'r o r h e s r t r , r a r i o n . P L A l Ns , . \ \ , I \ q... V / e l l .u . e l l .h a i ' i n gs r . r c h r o mf i r rl w a y , l a r i r r er . i s i t o r wanted to servesome delicacics. b u t , i ' l s ) ' o L rs c e , l h a v e n o t h i n g s p e c i i rtlo o f f e r . v o r .lr . a m \ ' e r } ' s o }S . .o ''saying, b o ' ' r ' i r -o rg nc's heacl. N O T E :T h i s k o a r -irs n o t q u i t e c l e a r 'I t so b r . i o r ' r h s, ou.er'er t'h a r u ' h a t ..nreaning'' ('o i s a t s t a k ei s n o t a n y b r ' r tt h e . . r ' " ' o r k i l r g ' r f u n c t i o r l )o the nlessenger ancl Seic.l. \7eclo not kno,'l'if rhe nresscnger orrly wantecl to drau Seicld's attention rrt thc clonkev or '"vhetherhe i n t e n d e ctio s L l g g e s tr h a t S e i c l u ' a sl r . . . 1 o t r k c 1 '1 .r ' 'la n \ ' . a s e ,h c s e e m s t o h r t r r . i n gt o . . i l ( . tZ c n ' ' l S c i . { ' ss r r ' i t p t r t st h c m c i q e l l g c r reslronsc nh i s p l a c e . K i c l d ' s c o m r n e n r a n c l H a k r - r i n ' ss r r [ - - s r i r l r p h r a s e s L l g g e s tt h c te m e s s c n gre 's failurc, r'" hereas thc plain saying contrrlsts the .,cler'er'' ..inr'rring messenge s' e r l y o.r a t t i t u d er ' , ' i t h a morc rl.ttltrll ro d i n t ' "s i t r r a t i o n .

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RibotsurIa scholarl]asked Masrer Chijo. "lf it is doubt. less that N4ount Shumi can contain a poppi' seed,then isn'r it falserhat a popp)' seedcontains Mount Shr-rmil" ,.People Chij saicl. sa1'that -vouhar.eread thousanc]s of volunres o f b o o k s ,i s i t t r u e l " R i b o r s u s a i d ," Y e s . " S h i j o \X,'here saicl."The body is as big as a coconLrt. can )orrr thor-rsanJs of r'olumeso books gol'' Ribotsu could but borv his head. r,tasrtR xto "1thor-rght sa.,'s, Ribotsu there w'as no one ."
MASTER HAKL IN \ \ ' e r cl r h i t e . k r r t t h e r e a r e b l a c k m o n k e y s . I thought rhat mor-rkevs ..\,or.rr I,L'{l\'s-\\.l\'tl. supcrb r,icrr' s certainl,v of thc gleiltest imptrrtrtnec. I h n v c n o r h i n g f ' r r ti r , l n r i r r t t i o n . " S o s n l i n g . [ . o u ' i n go n c ' s heacl.

N O T E , R i b , o t s u r l r r r ' s t i r ) nr sh c r a l i . l i r v t , t t l . r c K e g o n s c h o o l o f philosophy'ri'l.rich lairr.r ts h a t a l l t h i n g sa r e i n r e r r e l a r c .a ln.l er.'er nh e snrirllc.. cr.. r l.ris i l n s \ \ ' c rC .hijo.'locs i lra r t c l t ' h t l l d t sh c e l l t i I c ] . l l l i \ ' c r s l not' of necessitri .r ' l t t n t ] t o d c f c n t ]t h e K e g o n p h i l o s c l p h , v . s p t r r H ptlst is to sl.rock Riht)rsLl tlt.tt t.' ct.nc.,l.tualrcirsonit'tg. Rcality. sLrggest l l r t i n t e r n r so f c h e s td r a w e r s( o r Csh i i o , i s n o t t o b , ef i g r r r c co )v h i c l ' " r c o n t r r i n "t l r i n g s . c e l l sa n . l p a r t i e l e sr A l l t h c c c ) n l n l c l to sn t h c k o a n s r ' l g g e sR t i b o t s u ' s a c l m i s s i o no f
Ch ij's s t t p g 1 | . i . t l i q t t c l . l c ' s st l n l i r - r d .

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HOkoji [a BuJdhist la1'man] askecl Master Daibai, "l have I u'onJerif rhe plum is ripe."Daibai saiJ, "Whcrc u'ill v o u b i t e f i r s r l " H O k o j i s a i c 1",i s h a l l c u t e l e r v r h i n gi n r L l small pieces." Daibai saicl,"Give me l.ack my seec1."
)\.'1ASTER KID To come our equallr. \ { A S T E RH A K L ] I \ I t h r r sb e e n s w a l l o u e d . 1)L.{/\'S,.\) 1\(1, "lf 1'or-r r.vish,I ri iil give voLr as ntanv its vorr .,r'rrnt." Scr 's saying. bor,i'ng one hea.j. N o T E , l n " l , , r ' o n r l e ri f r h c p l r . r m i s r i p c , " H O k o j i i s c l L r c s r i o r . r i r r g l h c s i r r l i I ct . , ft l l c 1 . ' I L l n D a i l . a ' se n I i g h t c r r r n e n r .L ) a i l . a i | a k c s r . l 1 t ll lrr.1 l i r r ' sr h c t r . l p 1 . r.fl i s r i r r c t i o l -( r . ' \ { ' h c r e r r . i l ll ' t l r r l . i t c t i r s t ] ' ' ) o r I l o k t . j i . } J k o j i l t r ' o i . l st i l i s t r n p . l . L r t D a i l . a i . s t r c t c i - r i r l g thc sinliIc ll..1 a[.sr.tr. l l t n l . . ] c I - t l l t r l t lH s t k o t i r o r e ! L l t lt h c . . s e e . l . ' ' l l l l t s . . . n l c r r ' h aftt r r c c t l i n t e r p r e t a t i o l r , \ \ ' c n r a v s a v t i - t r ri n t h i s n r i r n n c r D a i t a i i s r l c n r r r n t l i n g that Hokoji prove 1-ris unrlcrstanrling (of uhar lrc is lfter: nrrnrclr', Daihai's cnl ighrennrcnr). K i . l o t l k e s H O k o j i ' s l ) l r r c cL t n r ls L r g g e s t t sl l t t l . p t l ' r" s c c . l s " ( L ) a i l . u i ' s l r I r . l} l k t l t i ' s ) a r e t r I t i l - r l l t t c l r , r h c s i t I t l c .H i r k r . r i r l ' ss r t i . s t i t r t r c l . I l r l t s c S c t n ) St L ) S L l g g c s t l l a t H k t l j i . l t - ls . , i ' l t ] l t l r r . i I ge s c e t l . i s c r l I i g l r r t ' r l c t l ' rl h l r r t h r P l u i n s a v i n g ,H o k o r i c . r n c l t r . l c s s ,L l g g c s t i n g thc irrgrrnrrrrr rhrrt ,v l r i c i r i s t r r s i r v r l r i r r u l t i e v c r r ' 1 . t r i n t t s t h c " c s s t t r c t " ( t r r " s , : c . . l " )r r n a r e l v r h c r e i s r r r r" c s s c r - r c c i"r ! r r l l .
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M a s t e r l o s h u w e n r u p r o r h e l e c r u r es t i r n d , lookingthis way and that. Master Shuvu sau' him and saicl,"What Lrreyou doingl" JOshU saicl,"l am looking for water." Shuyu said, "l haven't got a singledrop here,so what is the use of lookingl" Joshu pur his srick againstthe wall and went out.
MASTERKIDO D o n o r r h i n k v o u h a v cg o r r h e a J v a n r a g c . M A S T E RH A K L I N The wanderings of the minclwill disappear. l'1.A1\ .S ' . , \ \ ' 1 \T t lh ' i s r o c k - b o r r o mt l c p r h . c r ' . r -B r udtlha or Amida is unable to knor','it. NoTE, in "1 anr looking for r.l'arer," ts hat he is l o s h r - rs r - r g g c s r meirsuring t h e e x t e n t ( o r c l e p t h )o f S h u l r - r ' sL r n r l e r s r a n d i n g ln . "l g o t , r s i r r g l c . l r r r F .S h u r u i n r p l i c .r h r r rh c i s [ - c r ' , r ns hirven't ,l uch ..scarch'' m e a s u r e m c n t sa . t r,r'hich p o i n t J s h g i r ' e st r p t h e antl leaves. Kiclo acltlsa r,r'or.l ir-rplace o SIrr.lrtr, sr.rggestiI.rg tl-ratJosh's act c l o e s n o t i n r p l y t h a t h c ] r a s t h e u 1 - r p ch r lnrl. Hakr.rin's sr-rbstittrte phrase Secnlsto sllggcst that Josl-rarltl Shrrr'rrsee eye ro cr'c with e a c ho t h c r , r v h e r c a s thc plain savirrg sals rhar ultirlatclr ir is inrpos)h c o t h c r . sihlcto knou' (or "nreasurc"t \7hcn thc parhot language is cur ot.

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A monk asked Master To;an. "Which of the 'rhree bodies o Buddha' [..an.'hin] does the preachingl''Tozan said, "'V7ith me rhis is always an acure problem." Aterwardsthe monk askeclMaster Sozan. ..What did 'V'ith Tozan mean when he said. me this is alrvaysan " o z a ns a i c l " a c u t ep r o b l e m ' 1 S , l t y o u w a n r r h e h e a d ,c u t i t off and tirke it.'' The monk then asked Master Sepp. Seppo pressedhis stick againsrthe monk's mourh and ..I said, had been to See Tzan too.'' The monk was speechless.
N,{ASTER KIDO I cannot breathe.

MASTER HAKUIN Hard pressed. I ) L A / NS . { ) l \ r 7 ' Y e s . f r o m r h e r o p o f t h e h e a , . ld o w n t o t l ' r e toes-thoroughly rhrough. NoTE: "The tl.rre.-' botlies of Bucldha" comprist-:(l) hos.shin, rl-re "realiry"; B r , r c l d hw a h o r r a n s c r . n dp ' n c l i s i d e n t i c a lr ' , ' i r h s e r s o n a l i r ia (2) hc'tin,the Br-rri.iha as seen in his Pr-rre Lancl (the rcsr.rlr of many e c ' r no s f r e l i g i o L rs sr r i v i r - r ga )n ; c i ( l ) o i r n .r h e B r r t L l h aa s h r m i r n i f e s t - . himse (s i.c.. l f f o r t } - rh e e n c i rt l f r r r l e r r l i g h r c n e tb leir-rg S a k r ' a m u n i 't l . r e historical Bu,.lclha).Tl"rc nronk may have inrcr.r.lc.'l ro lav ir ..1rIi|1rs61.Ii..ltl

t r . l 1 . . 'l o r T : i r I r . T o : l t n . * i l I l i \ { ' r ' Is t I H g ( , s r t sh l t t r h c qucstions one raises ntr,rst b e a n s r ' ' c r e c lh i ' t t n c s e l f . T h e m o n k . w h t t c]oes not r'rntlerstan.]To:lt-t's..tlls\\'L.r. lrslis So:ar-rarlcl Scpp ftlr the m e i r n i n g . S o : l l n r c l l s t h t . n l o n k t h i r r i h e r r ' l r n t st o L t I l t ] e r s t a n d the o t h e r ' s n r i n r i . I r c h i r s t o c u r o i f r h e t r r h e r ' s h e a t ] . H e ' , r . i l la c h i c v e norhing ti'rror-rgh ilrgLlnre n t . l n r l i n q L r i r \ ' .S ep p s s i l c r - r c c s rhe monk a n c l s u g g e s r s r h a r h e h i n r s e l t , , . r n l i k . .t h e m o n k , . l o e s r - r n c l e r s r a n c l T o : a n . Y e t s u c l - rr - r n d e r s r a n . l i n g i s n o t t h e s c r r to f t h i n g o n e a t t a i n s b y r r , r n n i n ga r o u n r l f r o m m a s t e r t o m a s t e r , a s k i n g t o r r h e i r o p i n i o n .

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Master An:an lr'ent into the mill ro sce Master Sekii s i r l " S e k i s h i r s rs aic'I, s h i r s u .H e s a i d , " l r i s n o r e a s r ' . -r "What is so harc'l about itl You fetch it in a hottomless L''owland take it awav in a formless trar'." An;an was speec hless. MASTER KIDI
t r ^ . 1 , . . . k . . . 1 . , , , ,, ,. ,-, . . M A S T E RH A K L I N Shnrp-crlge d u orkir-rg, I ' L , . \ l \S , { \l \ ( j : A h . a t t c r l r l r . l . h p . i r l . 1t o i I . t o s e c a g l e l n l o t l i g h t i s r e a l l . vw o r - r d e ru f l - 1 i k e b l e s s e d r a i n i n t h e r . n i d s to f c l r o r - r g h t . N O T E : A r - r : a n ' s s a f i n g , " l t i s r - r o te a s r ' , " i s n o m o r e t h a n a c a s u a l renrark saicl ()Lrt of polircness. Sckishitsr-r ans\\'ers scricrr.rsl\', s r , r g g e s t i nt gl - r a ti i o r . r ci s a r ' , r r r e of thc nrr ("t'ottomlcss," "fr-rrmless") as1-lcct tl things, one ciltl takc t1l..nl ftlr u'l.rlrt tht.v ilre as tt ("existencc"): r v i r i r r h i s u r t i t u r l e ,t h e r c i s n o L.orllirnd trrr..{crir-rg ( ) rr l r v r r t l r c r trrrrk. t h i r r g" h r r r . l "i n n r i l l i r r g lrl hs respt)Ilse, Ki.lo (instelrc.lot Atl:lrl' rr'Ilo r','ltsspccchl.'ss) h i g h l l ' p r a i s e s S e k i s l - r i t s ' . rs a v i n g . A c c o r r l i n g r o a C h i n e s c l c g er . r c lt,h e 's , rl r ) l ' r i g hr v i r t e r t l r } C , il.r r p s g a t h e r a t t l r e t o t r r o t . l r a g o n g r l t r ' ( t o 7 ' \ l { n l ( i.s in this u'aterfallar.r.l trv to jr,rrll'r t o t h c t o p . T l . r ec r r r p t l r a t s r r c c e e r l s gertirrgr.l rhc top o tlle rr.aicrfall rlrrtls itlttr it 1ltlrr'crfLrl.lragtlr.r. Kitlo's c()l.nnlc1 sL t lggcsts t h a t S e k i s l r i t s L l ' si l n S \ r ' e r a l n l r l s t r c l r c h e st h c ttltrr. Haktrrl's slrL'sritr.rteplrrasc lrllti 1rl11i1.1 liktrr'isc inlply slr1.ir-rg s rrise. Sck ishitsr-r'p

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One of the monks had jr,rst come back f rom his pilgrimagewhen Mastcr Shokei askeclhin'r,"How long placel" The monk said,"lt have you been ar','ay from tl'ris has been trlmosteight yearssince I left Your Rel'erend." Shokei said. "What have yolr accomplishedl"The.monk d r e u ,a c i r c l eo n t h e g r o u n d .S h o k e i s a i d ," l s t h a t a l l l I s there nothing besidesit1" The monk erasedthe circle, bowed,and departed.
M A S T E RK l D If you do nor have a messenger boy at home, r'ou cannor be a gentleman. M A S T E RH A K U I N i f y o u r v i e w i s t h e s a m ea s v o u r r e i r c h e r ' s t. hen vou areonly half as g o o d a s y o r r r t e a c h e r .I f y o r - r v r i e r vs u r p a s s e s rhat of your teacher's, rr e c a p a b l eo p x 5 5 1 nh gi s t e a c h i n go n ' t h e n y c l r .a you I)LAIN .\A\'/\'Q ;i n c e I a m a l r e a d vt o o o l d , f r o m n o w o n w o r . r l d S t a k e c a r eo f t h i n g s l NoTE. The morrk. irr tlrawngtile circie. sLlggests i.risr.rr-ri1erstan.iirrg ..r'oi.l''-the priIlciple o o f 7 n l {o r k u ( . . e m p t i n c s s . . o W h.e n a s k e . 1 f o r s o m c t h i n g" b e i ' o n c l "t h a t , h e e r a s e s essencelessnes s) (even t h e c i r c l e .s u g g e s t i n g that he is nc'rt akcn in bl any principrle A'l l t h c c o m m c t - t t s praisc tlre monk. that o..no-princi}.Ie'') suggesti1g that he is a r'''orthypltr1ril ot his rnirste r.

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MASTER}IAKL'IN A whire horse among recd flou'ers. 'lng, PL',\l\..S..\}.i \C. l too am one amc]1g the Br.r..lclhas. NOTE: Daiba (Arl'atler.a) \\'as thc tlisci1-.'leo tl-rc philtlsopher Neglrjr-rna (cnLl oi tfr.' sccon.l ccntLlr)' .{.t). ). rlre L)riginirtr)rof thc S u n . v a t a( " v o i d " ) s c h o o l o i B u d c l h i s t t h o r - r g l ' rT t .h e r c r m " D a i b a s e c t " refcrsro clne o thc brarlchesof rhc Sr-rnr'ars i tc h o o l ; l l n l o r e c o m m o n n l m r ( o f C h i r . r c s ec r r i g i r . rf)o r t h i s s r c t i s " S a r r r t r r s c c t . " Z e n . i n i t s c l o c t r i r r a l i r s p e c t . i s g r c r r t l v i n f l r " r e r . r c eb crl N a g a r j r - r n a ' sp h i l o s o p h y , r,"'hose cssence is thc rcjectir-rn o f r h e r r f f i r n r l r r i v c - n e g u t i vn cio.le of 1g15ot'ling rr lith nirvanu (or "the an.l rhc i.lcrrriiicari,.rn rrt srrnrs.rr: u'orl.l as it is" n ith "enlightu'rnrent"). ln his sll ing, LJnnrorr " p r a i s c s " t h e L ) a i [ . as c c t p h i l o s o l . h ] l . u r r r t h e s r r l e t i t n c l a l s a t r a p h l c l e n r a n . l i n gt i r n t h i s l i s t u r e r s " r r s k s o n r c r l r i r r g "a l . t r u t i t . T h c n r o n k f i r l l si n t t r t h c t r r t 1r . r r t t il r s l i si r . r r r l r c " c s s c l r . e t r f t h e l ) r r i t - at c u c h i r r g .l n h i s i r n s r v c rt o t h c l l l o n k . L ' r - r r r r o n i n r p l i g 5t l r r t n o n l r t t e r h o u " i n r p , . r r t a I ) t ' ' \ \ ' o r ( ] si l c . t ( ) b c r l r k e r l i r r L . r ' r r ' t l r . l s ( i . c . . t t l L l s e t h c n ) f o r s't l l t c t l l l t r t - t l l t c a b s t r . l r cs t p e c r r l i r r i t l r li) s Ilrc..]trrr'cs!' r lx i s r c I - t t c . In his cotlnrurt Kitlo replltc,.'s rl-rct-r-ronk itncl that-rks L'nnt,.rn for h i s t e a c h i n g . H l k r . r i n ' s s l r b s t i r r r r . ' p i r r r s u\ c . . n r sr o s L r g g c s t h a r r ' , h c n t h e e n l i c h t e n c . l o n c u s e s u o r t i s . t h e r c i s r . r ot l i s t i n c r i o n L , e t w e e n " r i g h r " L l s a g ci l n ( l " \ \ ' r o n g ' r - r s a g t c" l i k e a r v h i t e h o r s c a n r o r r g r v h i t e flor,.ers"). Tl're plain savir.rg sLrggcsts thrrt rhe monk, bcing himself Buddha. c'loes n o t g o \ \ ' r o n g .a n J r h r - r s ncirher clo u'e.

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M a s t e rU n m o n a s k e dr h e h e a d m o n k . " l s t h e e a r t h ,w i t h its mountains ancl rivers, the same as )'ou, or is ir ..It .]ifferen t r o m 1 ' o u l , 'T h e m o n k s a i d . is the Same.'' ..The Unmon said. l i f e o a l l c r e a t u r e ss .uch as moths, bugs.an.l arrts,is ir the sanreaS \'ours.or is ic diferent from y'ours?" "The same." ..\t'h1' Unmon sairl, ilre \'oLlconrradcting yor-rrse li1'' MASTER KlDT The hea.l monk'stongLre har-rgs out Iin sr-rrprise]; hc srands asitlc.
MASTER HAKL'IN The coral brarrches rclect rhc moon. / ' L . A i \ '. s A )l \ t j : L o w ' c r i n g r h c h c a d , r r ' t r c a r i l t g r h r e c s t e p s , s h t t r - r t i n g , "Aw,esomel Ar'"'t'somel " " r - r n i t vu i t h n a r r r r e " N O T E : T h e n r o n k r - r n c l c r s t J n r lt sh c 1 . y 1 1 1 1 1 P o1 f1 o n l ) ' a s a r r a l . s r r r r c rc o n c e p r . L . l n n r o r r r r s e s . s i n r p l cl o g i c r o , . l r i r . c r h c n l o n k t l t t t o h i s p h i l o s o p h i c a l s r a t c c l f n l i r r c l . T h c n l o r - r ki t l c n t i f i c s h i m s c l u ' i t h l . o r h p h r ' s i c a l o l . j c c t s l r r r c l1 i r ' i r r g beings. Hc thtrs cllritrls t o b c a n t o u n t a i | r a n r l a h u g i r t t h r ' . s l t m et i n t e . Kirlo's comnlent lnrl thc 1'rlain slving suggcsrthc cffccrivcncssof LJnnlorl's tlclltnlcllt. Conl1lar.'t1 rr'ith t1rc rlltlIlk's srrperficaIr.trltlcrs t x l t r l i r t g ,H a k u i n ' s s u l . s t i t r r t c p h r n s e s u g g c - s t s t h e l . r ' i r " r c i p lo ef u n i r v of cvcrything in u morc .lelicarc an.1 protor-rn.l ',r,rr1..

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Master Llnmon asked a monk. "\\'here hirve_voucome .,I just returned rom a from]'' The monk saic]. l.rar'e p i l g r i m a gI et o r l r es h r i n t so t h c Z c n 1 . . t 1 ; 1 . 1 6 h L s. ]r .r ' .n r o n s a i d ," Y o u a r e f o o l i n gm e . " T h e m o n k s n i d ," l r e a l l yc l i d take a pilgrimagc." Urrmorr saiJ, "\'otr .lo nor even keep ' 'h e m o n k r i ' a s r h e f i r ' ep r o h b i r i o n s .T specchless.
MASTER KID l h a r ' ej L r s te n t r ' c ct ]h e B r r c ] d h i s to r t ] c r . Ir4ASTER tJAKL.IN is the fal-sc\.r'orcll Just r.',,hcre l'1,.\1\'S.A l \) '(l(onlv u'irh cerrain rnasre r s ) :V ' h a t ' s * r c t n g l NOTE: Ur-rmon sLlggcsts r h . r r i r . ri r i s 1 - i 1 . 1 i 1 1 1 . t 1h . e m o n k k e c l ' t so n l , v t h e f o r n l ( b o r i ' i r l go r . r e ' s h e a . . li n f r o n t t l t l r e p a t r i a r c h s ' s h r i r l c s ) ' T l . r t monk. *'l-rocloes nL)t unr'lcrstitr-rrl this sr-rggesrion, ir-rsists rl-rat he JIJ t a k e a p i l g r i n r a g e .T r r r l - r i sU n n r o n r n s \ \ ' c r s t h a r t h c r n o n k . l o e s n o t ts l o r t t l r l r k e l i e . I l | ) tt o t l l k e c r . t ' nk e c 1 .tl h c | i r ' c B t r c ] c ] h i sp .r t rol-ribitir.lr( u . ' h a ti s r r o t g i l t ' r - r o o n c , n o t t ( ) c o n r n r i t a . l L r l t e r v .n o t t o t c l l l i e s . a n r l not to rlrink irrroxicirnrs) s ,u g g c s r i n gr h a t t h e m o n k i s l v i n g . Kido sLrggests tlrut the monk has lcarnc.l fn,nr L.lnmon uhut real chrasc rrnrl p r r r c t i c c l r ) c u n s . T h e c o n r n ' r c n t s o f H a k r r i n ( s r r l . s t i t r . r tp plair-r s a v i n g ) ,h o r l c v e r . a s s u n r c l . ' l c f i i r r r r l r t i r r - r t l c , sLrggcsting thcre is r , : r t l l ln o t l r i n g \ \ ' r ( ) r ) u ! ith rhc nronk.

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Neoer Practiced Zen? "When ).ou srop ar the Master Sekkerrasked a rr-ronk, forest in the el,ening, whcre will you leavein rhe morningl" The monk said, "l have never pracriced Zen." "You will go to hell alive." The monk saitl Sekkerrsair,l, nothing.
MASTER KIDO W h o i s n o t b en e f i r e c l b y s u c h t e n e v o l e n c e l

M,{STER HAKUIN H e l p lH e l p l | L A I N S A i / N Q ,W e l l , w e l l , t h a n k y o u r . ' e r ym u c h f o r y o u r k i n d n e s s .T o m o r r o w m o r n i n g . w i r h y o u r p e r m i s s i o n ,I s h a l l m a k e m y departure. N o T E : l n s a v i n g " l n e \ . e rp r a c t i c e dZ e n " t h e m o n k r e j e c r s Sekken's t r a p q u e s r i o n ,i m p l , v i n g t h a t h c w , i l ln o t b e r a k e n i n b y " r h e w a y " ( i n its conceptual s e n s e )B . u t u h e n S e k k e n s u g g e s rr sh a t t h t _ n.r o n k " l v i l l g o t o h e l l . ' ' t h e m o n k a i l st o f i n d a s u i t a b l er e s p o n s et ,h u s p r o v i n g r h a r h e i s n o r r e a i i lJ i s r i n c r i o n . f r e e . The plain sa,vind gescribes rhc actr.ra sli t u a t i o no f r h e p i l g r i m ,t h u s , v h e r e at sh e s r - r h p r o v i d i n g t h e a n s w e r t o S e k k e n ' s f i r s r q u e s r i , . t n' ; s r i t u r ep h r a s es L l g g e s r rs h r .s u i r a b l er e s p o n s e ro "Yolr will go ro hell." K i c l o ' sr e s p o n s e i s a p r a i s eo S e k k e n .

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Master Sekken askcd a monk. "V'l-rerehnve 1'ou conrc ..N f r o m r e c e n t l y l 'T ' he monk sad. D i s t r i c t . ' 'S e k k e n JraggeJa b'o1to his sicle. slappedhim once.anclshor-rtecl a t h i m , " G e t o u t ! " T h e m o n k w a ss p e e c h l e s s . unsr-ER rtot I havepracticed hereanclthere, b,ur rhis is the firsttimethat lhave metasgreat a masrer.
MASTER HAKLIIN The eyes of a sage. I ) L , { / \S , A \ ' \ q ' I h a r ' e h e a r d r h a t } o u i ] r c i ] g r e a t m a s t c r : n o u ' . h a v i t - r g met yoLl,l knou' }'ou ilre exceptonal. (Or. lvith certain masters: "1'nr sorrt, I'm sorr\'." So savillg. r e t r e a t n g . )

N o T E . T h e n - r o n kr r r a 1 . r e a l l h ,v a r ' ec o n l e f r t l n l N D i s t r i c t , [ . r r th i s u ' a y o i a n s w e r i n gs e e n l st o b e i r r e s l - , o n src o S c k k c r r ' sc l r r e s t i o r n r ,o r to Sekken's qr-rest. Thc monk thr-rs appcars ro t e r-ronrlrrc tlrnn a p r a c r i t i o r - r eS r. rnecliocre ince the nronk .iocs nor rclltr tlirccrlvrtj S e k k c n . S e k k e n a v o i . l s t h e r n o n k a n . l i n s r e a . ll ' r i t st h c c h i l t l a n c l dri','es hin'ror-rt. A l l t h c . r ) n r m c n t st c t r h i s k o a n s L r g g e sS r c k k c n ' s g r c a r r r c s sl.t s h o L r l cn i o t b c a s s u n l e . ]h . t l r r ' e r . errl.r a t t h c n l t l t l k ' sl l l l s w c ri r r i t s c l i s \\'ro]g \{ . 1 h c rL l )1)h c a s c o I t l e r o t l tN L ) i s r r i c r 'i r i s t l r - r l l ' l l l l t t l r lt l( l) s a v t h a t c . r nh c i t sc o n i c f r o n r N c i D i s t r i c t .

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Change or Notl Kanbunko [a Buddhist writer] asked a monk, "l have heard that vou lecture on the thought of Toron [a text on Maha1ana doctrinewritten consisring of ourtreatises ..Yes''' Kanbunko b y S j ] . I s t h a t t r u e ] ' 'T h e m o n k s a i d . ..Accorcling said. t o J r o n ' t h e r ea r e f o u r t h i n g st h a t d o I s t h a r s o l " " Y e s , " r e p l i e dt h e m o n k . K a n ' not change. ..Does bunko then ht the teacup and broke it, sa1'ing. this one changeor notl" The monk was speechless.
MASTER KID.) gair.r l f 1 ' o u c l o n o r e x p e r i e n c c a r h i r r g . l c r u u . ' i l lr . r o r a b , i to f u . ' i s c l o n . r MASTER HAKLThCo or,rtu'ith raise,.liist.

l,Li\ S.{\ / \ L ; ' Q r e a t , g r e a t lV ' l . r i l c) . o L l ' r c irt ir, pick uP tlrerr.rbbish too. NOTE, Cicnerallv sp,-'rrkir-rg. rclate to tl-rt thc "fotrr r.rncl-rangeahles" b e l o n g st t r t h c S r r n v a r l ( " r ' o i r l " ) B u . l r l h i s tl a u ' .A l t h o L r g ht h c . J o r ( r n cL r l . s r a n c ti" s i n r i ' h i c ht h c i . l c oq f " u n c l . r l n g c a h ls s c h o o l L r ft l r o l r g h t .

(,l(sl)cis it irr irsull i\)Ill('tllil.ll] r t . . i r ' . . t r 't .l t .. ' r . . . r r 1 ' r i n . . i 1 . ]( 1)' l ( ' i s l ) \ p n c i s l i l r l . l et p l . e f u k c s i p h r ' . S c c r l r g t l t e t c u c r - t 1 l ..r c t r k .h r r ' , r ' c u r t -lrt c rou' car., r n o n k c l e n l e h i t n g e ;1 c t , I c c t l r r i n g r ' t n t h c " r , n r c h l t t g c i r l . l e s .l" K' : r r l l . L r n k l r c t t r i t l l r ' l . r c l r k s l r e l r . l r l l i t i t ] T h L r s ' i r l l . r c l r k i r r gt l t c t e l t e t I 1 . sp h i l o s o p h r ' . " t h e n r , . r r r k '" )l ltl Iris ctltltntcrlrK . i . i t l e x p | 1 1 1 1t1 h5 c . . r r ' t l r k i r l g ' '( r . l rf t t t l e t i t . I lt r . l fH l r k t I i r l ' . s sr'Ibstittrrc Karll.Lrrlk's lrct. Tlrc tlleatlil-tg l.hrltsc is tltlt cleur. Thc l.lain saving.iisrcgar.l. tlrc "tlcirt-ting" of rl'rc lrcr ln.] n.g r c s p o n l l s r ' ,i t h e n l i g h t c n c ( ] c o n r n l o l r s en s c t o r l r c t c u eu 1 . - l . r c r ri)
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One day Master Rakuho heard an atrendanrsay, "The .Shironj'school reaching adr,'ocated b.vSj [i'e.'the o Mahavana thought] is reallv extraordinary." Rakuho ..Sj is extraordinar1'. said. bur in a rvord. he did not understand our founder Ii.e,, he did not unclerstand Zen],"The attendant\\'as speechless. \,ASTER KlDt Bearthegrass, frighten rhesnake.
M A S T E RH A K L h * , r r dt h e g u t s a r e r e v e a l c t l . O p e n r h e m o r . r t ha P l , A l \ S A ) l \ ( l ' E x c u s et h e c o n t p a r i s o n u'iththc four.rcler. N o T E , T h i s k o a n i s s i n . r i l air n m e a n i r - rrg o koan J1, "Words." Borh of t h e n l r r ' a r rlrr g l l i n s t h c c o n fu s i o n o f Z e n r r . i t hB L r . i c ] h i s p th l o s o p h y . n o n ) a t t e rh o r v s u b l i n . r e p h i l o s o p l . r lm , av bc. Kido's commenr sr-rch stlggests t h e e t f c c r ( o r . . r r ' o r k i n g ' ' ) o R a k r . r h o ' ss a y i I l g ,w h c r e a s p Hakr.rin'sr.lbstirr.r rh er a s ea n c . t rer.. l | r ep l a i n s a r ' i r l g tr o the philo. s o p h i c r l l r m i r - r c l en cr lorrk's i g n o r a n i eo f Z c n .

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A monk askecl Master Nan-in. "Where clo all rhe "lf they c1onot go to hear,en, Budclhasgol" Nan-in srricl, go I'rell." they to The monk sirid. "Hou' about Your Reverendl"Nan-in said,"Don't vou know r','here this old man u'ill end upl" The monk n'as abour to speak u'hen Nan-in Struck I.rin'r on tlre mouth with hsstick. Then he "Actualll', rr.,u callec'l the monk to come nearerarrclsai,-1, should have clone ir," ancl hit him once again wirh his stick.
M A S T E RK I D O T h e r n o n k ,i n s r e a d o f b e i n gc o n f u s e c ll.o o k s r . r ' i t h t h e e v e ,p o i n t s r ' , ' i r h t h e f i n g e r[ a t N a n - i n l . MASTER HAKL'IN \ ' D i s t r i c t i s s t i l l a l l r i g h t . l t i s r h e p e o p l es o u t h o f t h c r i r ' e rr t ' l r o sr-rffe r the most. ( O r , u ' i t h c e r t a i nn r i r . \ t c rT s: i n r c l v a i t sl o r n o r n u n . ) PLA/N:i,cY'I\t l .t r i t eo l c l .a l r e a d l 'f i t v - ifr ' eo r s o ' Q N O T E .W h e n a s k e t l . . . \ h e r e will Nan-in cr-rt u l r p l ' 't h e n l o n k s h c l t r l . . ] strike. Since l-re does not ilct su'iftll'error.rgI.r. Nlrn-in hits hnl r.rstcatl. The firstl.rit is thus thc lltrsrr'e tr o t h e c 1 u c s t i o nT . h e s c c o n t lh i c i s o r r r o th i r t i n g N a r . r - i n . ..hcrt'. Kido's tCSp91159 .sLlggcsts tl.re 1ltlrr''' ltnsrr'cr to rhc tlLlt'Sti()l " W h e r c w i l l o n e e r r cu plain sryingrespon.ls l pl"l u'hereas tl-rc ro rhe q u e s t i o nt h r o r , r g h t h e r . t r . l i n a r lv irnglrlgc t f c o m n r o ns e r r s e T .h c t i r s t 'u'ersior-r of Hakr-rir-r's substitute pl.rrase rl-rar sLrggcsts tl.re monk srarterl well (in "Ho"v al.out Yor-rr Revercn.il") t'r-rt cr.rtle.ibltlly (ir-r hesitating ) .h c s e c o r - rv t o a n s v " ' cN r a n - i n ' sq r r e s r i o r r T ce l r s i o ni n r t ' r l i e s the n.ronk'sfailr-rre irr missing the nronrenrof response.

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Whcrl lv,aster Shir-rtt.nki. rr.asthe Ilcllt.ln-rtlt.rk at Mastcr K i s r . l ' s . h e r r ' a s a s k c t ] L . r K i s ' . . l h a r . c h c a r c . lt h a t 1.olr a l l v a 1 ' st e l l p e o p l e r h e s t o 1 1 . o f t h e \ \ . o n l a l ]b r o r . r g h t otrt o h e r r r a n c e . I s t h i t r t r r - r c l "S h i n r c n k v T - . a i r . l,.' N o I r r t r r ] . " ..Is Kis saic]. i t t h . r t \ ' L ] La l r r l t ) t ] S ct.) i s i r r h a t f. . , . i , . t i g h t l \ \ , ' h v c l t l 1 . o l rS a \ ' . t l o ' ] ' ' S I l i r l t c r ' r k r ' s a i t ] .. . I" l . r ci s l l t r r - r eZ c n m t l n k . h e . ' . l o c .n so t l a c k s l r l t a t l . l s a l r e c . ' ' K s o r r l e r e r lh i s a t r e ' r . l i r r - r r o rcll thc nrr.r'rk in ch.rsc of cc,oLir-tg t o p r e p a r eo n l r p l a i r t r i h i r c g r L r c lf o r r h . r n c x t . l a v . rt.,\stpR xtl)lt ( o n l Y r r i r h c e r t a i nn r l s t c r s ) T r \ \ n u t ( h t h c f r r o . lt r r r r ro r nc strrr-r.ing. \ ' { S T ElR lAKt IN Thc r.rngratefu Lr ' ill l n o r g i r . e r.rp o l c lc l e t ts. / ' 1 , ,\. \\i . . \ l )\ ' ( ) ' D o r - r ' I r . cc o n c t i r e r l . NOTE. TIle sto11.of thc rr'ottllttl illrpc.lr5it-t1.lx11 l o (lcrlJal 'Srrli;crr F J r , r , r : A * ' . m a n u a s s i t t i r r gn e a i t h c s c , r to f B L r c l , . l hi a .,Jcc1.1-q,1.,-

tettl1.Ilttit't.l. N{tlnjLl, rhc BLr.l.]lllr..ltr.i.s.ltlttl, ctltI]tl tltlt get hcr t.,trr clt l t c t . c t l r l t c l l t 1 l l l t t i t l.rllc s 1 . i 1 c l r l l I r i sc t f . . , r t sR . L r t \ , { r . l r r l r l . i l.otlIrislltrr'a oi lorvcr rank, jlrsr snu!-r[rcj r .ok,, h i s f i n g c r s o n c e , l i r r . i t h e , , r , o m u ru trr.rnrher contcnrplarit.n anc] stor.,,.l lrl-r. M t l n j L I ' s i r l a l . i l i t l ' t ( ] l l r ( ) t I s tt h c t r . t . l t - t ' t itt i r l t l l l . r e rc t l t l r t t t l l l l l t t i t l t l rr-rlry..i. el . t e r p r e t e t 1 it a s i r t l r l 1 ' t o r r . l l r . .t]h c . . t r l t n s c c r l t l e n t l l i . ' , M o n j r l r v c l l s i . t h e " h i g h e r s p h e r c s " u [ . o ' e a . . ] l . e 1 ' o n . it h c " t r i ' i a l i r i c s " , - r r t h c . a t r - r r r rr i e a l n . ro f c i i . s c r l r r l e f f c c t . , { l t h o . g h r h c " h i g h - r . . k e t l " ..lclrr''ratrk.:.l'' Monju arrtl tlre ! o r r l t ' . , . i . r l . . r " ' a n r e i i i t - . ,| . c i , . ' g ..enlighterlctl,'' i t i s , l r I t e ra l l . \ t l r . r l r ' o a11(r l lot Mtlrljrr rr'htlse cnliglli. enment is of rcal "u'ctrking." T } . r cc l i s c o t r r s c h c t r r . c c nS h i n r e r l k r ' o a n t . lK i s i s s t l n l e r r ' I l a r tttlclcltr' l r s ( ( n l s . l r o r ,c,r . ' r . r l r . r tr h c 1 . r . r l . l c r il . r r r r tr i h r . . r h cS r hirrt.,nkt.o t(li. t h c r t o r r 'o f t h L ' u ( ) n r i l n \ ) r n ( ) t :I t i . l t n r w c r ( \ l l ) r r r m c i u r s " t r t r t l r i t t gr"r r ..r'oid'' ( i r r t h e s e n s e c l . . n r r I ll r n c l r ' o i c ] ' ' ) . Rcactir-rg thtrs, SIlintcilk1'c

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irrlplic-. rht. toto] ejcctiOn of r','c..'rtjs, srrgg.:stir-rg tl-rnt ft.r rh.-e n l i g h t e n e ce l .v e n t h e k o a r . i r, ss u p e r f l u o r . rK s. i s r r d o c s n o t a p p r o v co f .'loosct'tcss'' pror'es Shir.rtenk1's anc1 h i s p o i n r L . r 'fe c . l i n gh i n l p . i x 1 1 1 .,r'hitc grr.rel. A l ] t h c c o l T ' l t ln ]t eS t . c l r oK i s . s r c p o o c l fS l r i l . l t c l l k r ' o S.h i n t e n k y o in his "looscness" t a k e s a $ i r ) ' e v e nt h a t n h r c h i s m o s r n c c e s s a r l 'I.n "c i s , r h r , r s . , r c r r . r a h i s c o n c e i t e c" l f r e e . l o n . rh l lo v "tishr." ro

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A rnonk came tO bic] fareri'ell to N{astcr. Sekiso. Sekis aske.l hirn, "\\'ill vou go bv lancl or bv seal" The monk suici."\\'hen I seea bolr, I shall go b1'boar. V'l-rcnI scc "l think you rvill l a n . l .I s h a l l g o b v l a n . l . " S e k i s Os a i c l , fin.] it lr l.it c]ifcrr1t haltlial'.''TI-rc morrk wlls silcnt.
)\{,\STER Kltl I n c t l l c r g c n c t . i l l l t ig c l l r. ] a r l g c r ,l r r r ] l r r o r f o r g c t r r ' i l a tl ' t l t r t t l l . . ] l r l e. \ { A S T E I II.I A K ( I N I ',r'illnever forgct r hcsc u orr'ls. ..\.cs. 1 ) L ' , \ I\\, , \ ) ' 1 \ ( i . I)ltttiIrg o r l c ' s l r c i t . l .s l t r ' i t r g . l r i ' i l l r r t l r t l r g c t . ' ' N o T E ' T h i s k o a r - rs t r i k e s a s i n r i l u r n o t e t o r h e p r e v i o L r sk o a n . I n h i s pretensc o..sptllrtancoLls respollse to the sirtration as ir prcsr't.tts i r s e l , ' ' r h e n - r o r l k i s o r ' c r t r l l a v i n gh i s Z c t ] . B c i r l g t r c e t ] c l e s t - t r l tc r f ucccssit_tin.rpl-v rr.rakingnc'tplans. Ii on.'gocs r'rna trip..one sinrplv hirs r ' ' ' h e t h e rr o g o b . 1 ' s t ' n to clecicle or bt'lan.]' There is r.rothir-r rg ,",rong n plans. provicled one is nor tukcn in b','one's oun clccisions. niakir.rg

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1I ..Ir'r MasterMeisho\\'ent tO MastcrTltn.Tan sad, learrryou har,t' irrg[Ze'n], to go ro ir plx." evenif thereis only Hal aMan

o n c n l a l l t h e r e . \ ' o r . rh a r . e t . l g O e \ ' e n i t o n l r ' l r a l a m a n i s ..Lct t h c r e. ' ' } v c i s h sai.]' L t sn o t a s k l - r l ' . ' o u t lr. r e1 l l a c cu ' i t h r r ' i t h h . r l a t r r i r n ] 'T onc man. but rr'I.ra it s the 1.|1tg ' irn u'as silenr. But he later sent a volrng clisciple to ask lvlcisho. M c i s h s a i t ] , . . S o \ , o l l \ \ ' a n t | t l k n o r r ' r ' v h a t h a l t a n . r a ni s ] ( ) l ) l \1 ' .lar Y c l t tt o o r ' l r e ittgryitltrntr.l." MASTERKII).) "l nrr,rs Tan says. h to * ' t o t h u n k v o r . r . " \ASTER HAKL-,lN lnclee.l a greatnrirster.

I'L;\lN S . , \ \ ' l \ ' (E i: v e n o n e l i k c m c h c c r t n t ca s tcacher of men antlgorls. rhe N O T E :I r . r h i s s a v i n g ,T a n a t l v o c a r c s rhororrghncsi sn p r r r s r . r i n"g r r ' l t t ' . 'I'{ o r r ' e r ' t rl,r i s r e f e r c n c et o . . h a ] l l n l a t l ' ' ( i . e ' ,a n i n - r p c r f c c t provc.s nrasrcr) t h u t h c i s t a k e r .irn l . r ' e v a l r r a r i o n .a r r f a i l st o l o o k n t T I r i m s c l f l.r . r h i s a n s r l e rt o T a n ' s r l i s c i p l c . sh a t r l . r e Mcisho suggcsrr r->r'rc r v h o o c c r . r l - r ilc 'r fi i r h " r n c a s r r r i n g " si r u s c lr orhcrs is himsclf no n)()rc ' r h l r n" h a l f i i m i r n .
K t l o . s c o l l l l l ) c l l t s L l g g c s t ST l i t l ' s a c c e l . t i l l l c c o f M c i s h ' s r e l . t I k e . l { a k t r i l r ' s s t t l . s t i t t t t cl l l l r l l s e i s a p r a r : c o f l v e i s h .r . , ' h c r c i tt sI l e p l l r i r - r s u y i r r gs e e n r st o s u g g t s t t h a t T a n . l . c i n g h i r n s c l f a Z c r r n l n s r e r ,s l r o u l . l r c a l i : c t h a t c o n r l - r i u ' i s o nls n t l c v r r l u a r i o l l sa r c o f r t r rr . r s r .

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A nronk knockecl on Masrer Kakr-rrin's cloc'rr. Kakurin "\{'ho is itl" The rnonk said,",{ monk." Kakuaskerl. "Evcr-r rir-r saicl. if BLrcirlha conles.not ro mention a rnonk. I n ' i l l h a v c ' r - r o t h i nrg o . 1 o r i i t l - rh i n r . " T l ' r em o n k s a i c i , "V'h-v u'ill vor.rhar-etrotl-rinB to tlo u'ith Brrclclha if he sl" Kirkurin sai.l, "Tl-rcrcis no room f rrr ) r)u to conre " sta\,.
N1.{STER KIL)O s \ \ t r r rr r r i r r . T h c . . ' l l i r r f. r i 1 n 1. [ 1 1 1 . \ \ ' i ] n \ { A S T E RH A K I i \ To come despire tfrelong clistancc. l ) L { i \ . \ , { ) ' 1 \ ( i : L o r - r g i n gt o r r o r r r h i g h v r r r r . r c l ,} ' r i r v c c o n t c f r o m f a r
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i n t r o . l t r c e Jh i m s c l f i n a s i n r p l e ru ' a y . " h c r rr e r r t l i n g K a k r - r r i rn r l i v h a v c r o c l c a lr r ' i r h" m o n k " c l r " B r r . l t l l ' r r u t h e s r . r r r ao sr h o l c l i n ga l c c r l r r e b . u r u ' h r t i s r h c t r s es f 6 p g 6 l 1 . p n s ' s r l o r . rt ro r ' r n a b s t r a c tc n r i r r ' l I n c o n t r a s rt c r r h c r n o r - r k 'ls .ehavior, rhe corllnlenrssLrggesr the r-rarr-rnrl atrrtr-rtle of a pslpil q'htt cr.rnte's tc'r itsk for rl-rc tcacl'ring of a nlrstcr.
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KlI)o N,ASTEi{ I c a r l t l o t h c s u c c l t i t l gt t r r v o L t ' I],\KL'I\ \'lASTEI{ C)f n'l-ratLrscirre rhc l'lirrtll iccl br.rta elr.trrlsrl.ltlckhca.l. i.trt l.lclrsc I,t',,\l\s',\1'l\(i: l anl tlotlritlg fret tct Llse mc. in'lispenslhle ,11-: ':ll' NoTE, Sceirrg, l.rearrng, arrcl .speakir]g ,ttt these 'erY'ta..":l:::'

clailvi'ff"irs' bur it is thror'rgh ;;;*.';;;i'or \\'rong \\'ith the Scnses is-norhir-rg ,n i.:j.iiL..t.nt', entes.There Shinken. He is tht'ts coll-ccns .i.*',. thirt it is or'rly.r..r.'i' thenrselvesl byt f1r a 1.'crfectl'v :i'of]t':n' o t not looking t..,," tt'nti, s a l i r - ' gs t r g g e s r h c s i m p l i c r t l p l a i r ' t h t 'ing. Kiclo's comnlent t'-'tl rr'tbstitt'tte rrt Hrkr-rin's arflrur-1.' it-.,.,.i.ii.t-.', ";t;;;;t;;'t i, ,..t mind Shinkcr..I p h r a s es e e m st o m i s s t h c P o i n t

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s c l - r r . r l a"rO . f t h c r r ;I n t r t e sr h a t c r l . l i r i n i r c l a s s i c t r x t , e . g . .a B l r c ] . l I l i s rs L r t r a ]h e s h ( )l l l O t eS t l - r a t l r r t I l c r c x 1 l l l r i r r ] i r r . r tr t l ' r c s o l , u h i c h i s i . r o a . l c l i n n r e i r n i n g l "T h c s c h o l a r s r i r l, ".\hoexplains thc ro, untl so csplairrsthe rcxt." Thc ol.l n r a n s a i . l , " \ \ ' l r a t . l o c s t l ' r cr c r r c x l . l a i r - r l "T h e s c h o l u l u v a s s p c e c hI c s s . \1,\sTEt K iu . )()
l r tlu rt'.l.lit. r'tltt ri'ill r.tll.1.,t.stltll.1.

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T I r c s r . r rr-irs c s i n t l ' r cc l s t i r n ( l a r n i g h t s c t s i n t h c u c s r I ' I - . . \ l\\, . \ ) /\(i, lf vor-r g o a r i t s l o n ' l r ' ,r ' o r . s r ill Lutllcrstan(l N I ) T E , S c h o l a r s a r c i n c l i n e . l t o f o r g e r t h c l a r - r g r . r ar gl c tlt rctcrs to rltc w,orlclantl overlv occr-r1., u i r h t h e l a n g r r a g et h a t r l e a l s tr l. ' rcnrselves r t ' i t h l a n g r - r a g rA ' .s t h c c t r n r m e n t s s L l g g c , i t t .hcre is norhirrg \\'rong ri.'ith books, pror iderl r:nc is not taker.rin l.r' overspeclrlrrtion.

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oIle t.lar' N1aster )'trsci rar-rg the bcll or lccttrre.\Vhen haclgarl'rcrer-I. L'\'cr)'onc ht'askc.l,"\\'ho nrng rhe bclll" A ..Thc tnonk saiej' lrr [rht-'tirlc of rl.rcnlonk irr chargetl .n g i n gr h r , s u , h ' r si h i u r t i r r g f r r r r n rf rr lrn.rions t h , :* r r t r i r s ri saicl,"Cr'r11,1 sLrnrnrous belll." \'Lrsci foru'artl."When thc mot'rk clrnv near, Ylisei gavc l-rim a slnp. Thcn Yr-isei retLlnrcrltr-r his room.
MASTER KIT).) Astor-rishinglv r',elI .lorrc. ] \ ' A S T EH RA K L . l N To grip stronglr'. leavir.rg no cscirpr'. / , L ' , \ \ ' . \ , . \ ) ' 1o \ 'l( j . l t l i t ] t l ' rk n o ' ' r ' r h a t a t a l l . l. N O T E , T h i s k o a r r s t r i k e s r h e s l m e n o r ( ' a s k o a n - 1 2 ." l \ V i l l H a v e Nothing tcl Dcl r','ith Btrtlt]ha''' Askecl clr clne's itlentitr', one shtlr.rlt] resprrnd nor u'ith one's title hut ri'ith one's nrlmc. In slrrppingthc monk. \'r.rseilra..l.lelir'..rct]the lccttrrc o th.'c]al'.

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Once rhere rvas a monk uho accomprrniecl a Buciclhisr priestInot of Zen] to a Burclclhist remple.Therc tl're monk ..Yor.r Spatat the statueof Budc]ha. The priest sacl. har'e little s.'nseof propriervl Why c1o1.orr spir ar Brrllrlhal" The monk said, "Shou' me rhe place u.'herethere is n o B u . l d h a s o t h a r I c a n s p i t r h e r e . "T h e p r i e s r w a s speechless. MASTER KIDT A f erce felloll' indeed]
M A S T E RH A K L I I N It is br.tre' n ro r r o s l a n d e rh i m . \har a blinil r'".retch] l)LAlNS.{).I\,Q, NoTE' Kit.l'scomment antl HirktriIl's pe h r a s es r . r g g c s strl.stirr.lt rc rh p r a i s eo f t l r c n r o r l k .u ' h e r e l l s t h c p l l r i r ls l r 1 . i nrg ccrs t t l t h e p r i e s t ' sl a c k of understan,-lirrg. The rncrnk's behavior, hor,..evcr, is someu hat ..sanrcness'' arrificial. T h e i i l e r r t i c i ltl h e n r eo f t h e o B u t j t l h al r t . r . rlh e wclrlcl ss r . r g g e s t ie t lk t l a n 5 ] ' . . T c l l M e V ' h e r c I C a n S i r . ' ' i n l t n t t l r c n nattrral wav.

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Once therewas a monk who rlent to visir Master Sr-rigan. Suigan happenecl to be out. so he u,enrro seethe man in chargeof the remple.The man in chargesaicl."Have vou mer the masteralreadr'l"The monk saicl,"Nor 1'et." The man rhen pointe.lro a rlogand saitl uanr ro seerh,.' . "Yor-r maste, don't youl Then jr.rstborv to this c1og'''The n'ronku'asspeechless. MASTER KIDI Ptrtting ,-lorvrr Suigar.r is okar'.
MASTER HAKL-l.r'. O n e f i l r g c r l . o i r r r i n ! 1 t t h c J o g . t l r c . , t I c r p \ ) i n r i n ga r r h e l r r r n i r . charge-to leave. I'l-,'\l\ S . q )l \ t l ' \ \ ' h c n r h e n u r s t c r r c r L r n r - \p , l e a s eg i v c h i n ' r n t v r r g u r . l s . NOTE: Like the previor-rskoan. tl-ris koan als,.tsLrggr.sts rhc tl.renreof t h c " s u u r e n e s so f e v c r t ' t h i n g . " B r . r tf r c r c u g a i r rt f r e " Z c n s h o w " ' o f r h c nlan it-t charite is srrnrr'u'hut ovcr,.]r.r-rc. Srrigar-ranrl thc.log nrar,' l . c t h c " s r r m e . "h r - r ti t i s r r o r r s r s a t i r - r g rrltinrlrtelv trt thc clog rvltrrt rrne inrcr-rtlt s( ) s i i r ' t o S r r i g l r n . K i . l l l l r s ' i l t c t l t t r s e .l l o t } ) i I l g i t g l t i t l s rS t r g l t r l . ltl llis rcs1-loltsc .c ll I t t t t r l t l r t l t t s lsl t ' lggCStS thilt llSiorlg lts it is SLrglrI llll(.l l()rhiIrlseII rr,lro i s i r l c n t i f r e . ]u i t l r r t . l i r g . l t e r j ( ) r ' s l t ( ) t n t i n . l . I - l l r k L r i n 's st r l . s t i t r r t c phrrrse suggcsts t l r r r ti f S L r i g r r n i s " t h e s r l n l c l s t l r c , . l o gs . o is thc nrrrn 1.1 i t r t i r r r r g t . T h c p 1 1 1 1s n i r r g i r t r l . l is e lrt,u rlrr nrtrnk slrr,trl.lr,rve r c s p 1 r 1 1 . l "l.rll J h e n ( ) t h c c l r t r r k c n i n l . r ' t l t c . l o g .

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on..' ']n..}n ' rirnq5911g Koreans Cameto Sent District har.e China] to the statue of Kannon lBuddha o [in When rhe srarueu.'as Mercy] carvecl. finished,they tried to lift it onro the ship b'ut oun..lit unmor'able'ir was thus sent to be worshippedat the Kaigen Temple in Mei District. Later someone raisecl the follou'ing qLrestion;"A himselanvrr'herc' Budtlha shoult]sho''r' so rvhy .]id thc holl' statuerefuseto go to Koreal"
KlL)O \1A-STER l t i s i l i i c L r l t o o r g e rf a r n i l a rp l a c e s . \ ' l A S T E RH A K L I N { srrrr.i, hl i r , l , ] , , " . rrrrr l g i l l q , i tn scst. i ) l ' ' \ l \ s ' \ \ ' I \ ( j : N o l 1 l i l t t rh o r r t l l i . lo l ] c g c t S ' h . l n e i s , r l r r ' a 1 . s . ] e ltr.r. l onc's helrrt. N t ) T E . T ] r c l t g e r l J ( ) l t l l c s t i l t L l t l f K l l t r t t t l t tB r r . 1 t l i - rta l - r a tr e f t r s c t ]r t r go t(r K()reil ech.,cs rlrc attiruilc of rhc Chitrcsc r() K(ircll (un.l lnv t l r I l c r . . [ . l l r l . l t r i l t t l ' 't . ( ) L l I l t \ .I)t. i s l c s s , . . l c l l r r r ' h i t t i t s l . l l t r l l t . ' s l ct s l t korrnis. ,A,s Ki.lo's c()lnl)rclrt . crhilps thc koarr ln(l the l.lrrirr s l v i r r g \ L l g g e s tp l t i c a n s t ( ) i n t p l v t h l r t l - r . r r . r gth h i r r g s n r r r v l t i r r v ef r o l l P l r r c c t o p l l c e , r i h u t i . c s s c t t t i r rrl l o e s n r r t c l r l n g t . H o r r c v c r . r h i s s l t o r r i J n t r t l . c t l r k e n rus lt srrggcstionl.,f a r r r '" i n l u L r t i r l . l c s r r [ . t t l r n e c . "

19 Lift the Cloak

IEr-r's rrtaster dtctlcJ that Err rr'clr.tl.t i akc l'ris pllrcc as tht' trctt m a s t e r ,u n r ' |a . s p r . o f o f r h c a ' t h . r r t r ' , h c g a r c E r - r rl'jr i s cl.lrk rr.tl borr]. H o u ' e r ' e r . t h e t l r h e r p 1 6 1 1 | 5p t r l p 9 5 c J E l l . . r n . ] h c r r a s ttlrccr] tcl Icltr.c. N e a r . N , o u r t tL ) - r r i v t r r ie t h e v c a t r g h t r . r pr l i t h l l i r l l i l t ] ( 1 llrtcll)l]re(ittt srcal rhc cloak and tror'1. B.r sherr rhcv tricrr ro grab, rhe cio,rk ,,,.,.r t,..,,,li 'way. rhey coultl ncrr liir thrnr. Eno larcr sr,rrlerl on Mo,-,,_., Si , * " i i

once rhere wirs a rnonk u'ho r.r'ent to lt4c,untstkei tcr see Master Enl's cloak and bov'1. Tl,rere, i; c h a r g et o o k t h e c l o a k u p a n c ]s a i c j . . . T h is s '". h"l.r;k ". n.ro -n jk M y a t M o u n t D a i v r e ic o u l c ] not liit up.''tne 1r'isiti monk said,"Then rvhi' is it in r.ourhanrisl" Th. ;;;k;'r chargeu'asspeechless.
MASTER Klt) ,'lor.e T h e o n e u ' h o l o r . e ss e e si r a r - r rc lalls ir ."

N 4 A S T EIR JAKUIN ( o n l r ' u ' i t h c e r t a i nm a s t e r s T ) o r a k eo f r h e c l o a k . l ' L A l NS , { } INe: I'm jusra gr-rari.l. N o r E : T h e h i s r o r i c a ll . a c k g r o r r n c olf t h i s l e g e n r i c e n t e r sa r o u n t l t h e dir.'ision r-rf Zen into rl'renorthern a..l thc ,3'.,th*.n;;.;,'..r;;i;; ;i.,'. se'enrh ccnrur) A.D. Zen chro.riclcs *,rirrerror.rrhc proccss rh,i l."t t o r i r c s p l i t r c l . o r t\ ' ; r r i ( ) u . is runrati, c.\ . e n t s u h i . . h, r s s e r,tn . , l , , r . r i o r i t 1 'o t E l l o ( ( r ] S - 7 t l l o r . c r | r i . r i r i l I i r n . l t c ] l o , . r r . ' . ' l e ; l;;i.; (0]-70T)' rhe founc]erot rhc r-rorrher'l scct. Th. p'..,1..,.*;;. ;il" legen.lis lrp'1-larer.rtIy to assetEn as thc legitim.rte sr.lcccsstlr o his -7./). l1llstcr. Grrnin (U]] K i t l o ' s c o n r m c . r s u g g ! ' s rr sh . t f a i r h i s . i a s r . r b j c c t i ' n c a r u r ea . t l , rhuscannotbecritici:erl.1.those u , h o t l o n o t s h a r ei r . H a k L , i n , s . L r b s t i t t t t ep h r a s t ' a n c l t h c 1 l l a i l l s a r ' i r l gt a k c t l r c 1lo.sirioo n c..rnlnlrlr' sense; h r a s es t l g g c s t s rllat a clak ."n J ..";;;; " , t l r e ' s u l . s t i t r ' rp te mor.rll rrhcrclrs rhc plrrirr sirrirrq s u l g c s t . r h e . i n r l . l c , . . p . r , . . 1,rra f', r'hr; i s t r o t s u p 1 l o . c Jt . ' s r ' e . . u I l t t t , t l p H u l , l r rr1 h. , i r r r s o Jtlcrrinc,hur o l l l y r o t i l k t . c r c o t h e o b i c . r sh c i s i n . h a r g e o t .

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: h c r c * ' a sa g o l r l e nh i r r l l rt h c i o l l o u i n g l c g c n r i T l T h i s k o a n i s r c l r r r c ir' t rr ho rtluavs .ler'.trrcrl the .lrag.,n't rritsprin.. Bcing rrt a loss. thc \\'cilt tr) seck thc aril trt Brr.l.lha.Ilr.rrl.lh;r .1r'.rgori rcnrL)\'c(l his or.i'rr g o n n a n t l g a r c i t t o t h e r l r u g r r rs r \ c u rt h i s , t h c g o l . l e n r. l v i n g . " l i v r r L\ birJ rlill nt r bc ul.lc ro lrirrnrvor.r." Tl'rc.lnrgorr aske.i ior nrirn! m(rrc go\\'nsto protect all ot the .lrag,.rns. H,.rrrevcr. B,.r.lrlha sai.l that this onc go\\'ncoLrld l.c cn.llesslvrlividerl ot)d cven a srnell threarl ',vorrltl l ' r o ( c rt r h . ' . l r ; r g o nl.r . ' n r r h r l . . l . l v r rh i r . l . l

Once there u'as a monk u'ho, carrving thc foorl-alms bowl, rvent to the house of an olcl nlan. Thcre he *'as bitten bv a .log.The olc'l man sai(l."lf a clragonhirseventr singlethreaclon him. the goltlenbirJ rr'illnot (lcvour it. Yolrr Revere ncl is f ullv clac{ in the holv gou n. Hou' comc yOu were bttenbl.a dog1''The monk !\'aS SpccchleSS' M,{STER KIDO A su'cct melonis svn'eer clear through.
MASTER HAKUIN U n e x p e c t e c l lI vmer up u'irh rrouble. l)L.,\l\ S.{}'l\(7, \'11', rl'rar's a strong Llog: N O T E :T h e o l . l r n a n s L r g l l c s t s h a r u ' h a t i s " p e r f e c t "( i . c . , cr-rlighrerrerl) s h o r . r l .li1 o t .b ' i t s t l a t u r c .b e a f e c r e Jl . v l r ' o r l d l vc a r ' r s c( sr h c . . l o g ' s l . i t c ) . \ J i t i e r c r r rk o , r n, r n t h c r , r n r c t h c n t er r 1 . 1 . c rirrrrs f. i r r rI t r t( ) r ' r r J r i r S o i i l o r H r r o r r( k t r a r 1r- l l ) .I n t l ' r a t k o a n i t i s s r - r g g c s tt ch Ja r i r i s a n ' r i s r : ] L . t ' n . . ( \ l ] .' , l . t . r | .'enli..['ten,tt"t]r.. r,r ..rn'..i1'g tl it it* .l.'lir..rittlc.'

frc>nr trc.r.rbles ancl puin. p h r a s ci r n t l T h . ' s a n r ei r l e ai s e x p r c s s c rh l c r r ' i r rH a k u i r . r 's u h s t i t r r t e t h c p | a n s a r ' i n g .K i c ] ' s c o m m e n t s l l g g c s t sr l r c a t l s l r ' e rt h t r n o n k shotrl..l har..'gir'cn tcrthc olrl nllrrr.Tlris phrasc is taken rtlrrlthc sa1'ing "Call is bitter ro the root. m!'lon is sr',cet c l e a r t h r o t r g h . "i n a n s u ' e r i n gt h r r s ,K i d n r a 1 . h a r ' e I n c a n r t o s L l ] g er sh tat rhe nlonk's " w r r r " ' i s a b , i r t e ro n e a n c ' l r h a t i t h a s n o r h i n g t o r l o r v i t h t h e " s u ' e e t n e s so "f t h e g o l c l e nb i r c l l t ' g e n d .

51 Horu Old Is MonjuBuddha?

Oncc a benefacror \\'cnrro.r rcmplc ro gir.'e a clonnrionof money to each monk accorcling to his age.The man in chargeot rhe rcmple saiclro him, "Pleasc put one share ot your c]onation beore the holv SrntLleIo Monju Burddha]."The br'nc.facror sirirl, "Hou, olcl is Mon1,,, Brrtldhal"The marr in charget'as speechless.
MASTER Klt) B en . l i n g r h e f i n g e r s s , h o r l i n gr h e c t r u n r . M A S T E RH A K L - I \ an,.l Gr.r ask Monjr.r's atrcnclant. l ) l - . . \ lS \. \ \ ' l \ t yB : e n c i i n gr h e f i n g e r s - n i r h r h t r i g h t h a n t l c o u n r i r - r g , " O n e , n v o . t h r c e . f o u r , f i v e . s i x , s e v c n ,r c n r * i r l ' r t h c I e f r h a n . i "One . nlo, rl-rrce cor.rr-rtir-rg, fir e, six. seven. eighr, nine, . frtr-rr, " l t h o r r g h ti t u a s g o i n gt o b c t h i r t c c n . "C ) p c n i n gt o r l - rh a n . 1 ss ,aving. cigl-rt arrd instea..l it rr'rts gongto [.c tctl ltrlc.l tetl. lthorrght it rr,'as i n s t c a tilt u a s t h i r t c t n .I t l o n ' t k n o u r v h a ti n t h c u , r t r l d i s g o i n gr l n l " ^ w ( ) TT El:' r c [ . c n c f u c t o r v l - r o i s n o t f i r k e n i n l . r ' M o n i r - r ' s" h o l i n c s s " i r t l r r i c a l l l ' a s kt st l r t l l e l l g c t l t N o r r j t r .r ' r h sh c i r r r p l i c s B that his cclrlc c r n i s o n l v u i t h h u n r a n l . c i r r g sA . ll thc conrnrents otfcr possihlc irns\\'er ts o the l.enefilct() srr n r p - ( l t r c s t i oo nn M o n j r . r ' a sgc.

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Not Enllghtened? A certain parishionerasked a heacl monk to hold rhe opening cL'remonv of another templc. Masfer Sl-rintetsr-r h e a r do f r h sa n d s a i d , . . T h a t i s a l l r i g h t .I t i s o n l v t c l oh a c ] thar he is not enlghtened. .h ' e h e a c lm o n k h t - a r d T this. put oll his lttire.,anc]lefr or the tc.mplc. Shir-rtetsr.r' rr'hcl was alreaciythere, drove the heacl monk or,rrw'ith his srick.
MASTER Klt) H o u ' c o r - r l iI l c l a r e g o a g a i r r s tn r v r . n a s r c r l M A S T E RH A K L ' I N

" H a v e a t a s t eo f i r l " S o s a v i n g , cl.rasira . rrg v i r r . r v i tr hh c s r i c l < .

I , L , \ I \ S ' \ \ ' \ ( l :F t l r t l r . l r ' ,I . . r r i ] l l . e l e l r rt r l g t l r l a p i l g r . i n l l r g c \ .\,hcrl I come l.nck, I heg vour grriJuncc. N ( ) T E , S i r r c c r l c t l o n o t k n r . r l r h c b , r r c l i g r o u r r rrl r f t h i s k r r r r n . i t s n r c l r n i n g i s n ( r t ! l L l i t e e i c a r . l t r n a V l . e t r r i r l Vl r s s t r r r . ' . 1 h.o r r e v e r , t l r l r t Shinretsu'. u'uv of delrling uith rhc nrrrnk irnl.lics in u l-rirru,,ltrricrl Z e r r i i k e r " ' a vh i s r c e . g . i r i o r o f r h c r r o . k ' s e . l i g l r r e . ' r . , . r . K i i l o ' s . c o l l l l t l e l t tl l r r l I l l r L r r i n ' sP J n i n s t r v i n gs r r g g c s t l t c n r o n k s l l ( . ( . c p t l l l t c ( of Slrintctsrr's u r r t h o r i t r ' ,t l r L r si n r p l r i n g t l r a t r l r c r c l r r r i o n sl . . , r r r . " " , r t h c t u o u e r c r l r o s c o f n r r r s trer r r r J. 1 i s e i 1 . l s .

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There was once a Taoist priesr who came to a Buddhist tenrpleand sat with his back to the .statue of Buddha. A monk said, "Yor,rTaoist, don't 1'61v turn )'our back on Bucldha."The Taoist said, "The virruous Buddha exists everywhere. Tell nle rvhereI can sit."
M A S T E RK I D I o r g o t h a t y o u a r eo a d i f e r e n r te l i g i o n . MASTERTIAKUIN A r e n o t B u d d h a a n d M i r o k u [ a l e g e n d a r yB r r d d h a o f t h e u t u r e ] right rherel P L A I \ ' . s , { } ' / \ 'A qh , . i t ' s ' r ' o uW l on't y-ou c o m e i n a n d h a v es o m et e i t J N o T E ' L i k e k o a n 4 , . . S p i t a t B u d d h a . ' ' t h i s k o a n e c h o e st h e t h e m e of the "sameness" of Buddha anLl the worlcl (or nirn'irna and s a m s a r a )B . u t w h e r e a si n k o a n 4 t h e m o l r k ' s s p i t t i n g a t B u c ] d h a ' s s t a t u ea p p e a r s t o b e n o m o r e t h a n a " Z e n s h o w , " t h e T a o i s t ' ss i r t i n g w i t h h i s b a c k t o t h e s t a r r . rh ea s i r g r e a t e r a p p e a lb e c a u s e of its narural simplicity. ln Hakr.rin's s r - r b s t i t u tp eh r a s e ,t h e T a o i s t t e a c h e st h e m o n k t h e " B u d d h a i s e v e r v u ' h e r ep " r i n c i p l e ,t h u s p r o v i n gt h a t Z e n i s a l s ot o b e f o u n c l a m o n g n o n - B u d d h i s t s .K i d o ' s r e s p o n s e and thc plain saying suggcstthc attituclethe n-ronkr,'"'oul.l har.etakerrtor'''ardrhe Taost v i s i t o r w e r et h c m o n k n o t s u c l ' r a n a r r o u ' - m i r r d ef .a l natic.

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Rag andBroom Master Suibi asked Master Tanka. "What is it like to be ,.You yourself are the teachero Buc]clha]'' Tanka said, the teacherof Budclha.so do not take yourself lightly. What are yoLrcloingholclingthat rag r.rnc'l broonrl" Srribi ..Wrongl,' etreatec] three StepS' Tanka said. Suibi steppeclfor',varcl. Tanka sirirl,"Wrorrgl" Sr-ribi raisedone foot, srvung himselaround, anc]was gonc. Tanka saicl' ..It is good as far as it goes,but or Buddha's reacherit is n o t v e r yp r o p e r . " MASTER KIDI
\\'rongl \,/11-rngl MASTER HAKUIN lU) , . - ' I. . 1.;^1 . L . - . , . . . , ,1 ...,. - '...,. . 1.-,.1,,,^..,.,., ltU\(F,U( Ull lllltl\ Lll.1t tllg,lll\(lll((lH,(.
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^YoTE, for the "r'ro[.lest existence."Tanka suggesr Suil.r is searcl-ring . ' e ra t t h e s a m c t i m e l . r cl a 1 ' s a trap tl t l . r a ti r i s r i g h t r r ' l t e r . ' o n t ' i sr c i o e sn o t o n l y a s t h e l ' a r el . e i n gt h e n o b l e s rc x i s t e n c e " Suibi. "TI'rings m e i r n t h i r r c v c r v t h i n g i s " n L l r c . ' b ' r r t a l s , . rr h a r t h e " p r . r r c " i s a s i t i s . l n o t h c r u ' o r d s .i t r s n o t t h n r S u i b i i s B r r , . l c l hb evervthing ar r t that BLrcl.llu is Suihi. Bv snfing "\\,trong!Wrongl" Tarrka .lrir',, S r , r i i .tio h i s w i t s ' e n c ' l . an Rarhcr rhan con.rnrenting on rhe kr.ran irsa u'hol.:or provic{ing il|)s\\'cr rr'htrc tlne faile.l ro resr'on.]'Kitl hercattcrstlggcst\ il nlL]r i t t i n gp h r a s ef t l r t I l . ' l l l i l s t e ( r r : rr h t ' o r l cr r ' i t ht h e t r p 1 r ch r a n d ) .l n t h i s V'rtlng!'') replacesTanklr's last si-t kolrr-r Kii.l's espollsc(..\X/rorrgl i n g . u ' h i c h c l o c sr r r r rs e c n rs h a r 1 . e n t r u ! ht o K i . l 0 . A s i m i l a r e x a m p l e of sr.rch c\rrenrc ern1.l1'ry'111.'trg sf "V'rorrgl" clrn l.e f,.run.l also in lrlrr pl.rrlt l o t ( i c r r J r i i. \ . t l ; c r H l l ' r r r r( l k o a n I 0 [ . ] 'H ) a k r r i n ' ss u l . s t i t t r t c s r r | ) ! r r ,r slr rs ;rr h c i | l r ' r h e" f , - . i t c h e or f BLid.lhtri "l o c s n c t tm e a n f h a t o n c is in anv war'[.,-'tte r rrrr th err.r ic .s. T l r e p l a i n s a v i n gi s i r n i n r i t a f i o no l Kitj's eonlncnt.
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Mastc'rSei.lo, carrr ir-rg a m ! ' s s a g ef r o n r h i s r r . a c h c rM a s t e r B a s c l . l l r r i r . e . ]a r \ 4 a s t e r E r c l r ' s p l a c e . E r c I l a s k t . t ]h i n l , ..Wlrar i s 1 . 9 1 1r B L r t ] t ] h i s n ll i k e ] . . S c i d l ' , ' l r l k c t i 1e .llcl-rcr's fron.r tl.reu'est sitje to rIle cast si..lclrt'rtl sttlotl thert.. Etch s a i c i , " l s t h c r r n o m o r e l . r . r s i t l cts hisl" Scirlo u.alke.l fronr r h c c a s t s i t l e t o f h c u ' e s r s i c l ea n t i s r o o t l t h c r c . E t c h r r s a i r - 1 , ..TIris i s B a s c l , s I B L r L l J h i s n l ) .H t l r r ' a b o t t t r ' t l t I r s ] ' 'S c i t l s a i d , " l h a v e t o l J Y o r . r rR c v e r e n . ' la l r e a c l r . . "
]VASTER KlD(Scid irr tlre erltl sar-s'.'\\'Ilcrl leltr'irrg. l . " r . a s t t r l t . lI o l . r i t t g l . l t . . k rrrcpll'."

MASTER II,{.KI'IN The n goir.rg or-rr. I'1.4'I\.\.1)'lN (n j ,. rj u s r i i m e s s e n gre la . I f l o n l v r e c e i ' e1 . o r . r r 1 . , 1r1 , at l .r is fine rvitl'rme. no n c c r n i n gr h e ! _ O f _ f , . . lh ni s u , a l k i n gr e s p o n s Lr.o E r c h t r ' sc l l r e s r . i oc " B u c k l h i s m "o f h i s m a s t e rB a s o ,S e i c l Ti m p l i c s ." l r i s h c r c , i t i s i h c r e , i t i s n o r i n a n v p a r r i c u l a r p l a c e . " V / h e n a s k e d a b o r _ rh t is own ,.Bucldhisnl''' Seido suggests t h a t i t c l o e sn o t d i f e t r o m t h a t o Baso's. Kid eclsthar Sei.]'s lirstarlsrr'er is too ab,strlrct ancl srrggests thlrt Seicl ignore the BLrc]dhism.talk anci sin-rplr' reerto rhe b'usiness hc c a m e f o r . I f B u d c l h i s mi s t h e " h e r e , n o u , " s i r u a r i o r r r ,hen all Scido has to cio is to.]clir'er Baso's nlessage an.l receir'e Etclr's replr'. H a k u i n ' ss r - r b s t i t u t pe h r a - sa en t l r h e p l a i n s a fi n g a r , -o .n l v i r n i n r i r a f i o ' of Kid's line o colnment.

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N O T E , T h c m o r k . l c ' a . c l s r h a r R ' s . c l e t i . cc l i f i r r c r t r h i r g s u . i r h . u r m a k n gJ i s t i r . r c t r o I -B rs r. drarr'irrg r h c r , , r tle irrc (ret ,..,.ing to rhc r h r ' e eB ) a s o p r t l r ' i t l t .t'is .rc r r l o n k r r . i t hr h e . l i s r i n c r i o n - r c c . r , . , " u ,e lr . i., scek ing. T h i s a n s * ' c rs e e n r s roo spccLrlati'e ro Ki.lo. Thcrefore , he s.ggests rhrr,t Baso ignore tl-rcparrrcloxical rer-1r.rircmcnt ancrsiniplr.'r",',li,lih. r r ' i l ] r l o r t a l i r n t t l t i r c n l o n k ' s r r i p ' H a k t r i n . s s r r b ' i t , t u ,p .h,-,.." s L l g g e s r" sc v e n ' r h i n ga s i t i s i s i n p c r f c c to r ( l e r " a s a n a n s w e rt o t h e m o n k . . . l n . r h ie s nlighrcnc.c l o n . , n r . . . ' . s . 's l rrs i lcr co f n r i n d , t h " " n - , . , . , r l i a r c s r i l l r h c r e , b r , r rt h c y a r e n o l o n g c r . l i i t e r c r r r i r r r ec .. l,r s1.,eculate. a | . c l r ' tT t. he plain slr1.irsr tg rkes r h c s a n l c n o t l ' .l r l l r i t i . . n . , o r c . | i , c . . r r e s p o n s rt'o r h e r n c r n k ' q s uestion: a s k e . lt r ,. l c a l n o n s l . e c u i i r t i v e w l l ,i t l r " r - r u n r b e r so ." n e s i n r p l vg i r . e s o n e ' sa g r . .

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MASTER KD To sit frrcing thc r.r'ali. NASTEH R .{KL'1N T h e a r r o u .p l hinra Ii.e ' a s s e lS .,it is too larc]. l'L,4/\'S..\)'1\ (o i r m a r t e rw ' h a tv o r . s N rrr1 , i t i s t c t ol a t e . NoTE: ln his sa1'ir'rg. Nansen sug]esrs rhat no martcr hou' cler'erly rvorclsare u s c i - ir,h i n g sa s t h e v a r c c a n n o r b e d e f i n e di n w o r d s .A r t h i s t ' u . sl r i s t r n J c r s t . t r r J i n q .h c r n o n k r r . h o i s i r s k i n g o r t h t T . .h ln . l.0 ns - lrrcl a ing'' failsto gct an e.xplanation t r o m J o s h i i a n d N i r n s e n 'l h e . l o e s n o t u n d e r s r a n . l .n o u ' o r r i s u i l l h c l p l i i h e d o e s . h e w ' i l l b o u ' himsel. Kitlo er'ls l. t h a t i n . . H e r ' t n c ] c r s t o tr r1 . h a tI n r c a n t . ' 'N a n s c n n l a c l c usc clf rr'c..'r.'l.s tt.lo nrlrch' or the monk nra)'still b'e taken in b'v ..trnc]crsrlll.rtling.'' Hc sLlggestS r.rsteat.l rhc silcr-rce of Zcn metlitatior-r. h r a s ea n d r h c p l r r i ns a l i n g s r . r g g e r Both Flakrrin's . s u b s t i t r - rp re sh r ar, u r - r a b 'tl o e k e e pr . r p uith the momcnt,ri'or.ls a r c a l u ' a 1 '" sr o o l a r e . "

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A gooclintentonis rltlr alrr'a1's reu'arclecl' i IT N M A S T E RI { , . \ K gr-rvl This strrpicl I'1,11\ S..\\'l\'(1, \'ttu srill hirven'rfigurr'clir or-rrl \\/hat a nlrisancel ..rilr.rgh'' NoTE. As K.J sLrggcsts .i s m a 1 ' l . c K i r - rr . i o l a r i r - rtg Ire Sr ' r ck B u c l t j h i s tp e c e l ) t a l i l l i n g t l l e s n a k . . .b , r . r rr h c p r i e s t i s n t l I e s s ..rough', t o r f a i l i n gr o t h a r - r k K i s t o r r h i s a c t t l k i n t j r - r e sH s 'l r k t r i r l ' s sul.stitr.rt pch r a s ea n r l t h c p l a i n s a y i n gr r r ct l i r c c t c , . ul r t h e p r i e s r .

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Onl' cla1'N1itsterRir'r:ai \\.cnt rO tilc ttlu'n of Katr. Wherl t l - r e h o s t O j O j i a s k r . t ' lR i r - r : a i r o r a k e h i s s c i r t . M a s r e r Mavokr.rstcp1,c.1 o r - r ta n c l l r s k c . l , " K r n n o r r R r r r { r 1 l - h ra as ir tl-ror.rslnc] l'rar-r.]s irn(1rvrsl u'l-ricl'r is f l-rcr.r'r l-roperl" Rin:ai saitl. "Kanrton |1x5 11 1[pr.tsan.h l u n . ] s u n c l er , t ' s ; u'l-rich is tlrt cvc 1'rrp1'r1 i t , t 1 t r i c k l i t . t l t r i c k l " S r y S a v M l vt'rklr '1) . l r a g g c t l R i n : a i r l r r r in f r o n r h i s s c a t r n r l s c u t e r l h i n r s c l t . R i r r : l r i . l r c u ' n e , t r l t n r . l s u i . l . " f l 1 r \ \ ' u r c \ ' ( ) L lr l o i n g l " lV{rr','..r u ka r.r .a l . , r r - rtt( ) s u v s o n r c t h i n g i r r r c p l l r r ' 1 ' . ' 'R ' in:lri . l r l r g g c . ih i n r . l t r r v n t r t r n r h i s s c l t t a l t r l s l r t t i o r v r r u g u i r . t . V{rrvrrkrr -l rr t ' r r u e r r r ( ) [ i t l r n t l I { i n : a i s t c P p g q l c l r . r r l nf r , . r n r l l ss e i t t .
\ 1 , { S T h lK t ll)() l n p l r r c co f R i n : i r i ' s " H o u l u r - rg t lc t o u r l " 'I\ \,lASTEI{ II,A,KI T o o v er t l r r r r r h c Z c r - r scat. i'l-.\l\5.^\ l\ ) ( l , H r . r r r vu p i l n r l n . r r t v cT l irat's ntl scirt. ..al-stllr.rtc Nt)TE. \1lrl'oktr lrsks Rrrl:ai ftlr thc tt]|l]'' (..tllc cr'e .lrck at n 1 . r o p e r " ) .u t r v h i c h p o i r r t R r r r ; l i t l r r r r u ' s t h c s a r n e r l r . r c s t i ( ) l M i r v o k u a n r l L r r g e sh i n r t o i u r s \ \ ' e r r l r r i c k l r ' . \ { l r o k r r i l s s e r r sh i n r s c l i througlr acrtotr. an.l Rin:ri su iftlr rcs1.onrls tlrrorrgh ilctiolr. T h r o t r g h t h i s e x c i r r r n g c ,t h c I r o l . l c n r r ' , f" r r r . r t h " ( o r " c s s e n e c " ) n r i r l n o t h l r v c b c c n s o l v c . l . l , L r t t h e r c l l t i o r - r( p r " u o r k i r r g " ) o f r h c t \ r ' oi l s " h o s t " ( s r r l . j e c ri)l n r i " g l r c s t " ( o l . j e c t )i - sr n r r . l cc l e a r . l t l l r i s c t l r l l l l t c r l tK i J s L l g g c S t S r l l a t i t l s t e l t . lt l t r c s l . t r I r t l i t l r gr ' i r I lr l l e sunrc actir'rrorf " J r a g g i n g . l o u n f r o n i r h c s c a t , " R i n : r r i n r i g l ' r t h l v e .lonc l.crter 1r.r.h l c . l c t c r l s ( ) n l c \ \ ' h a t . i i t f c r c n t l r .A " Z r r r s l - r o u " i s n r r J i 1 | c r c r r tf r t l t t ll l r l r ' t l t h c r s l r t l r r ' il t t l l c . t t l r l . r c l ] c i l t \ i t s e I t t l t , t l t . r c t l . L ) n eg r r s b L r r e t li r n t l l c l r l c s ( a s \ { a v o k r r , r c t r - r l l i r ' . l o e r ) . i r r r v o r r r l o i r r g r " s u r ' ." \ ' o r r c r o o k l ( ) c t r - r 1 r

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)vIASTER KIDO N r r n s e n s a y s ," W i r h s i x e a r s t h e r e c a n b e n o s c c r c r s . N4ASTER HAKL]I\ S a - v i n gy e s ,s a l i n g n o . l ' L A l \ S , \ )l \ ( i : E v e n i f v o u a g r e e ,l ' 1 1 clisrtgrcc. N t t T E : l n h i s s , r r i r r q . M c : r r l r r , s l r r n : J r 1 1 g r . ' i 1 .r h r r r " t r r l i g l r r e r r e . l k n o r v i c c l c e " i s n o t s c ' r n r e t h i n gt h l t c u r r i . c t r u r r s n r i t r c t l t l - r r o L r g l r .'t.lclt' u , o r t l s .T h u s . s t r c h k r l o u ' l e . 1 g e is. irl rl-re rtsltlts ] cnsc o ktltlrr'irrg' k r l o w i r l g . ' . N a n s c l . l ' s1 1 n s \ \ ' c in r rpIicstIlat rIlcl'.rgh l c : l r I l s I l j l l : t ]l l ) i l \ . n o t h a v e s l r i c lw i r a t Z c r r i s . h e h a s n r l r . l ec l c r r rr i h r r t i t i s n o r . ,r'ltieh i n s r e r t , .tl l f N a t t s e t - r ' s pltrasc Kirlo rlLr()tr\ i r I i r p 1 1 i x 1 ' s r r \ i t r 'g implics thlrr Zcrr is nlrt tltc st)rtr)f thing rltirt !iln be nrir.l. lr srrl.jcet f o r p r r b l i c t i r l k . I l i r k r - r i n 's su i . s t i t u r e p h n r s e a r r r ll ) ] r r i n s u r . i n gs L r g g e s t t h c n o r t - Z c n - l i k cn u t r r r co f p r r l . l i . . l i s e ussion.

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Hokoji Ia Buddhistlavrnan] a s k e dM a s t e r S e i h o . " H o w many miles are there from here to rhe peakl" Seiho saicl, ..\Vhere ..You havevor.l been]''Hokoji said. are reallydiicult to bend. Ei'en m1' quesrion ailecl to trap i'ou.'' ..Ho!t' ..one, Seih said' m a n } 'a r e t h e r e ] ' 'H o k o j i s a i d , ..For'rr. t w o , t h r e e . ' 'S e i h r s a i d . i r . es . x . ' 'H o k o j i s a i d ' " W h y d o n ' t 1 ' o us a 1 ' s e v e n l " S e i h s a i d ," T h e m o m e n r ..okay. you say se\'en.erght will ollow''' Hokoji saic1. ..You okay''' Seho sad. clrn add as much as 1'ou like''' Hokoji then shouted, "Karsul" Seiho also shor.rrecl, "Katsul"
M A S T E RK l D 1 n p l a c eo f S e i l r ' s s h o u t , s a l ' . wisr.lom." M A S T E RH A K L ] I N D r u m s a r e p l a y e do n t h e s o u r h m o r - r n t a i n . D a n c e sa r e p e r f o r m e do n t h e n o r t h m o u n r a i n . l'L,qS \ . A } ' l \ t ll;f t h e r e i s w a t e r - m i n c ] t. h e r e i s i s l r - m i n c[]i . e ' . scrlrtch rny back an.'lI'll scratch yoursl. \ ( ) T E , H 0 k o j i a s k s S c i h J t o r r h c ( \ r c r ) r . r i h i * c n l i g h r e n n ) ( , t i)1 rr . ( i n ' . ! l r e r e h a r ' et ' o r .| r i ' h i c hp o i n t S r - ' i h o t. c e n ] . 't) hrtlrr't sh e l . l r l ll . l r c k a t H D k o j i . W h e n l . o t l ' rr e a l i : e r h a r r h c o r h e r r v i l l r . r o rt i e a l i r ' i r l . r ..nleasurenlents,'' ..nltnlber Hokori anJ Seho 1riav tl-rc ganlc,'' w i t h tleligl'rrcd tl'reir m u r u a l u n c l e r s t a n r l i nr gh a r t h i s h a s n o r h i n g r o c . l ow i t h r r , h a tt h e r ' s t a r t e t lt a l k i n g a t . o t r t .A s t l r c r t s r - r o latrghrer s t r o 1e gn o r - r gth o c x p r e s sr l . r i s p i r i r - t r c C c l . l c o t l t l t Lr .r h.e t r r . tc l tltlclr.r.lt. it u'ith a roaring "Katsr-rl" A l l t h e c o l n n t c n t ss l r g g e s r l - r c harmonl'
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Masrer isan sa."v nurr] Rvtetsuma coming' so he [rhe .'Here greeted her. saying. vou are,old cow]''Rytersuma saicl,"Tomorro!r'there is going to be a dinner mecringi'lr Mount Tai. Is Your Reverendgoingl" Isan lay down in a posture.Rytetsuma then went out' sleeping
M A S T E RK I D O ,.There R y t e t s r : m is ra y sI i n s t e a d of leaving]' i s n o t h n gg r e a te n o u g h t o r c w a r t .m l } 'm a s t e r suiciently.'. M A S T E RH A K U I N T o l i e o n t h e b e c li n a s l e e p i n g posrure. I,L.AiN.\A}'i\, Q .e ni s h e i s a n u n . d o n o t t a k e h e r l i g h t l y . E r' N O T E ' F r o m l s a n ' sc a l l i n gR y u r e r s u m a" o l . l c o w " w e s h o u l d d r a u ' n o o t h e r c o n c l u s i o n b u r r h i r t s h e w ' a so l d a n d f a r . I n h i s " s l e c p i n g show," Isan suggesrs r h a r h e c o u l . l n o t c r r e l e s s a b r o u tr h e c l i n n e r m c e t i n ga t M o u n t T a i . In his response K i d S u g g e s ttsh a t R t . r e t s t r m a t h i l n k I s a n o rh i s r e a c h i n gT . h e p l a i n s a y i n gi s n o r i n t c n d e r la s a r c l ' u k e r o I s a nf o r h i s " r o u g h n e s s "b , u ra s a p r a i s et o r R l r r r c t s L r m r V r .' h i i c r h c r c i s l . e r h a p . n o r o o m t o c r i t i c i : eh e r . i t i s n o t q u i r e c l e a rf r o n r r h e k o a n w ' h ys h e praise. clescrves

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Master Shiko asked Ithe nr,rn] Rvr-rtetsuma rsron,i Ire ..iron ..I meanS mli..l' har.e l o n g h e a r J o f 1 ' o u rn a n r c 'l . u r I wonder if what I har'.-. heard is rrue." Ryritetsumasaic-I, ..It is perhaps a 1ittle e x a g g e r a t e dS . 'h ' k o s a i d ' . . i si t l e f t . ..Do t u r n i n go r r i g h t . r u r n i n g l R , ', v t e t s r - r s m aa id. not mix t h i n g su p . " S h i k o b e a rh e r ,
N,{ASTER KlD ..Do ..it R y t e t s u n r as a y s{ i n s t e a d ot not mix thingsup''l. is a gtltl..l t h i n g t h a t o t h e r sd o n o t k n o u ' . " V A S T EH RA K L . I \ Where rhe rn ["darkness"] a n d r o [ " l i g h r " ]d o n o t r c a c h . r h c r e i s a good view'. 1 ' L . { 1.\ s/\Y'/\Q E,v e n a B u c l d h ai s n o t a h l c t o k n o u . NoTE. ln his first sarinq Shik.r rer.rs t ( ) ( h c \ . ( \ n n ( r t l t t i to lt l t1 r 1 r q ' . . 1 . ( . . i r o n ' ' )i r l t h e n u n ' s n a n l e . S i n c c R r . t e r . s t I m a . ' l tn re os t clen1'the i m p i i e t ]i n S h i k o ' s g c c t i n g . S h i k o t a c k l e sh c r r h r t l L r g l l tlre 1 ra . .ln l iils l 'e ' part of l.rer n a n l c ' l n . . D o n o t n r i x t h i n g s r ' r p ' ' 'R 1 ' t c t s r . t n l a l l o t b t ' t a k e r ri r r b v S h i k o . S h i k o s c c n - rrs s L r g g e st ls r a rs h e ' , ' , ' i n ( )i n r c r p r c t h c r a t t i t u r i ea s l . e i n gc o n c e i r c r , l r n . lL ' e a t s hcr for it. A l l t h e c o m n r e n t ss u g g e s t h a t i t i s i m p o s s i [ . l e t o k n o v u , r . ' , ' lt -h rn er othcr reallv is. V'hcre the irranrl the .o .lo nr.rt rcach is thc pluce rvl.rcre ol.Jcctir'e a.ssessmctlt is irr-rposst.le. r'ierv'. and t|rc..gtlotl is tlrr.rs ect hinrse s e c no n l l ' L ' r 't h e s r - rjt l f.

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nronk askcJ Kr':an tO rcrcat. So Kro:an repci-ttctl it onec a g a i na n d r r a s k i c k e . l i n r h e c h . . t b ! . r h c m o n k ' K 1 ' : . r n rvent back and told Isan rhe u'hole scor\,. isan iaughed heartilv.
MASTER KlD ..I W h e n K l ' : r 1 I l \ ! ' a sk i c k e d . s a r . . t h o L r g h t t ' t l r .h t l t t l t l c r ' c rs c c t l l s a t l . . ' N'ASTER HAKUlN Roughl l ) L , { . l \ ' . \ .1 {\ }( l : Y o u h a v c a l r e : r r l v mcr the master.haven't youl NOTE: The re is rrctr.ralll' not mr-rch clifference L't'rueen "snrooth rvorking" anrl "su'ift *'orking." Thc tlrrcstion is intcnrle(l to tcst r v h e t h r ' r t l . r cn - r o n k i s r a k c n i n L ' l ' s p c c r ' r l a r i o n .R r ' m a k i n g K r ' : l t n relrcat rhc c1t.tcsticln. rhe rrlorrk r-rrlrkcs Kl':lrn lrll r.rttl thc tra1r hc hinlseli hat.l set. The kicking gir.cs Kr':an a ri1stL. s o!\'tl clf the n-r..lnk " u o r k i n g " ; t h i s a c t i o n s ( . 1 ' n -tlo s g a i n l s a n ' s l r 1 - r p r o v uT l .h c c o n r n r e n t s t h c n r o n k ' s " r i o r k i n g , " s L l g g c s t i n gr h i r t I ' , ck n c * ' l s a r - r ' sZ c n n o l-rraise l e s s t h l r r rl s a I - r 't sl i s c i p l e K l ' : l l n .

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C h o k e i s a y s ," O n e w h o h e a r s t h e s o u n d [ b u r d o e s n o t u n d e r s r a n d the meaning]." M A S T E RH A K U I N The butterflies c o m e a n d a r e g o n e ,f l y i n g o v e r t h e w a l l , Making me wont{er i f s p r i n gi s n e x r d o o r . P|A/\'.\Y1\'C E,a c h r v a se n o u g h _ w h y c a n ' t h e s e et h r o u g h l N O T E ,I r rh i s s a y i n gB e i r e ir e f e r sr o s a r o r i( e n l i g h r e n m e n tT ). he monk d o e s n o t u n d e r s t a n d ,a n d B e i r e i m a k e s h i s m e a n i n gc l e a r i n " O n l y , h e r e ,n o w " ) . S t i l l a t a l o s s ,r h e m o n k a s k sC h o k e i ; C h o k e r this" (i.e." suggests t h a t i t i s n o t t h e k i n d o t h i n g t h a t c a n b e a n s w e r e di n words. K i d ' s c o m m e n t a n d r h e p l a i n s a y i n gi r o n i c a l l yi m p l y t h e m o n k ' s failure to understand Beirei, whereasHakuin's substituteohrase ..only g i v e st h e a n s w e to this.''

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M A S T E RK I D " l k n o w ' 1 ' o rr.r weak." Fuketsr. sra i ' s . rr e N'ASTER HAKL]lN \)crnectnot kr'rou'ing tach othcr' W e t a l k n o t k n o u ' i n ge a c ho t h e r ' sn a r n c . l'L.-\l\ .\.\)'l\ti:There's r.rtrthing to l.c .l.'rn.'-',or-rrmincls urc lrot s t r o n ge n o u g h t o k e e p t h c f a i t h . NOTE, The koan antl conrnents sLrggcstthat Br"r.l.lhisn'r is nor sometl)ing clcpcn.lcnt on sr.rp'ernatura pl( ) \ \ ' e r s A . s rvclrk un.{ Lrnreliable as hltmlrnt.eings m i r r ' b e . t a j t h i s s t l l e i l l r m l l r r e r c l s c l f ior.r. reali;at

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N , A S T EK Rl t X ) T h e h c a . l n r o n k s i n ' s , " 1 s h a l l g o , - l o u t . r t o r h c - . i c k r o . r n rt o r ) ' o r r r Rcvcrc rr.l." N'{ASTER I I , A , K] LN To .lrau a car lry cc-r1-rvir-rg. i ' 1 . ' \ l \ ' \ . . \ \ ' 1 \B ' (c1 i, n g h e a l r h r ' ,I n c e . l m c . l i c i n e l i k e a i r o l c i n t h c h t ' a r l . N O T E : l n s l r g g c s t i n g t l . r r r t h e o n . ' r l h o l r n . l e r s t a r r . l st l . r ec l i v i n a t i o n s v n r b o l r v i l l b e e n l i g l . r r c n c . l .l i m r o i s l a v i n g r r r r a p . T h e m o n k n h c r (s i r r " T o c j i r f i s a h o l i c l i r r ' " )t h a t h t throtrgh linrlo's mind sr-rggcst st't's ci t h l i f c " n l i r i g h t . I n m o c i c r n t i n r c s . d i v i n u r i o n h a s b , e c o n r e i s " c . r l ' r* s o n r e u ' h a r o r r r t ] l r t c t ]T .h c r e l . l c r m a v t h L l s r c p l i l g . I i m v o ' s s i g n r r i t h s t i r t c m c n t o f " p i l i l g 5 o p h i c a l t r l r t h " ; s t r c h u c h l r - r g cn r r t vc n h r r t - t c , : .tn-v it( n)r'i)ltir)!. thr'krrlrn's e l i , . 't, t \ . i r l r r . r lrttl r e r i r t g 's Kiclf c o n u l r c n t , u h i c h r c l . l i r c c s t h c n - r r r n k ' ss u v i t ' r g .i s a n o t h c r ,.l.eirrg ' r.crrJltl.lltngtragc. exiltnple tl o t l c r r ' i r h 1 i t . . . 'c I . I a k r . r i r l 'ssL r l . p h r a s c r r r r t lp l a i r . rs a v i n g s L r g g c s tt l . r a t r l . r cr l i v i n a t i , . r ns i g r - ri . s stitr-rte vu p . c r t l L r o l r s if ,.rncis in one's natural r l c a n i r r g l c s s a r - r . li r l r s o l r - r t c l s stlttc o rnitrt].

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No Trace askc.l Masrcr Dogo. "The bo.lhisirrtvir A rr-ror-ik [or the ers. \t'h,v is it enlighrencil onel holcls no occult Lro\\ in-rp'r6s5ii1l. ro tracc his focrtprintsl"Dogo said, "Onlv ..f)cres u.llt' kn.l.'r' hinl..'The nlonk saicl. thoseo the sl-tt.tle .'l knclri'.'' krrtlrr' Dgo slri.1, c]ot-tc.lt Yotrr Rer,t.rentj l.rir'rl]'' llot kno\\'1" Dogc'rsaiii, The monk saiii, "\!'l-rv tlo .vor.r "BegorrcJ mr' \\'orrls." Yrru rlo not LlnrL'rstan.l
I'laSTPn XlDll I arn sin'rilur. Onll l.ecarrsc I] N,'I,\STE IA { KL IN T h i s i s u . ' h l t M r r s t c r C i en s h a s a i c l . lt ss r ' l l l l r e t l e c 1 . l ' i ' , \ i \ ' \ . , \ ) ' \ i ] .L i k c t l l c g t x l . l t l . r i r l g t l . r a r c r l t . t . ' . c a i u'irl.rin itselt lncl l,.rr'tks n'ortl.rless,likc a gentlemrtn *ho appcars rts a i o o l , i t i s q r . r i t ci n . r p o s s i l . l c ro knou' rhe rock-i.ottom ticprh. ol l r c . n o t t c i n g t . r k t . ni n t v a n t c r n es i t r . r a t i o t ' t , NOTE' The cnlighterre'c n e v e r s t o p s w l ' r c r et h e m o m e n t h a s f l o u ' n o n ; i r i s r h u s " i m p o s s i L ' l c t c r . . k t t . ' r . ' .( .( ' n l i g h t t n n \ . r r t ) . hc t r l r e c h i s o o c 1 . 1 1 n 1 5l.t. ' D o g o s a i . l h c r i ' o r r l .h l , r r . 'l c l r i r t o o r l . r i n r . thr- mollk aw.ar.' Dgo Ki.lo strggcsts thlrt insteat-l .'1 g|-1x'sing hi i n l s e ] f . h c . ] c t e s n o t k n o \ \ ' t h t t - r o t e x 1 . l l a i rtlh a t b e i n g c n l i g | r t c r - r e . p r i n t s o f c r r l i g h t c n r n e n t .T l ' r c r e t c r c n c c o i H l r k L r i r r ' s s r r h s t i r r - r tp eh r a s c sr rs hc.liffic,.rltv to Master Censha is not clear.The 1-.lxi1 1r v i n g- s r r g g s 5 t r r lr r . r , ' i r r t, h' ' ' , ' ' r l i . ' h r , ' n c . l .

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Master Kin:arr rr'irssitting ii'irh )l,aster Se1lpo llnci Maste r G a n t . M a s t e r T o : a n s e r re . . . t l henl tea. Kin:an hacl his ..\\,here e1.es closed. T:an said' h a t ' e t . c l l .g tonel'' Kinzan s a i c l , " l h a d e n t e r e d i n r o m e c l i t a r i o n . " T o : a n s a i c l ." T h e r e i s n o c l o o r t o m e d i t a r i o n ; f r o m u ' h e r c c l o v c l r re n r e r l " M A S T E RK I D O K i n u a n s a i ' sI i n s t e a .o l ,l a n r r i r e t l l f " l h a d e n r e r e ci]n r o m e c { i r a r i o n " " " tociai'. ) v I A S T EH RA K L ' l N T o l o o k l e f ta n c lr i g h t ,a p p e a r i n g ro be l.r.rsr'. I'L,,\/\.s'{}./\(j: l hlr'e rr'orkctlso lrar..l ron-r earl,v rnornir-rg that I anr c o n . r p l e t c le yx ' harrstetl. I " O T E ,K i c l C r ' sc o m m c n t a n c l H a k r . r i n ' sp l a i n s i r v i n g s u g g c s r w h 1 ' T o : a r -c rritici:es K i n : a t l . H a k t r r l ' s u l . s t i r L r r1 el l . r r a s is e n c l tc i e l l r .

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\1,{STER K1D.) ( l c r r s h a s r r i . s" r ou halc t,.r . \ \ ' h r ' . . l , .v l ' r L r rv r rrr-rrscltl" \ { A S T E RI I , { K L ' I \ V'hat is that l.etorcvonr evcsl \ 1 \ \ \ ) i \ r i ; H c 1 ' ,r ' o r . r..l r r t ) ' tr l a l r l r r ' i u t ) l /'/N ( ) T L ' ;L ) o c s t h c r r . t l r l . lk r - r t r r r ' i r s t 1 l] f r . o L rs p l i t i t i r r t o s . . r l . i c c r lrrl.] qfje ct, l otr ot'rlr'"hurt voLrrscl. f" If r r.lr ".lur'.lrcunr" uborrt rhc \ ' \ \ r . l , l r ( ' l - , ' t rt rt r '.tl t r i s r n l t l r ( i i " r i g } r rl . e t o r c t , i { L ' r r r ( ' tt ,l lt e r i r r r l . l . your r1'cs."

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\,het.r Master Cens1.ra trst cllrrlc. to Hoclen District. lrl1 scrrtsof pc.rformances \l'erc l-relci ttr grcet him. Tl.rc ncxt c1a,v he askerl Priesr ShOtO."\\'l-rcre har.eall rhc r-r.ises *,c, hcard vcsrercla)' go'rel" Shoto lif rc'Jrhc hem .1-rrisg.*'rr. Gensl'ra sairl."That has norhing ro rlo ri.irl.r ir." ivt,r,STEp rltlt
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Master Gensha and Master Jizo had a talk in a room. When it was late at night, Gensha said, "My attenclant has closed the garealready.How can you get outl" Jizo 'gate'?" said,"What is the thing you call vnsteR xIo "We arelikefather and son." Jizosa1's,
M A S T E RH A K U h ' Furher i r n r l( o n a r r 's i n g i n g in harmoni. l']LA/\ S , A ) ' i N CW , e l l , t h e n , l e t ' sl a y o u r r h e m a t t r e s s . N o T E , l n h i s i r n s u r rr t rC c n s h a ' s" g a c c p h r : r s cJ "i : o s u g g c s rrs h i r rh c i s ts l ' . I ' 'i r n . ; r c c e r i o u g hn o r t o c J r C r o o m r r c hl t l . o t r r . l i S t i n c r i ( )(n " y o r . r ,o " r "here"an.l "there"). K i d o ' s c o n ) m e n t a n t l H a k r - r i n ' s u h s r i t r . r tp ch r a s e e c h o . J i : l ' s f .1 ' o t t l t l r r o c t { . , ' i l e r v o r l t l i l l . l s \ \ ' clr t h c b r . p r . r t t i n t g l l r ' . g 0 t e s ,r ' htrt i' r o r r t . "T h e rcalli no ilisrinctiorb - rc t u ' c c n" l " a n c l v o r r , "o r " i n " a r r , ."1 ..nlrir'e'' plain slrvir-rg is ll rcspo1st: tcl the .ratctlct-rtrhat thc gatc is ciclsc.l.

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Masrer Kyzan was waiting on Master Isan when sud..It denly the cry oa bird was heard'lsan said, saysit as it ..Do is.'' Kyzan said, not teli it to other people''' Isan said, "Whyl" Kyozan said, "lt is becauseir is roo out..Lots spoken.'' lsan said. of doctrines are reuted by ..What Kyzan.'' Kyzan said' is all this refr-rtarion businessl" Isan knocked on his Zen seatthree times. MASTER KIDO .,There Kyzan says. s nothingthat can l.e hiclden from you, is thereJ"
M A S T E RH A K U I N The giant brtl s1-',relltls its rr'ingsant] flics tt1lit-tttl rhc clotrclsr','hich e\.er}' d rectlon. clr.crshlttltlrr. $'irtcr T h e u , h i r l r i n t l w ' h i p sr r 1 'ttl . r c o f t h e f o r r rs e u s . it,.\i,\' .\,A)'/\'(j; I an.rvery l'rappyro scc rhar Your Reverer-rrl gitocl is ir.r sl}lpe. " r .( "hr-.re N o T E ; l s a r -srL r g g c s t s har the "cr1'-ot-rhe-hirt Zl c ri . c . , n,o w " ) is just it. Ky;aI-r a g r e e s[ . t r ti n t p l i c st h l t h t i n g r o o . l r e c t ,i t i s n o t e a s i l yr . r n d c r s t c l olln l. "Lots oi docrrines a r e r e f u r e cb l y Kvo:an."lsan praises Ki':an }'ct ilt the sanlc.titlle lal.s lr rra1l. lt Ki':lrn asketl, ..Whar clocrrrres]'' pror'ethat l-rc he'"vtltrld t]itl nor realIvhear the cr',' o f t h e b ' i r t l .B u t K y : a r r i s r . r o t a k c n i n , a n t l l s a n , k n o c k i n g o n h i s ..as s e i l t 'a p l r r o \ ' ec sr fK y : a r r , ss a y i n gi t it is.'' lf Ky:an's ..What is all this Both Kit]o's col]lmcnt (insreat. o r e f r . l t a t i ob nt r s i n c s s ] 'a ') n..l rhe plainsn,vini g n.rplv Kl':an's aclmssion g. o f l s a n ' s r , r n t l c r s t a n c l i nH phrase strggests akrrin's substirLrre the ..u'orking'' p o w e r a n c .r l ' a s tt j i m e n s o n o s the of lsanand Kyzan.

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Master Chokei aske,-l a monk, "\\'herc have vou come ..From frorn]'' The morrk said. N'aster Ku:irn.'' Chokci "Ku:an had once saiJ rhat he ri'or-rlcl saicl, nevercrossthe threshold of the Stone gate [o his temp1e], If sortteonc aske.lyor-i irl.our rhnr. ri'hatu'or-rlcl savl" Thc nronk 1'or-r "Last night I sravetlar Haiji Temple." ChTkei sairl. saic'I, " V ' l ' r a ti f I h i r v o u r i g l ' r o r n r h e b a c k u ' i t h t h c s r i c k l "T h c monk saiJ, "li Yor-rr gires nre srrchir srrokL'. Rcvercn,-l if ll'ill L.ea prais*r'ortl-rr thing." Chokci saiil. "l alnrt-'sr lcr
yoLl go." NlASTEI{ KII)O Light thc firc arr.ll)lir\f r. ' rrscrlre \ 1 , . \ S T EJl 'i . \ K t I \ Y o r - rI r r t v c r e l r ] l vs c en K r . r : l r n . i ) i - . \ 1\ \' \ ) l \ t j , l f v t r r rl t o l r l i r f e a s r ,I ' r n a l n r t v su v r r i l r r L . l c . N ( ) T E ; T h e n r o r r k r c f r r s c st o l . c r r r k c n i n l . r r l r c p r o i . i c n r t r t K u : r r r r ' s l c a v i t r g( ) r l t o t l e a v i r r g h i r t er t r p l cu n t l s i n r P l l r ' c f c l st o I r i , s r r u n s i ft u r tion. lrr thirr llc.]tlcs w.e1lH . t t r r ' c r c r .r r ' I t c I C l h T k c i t r f e r st t l h i t l r i r r r ' l r c i s r o o r c a , . l tt o a c c ep t . I n s p l l s o l C h o k c i ' s - s s 1 g g ! ' 5 g jr1 l r in r t r l r e n r , - r n k . l o c sn l r r s t i r n . l L r l ,[ , , t h c t e s t ( . . l l l l r r r c r s lrc t 1 ' o t rg o ' ' ) ' K i t 1 ' s c o l l l l l l c I ] t a r l t l l l l r k t r i r l . s s t r l . stitLrtephrasc l.otl'r irlplv Chokci's ar'.cptiurccof rhe nrrrnk. Thc plain silr.irlg c c l l t r c st l l c l l t . . t l k ' s s t t l . . t r l s s i r 'c lt r t i t r . r t lr co C l l k c i ' s t r f f e r to gir'chirrl a..stick teilrllltl)t.

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.'\',lilsrcr M a s t e r U n m o n l s k e c l N , a s t eH . ra r i ' o . S e p p . - ,h a J .O1.'gn saicl, t h e c { o c l r a n t 1 D a r r - r n l a I B o c 1 h i . 1 h a m ar.h e otrnder of Zt'n] comcs in., V'har cliJ he melln l.}'thar]'' I l a r v o s r r i c l ," T h i s h i t s v o u i n r l - r c n o s e . L l n n r o n s a i c i , " V / h e n S h l r r a I a l e g c n . l a r vg o r i o t u a r ] l o s t h i s t e m p c r , h c grabbe.i Mcrr-rnt Shun'ri, \\'rr)t Llir ttr heai en. lurrl con r o t l r c - t ]T a i s h a k L r [ a l c g e n . l a r r . g o . 1 . S h t r r a . s t ' t l c n l r , ' | , B u r t ' u l ' h v c l i c l h e h a v c t o g o t o I a l . r r r -rrt r l ' r i c l eh i n r s c l f l " H a r r ' s a i t . l . . . \ ' o L rl . r l c l t . e t t c r t . r i l tt i l i t l k o I i t t h i s r v a r ' . ' ' 1' ( ) L n U n n r c l r r s a i . l . " \ \ ' c l l , t l . r c n .u h l r r , . 1 i . \ l ) e i ) nh c fr r r c i . r ' 'l'r irrir-rg'1"
)vl.\STEI K\l l ) ( ) ..\'tlLI I l l l r r ' s l t l ' sI t r l s r e l r . rll t l l l t . j l . e t t . ' rr l r l t t I l i l l k . 1 1 1 1 5 | 1 i .r r ' l r r ' ' ' I " r \ t s r . r r 'a hn u g t ' t l r c vs i r o r r l . . ki n o r i i . e r t c r . " \1,{STtrR I i,{K l. IN T h u n k \ ' ( ) L ln , rirsrcr. f(rr\'()rlr cfir,rtt t,n nrr l.tlrrrlt I ' l - . \ l \ ' \ . \ i)\ t j : \ ' l t r s r c r \ , ' ( ) ur l r r u l r c l r . l rn r l r l r n e c . l i l t \ r , i t r 5s . l . ,l r l e l r s c t l k e c i r r c o f v o r r r o l . l l . r r n c sa n r ' lr l o n ' t g ( ) l t r ( ) L l l r rrl' r r t e h i n g rolrls. ..Tlris Nt)TEl Irr h i t s \ ' ( ] t li l l r I l t . l.l ( ] s c ' ' ' l l l t r r ' o c x } . r c s s c s tlle ecctir'c " $ r r r k i l t { " 1 r f i . ' 1 . 1 . fi . , r V i n S . I r ) r ) t ( , n r i l ) r l ( ' r \ 1 , i l ) \tllr t . " l r r r ti n g ' tnctaphtlr as sLlggstillg p ( ) \ \ , ea r t l t i s h i l r l . t l e s sr . l il l c t i t l t r l r r l t i r i t l i c L r I e s '.',r'ars gtlt]s'' Hlrrl.tl rhrcltrgh rlrc ..lf ]egctltl.sLrggcsrirlgtirat Zcrl is tl li m o r c 1 1 r r i c tc ,v e r l ' c l u . " n'a t u r e . Kitio Lrtfe rs it lttorL'u'irrv resl.crttsc tr,r Harvt tirur-r thirt gir rn in tl'rr krlan. ln this ltnsrr'crh ' . : s r . t g g c s tts l . r c L r t i l i t r ' o ft . r r . c r t l t l i t r .t hg i r r g s .T h c s u n i r :i t l c u i s i m p l i e r l i n t h e p l a i n s u v i r . r g .

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Whener'er an)'one new arrived, Master Tozan cyso ..What wotrld ask, do you make o the story of Master Isan turning into a male bufalo]''No one showed any r.rnclerstanding. When Master Sercho arrivecl, Tozan Gyoso also asked him the Same qLlestion.Setch said, ,.He ,,vanced to set an exampie for those ater him.'' T-o;anGys was about to Say somethingrvhen Setcho macle a sweep with his cushion an..l turned to leave. ..Come ..I T;an Gys said, here.''Setcho said, har'enot been ro the hall vet."
M A S T E RK I D O ..What S a y [ w h e nT : a n G v s o w a s a b o u t t o s a , v something]. did the b u f a l os a y l ' , MASTER }IAKL IN The l.easrl l,l-,.\l\.S,{)'i\tj; Tr.rrnitlg into a b'r.rfaltl atlcl. on all ftlr.rrs. [.cllclrr,i n g ," M o o l " N o T E , B t ' a i o i c l i n g a r r vr e f e r e n c e t o r h e " p r o l . l e n t "o f t h c k o a n o n ro c o l l I s a n .r e b c ' r na s a b t l f a l o , . . h L r f a lo l s a r -( rr r ' h c r h c t t .r'.' . I s a n ' ' ) ' Setch cscilpes Tzan Cys's trirp. Hc .locs nor wait for Tozan Cyoso's pernlssioI.t arrcl gocs striright to the hal| (to Llndergo rhc el.lti)llce to Setcho pro\'es ;lrocedttre the monasterv).Behar'ingthr-rs. t h a t h e k n o w s w h a t h e i s t h e r ef o r a n d r h a t a s f i r ra s I ' r c is conccrned. l s i r nm a 1 ' b e" l s a n " o r a " l . u f f a l o , "h e c o L r l cn l o r c a r el c . s s . ..problcm'' Kido sLrggesth s a t S e t c h Ts h o r vh i s i n d i f e r e n c e ro rhe . . b u f a l o .', of lsan turning into a buffalo b1 calling Isan Hakr.rin's s u b s t i t u t e p h r a s e a n d p l a i n s a v i n g s u g g c s ra s i n - r p l e r e s p o n s er o "buffalo."

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Master Kyozan and Master Kygen were making rice cakes when Masrer lsan came to see them. isan saicJ. ..\(/hen Master Hyakuj u'as lir'ing. he knerr' it wel[.'' ..Who Kyzan and Kygen looked at eachother and said. can answer thisl" Isan said. "Somc'onecan answ'crit." ..WhoJ'' Kyzan said' Isan pointed to a buf falo ancl saic.l. ..Say itl Say itl'' Ky:an fetche.la b,rrnclle of grasswhile Kyogen got a bucket of water.The bufalober-rt its heac]. "1r is so. ate the grass,and drank the u'ater.]srn saic{, It is so. lt is not so. lt is not so.'' Ky:an arrtjKvgen ..Somerinles borved Ito the bufaIo].Isan saic]. bright. sometimes dint."
l"ASTER KlL) I n p l a c e o f l s a r r ' s" S o n r e rin.rcs b r i g h t . s o n r c r i r l c s. 1 i r . n ,s "ar, ",{ll e f f o r t sa r e i n v n i t ' r . "
N , A s T E lI{ lAKLrlN T h i s o n e a n t i r h a t r ' r n ch r r v cr h c n r e r r n s l'l-.,11\'\,.\) 1\(l' A sr','ortltlocs nof cut s\\()r(1. sPitar 11()c\ n()r cut sl)ilr'e, wate r .loes not cut \\'ilte r. ..Hvakrrjo NoTE: lr-r k l l c r r ' i r r i ' c l l ' ' ' l s a r - re l r l r l l c r l g c s K ' , ' : l r r l a I l . . l K y o g e n t o l ) I o \ . et h a r t l - r e v c a t l . l O . . i t . ' . T l l c i . t r t a l t l 'i t l s i t l l l l l . , , c l l r i t . t ' the grass anti r'lrinkir.rgthe r'"'arer. is l.ror.rghr fLrrrh ro suggesr rvhar ..kncu'''. HyakLrj Horr'...r'.'r. irr L'orvir-rg ttl ti.re i.r.l|flrIcl. Kr.:lrIl ltrltl KygeIl clr'crtlo thcir 1lart arrd tl-rus flrll intcl rhc tllrr-rgcr of cc.lt.rftrsit-lg ..Sonlctimes Z e n r r ' i t h a b L r f a l o .I n b'right. stttrrctinles . ] i r - r l . 'I ' sar-l sLlggcsts rhlrt r.ltling ir like the b'rrflrloticles not rrlcarl l.ccclnritrg a bLrffalo. Kidl goes fr-rrrl-re rr han Isan and rcltricali\.S(lggcstS h . . r tt h t t r r , t l spoilecl evervthing in lrorving ro rhc brrttalo. Hirkrrin's strl.srirrrre phrase and plain sa1'irrg nlply 1fi.. r.rsing t h c h t r f f i r l t la s a . . t r t c l t - t s 'i's a l l r g h t a s f a r i r s i t g o e s . 1 . e tt r ' r r n i n gi t n t o t l . r et h i n g i t s c l i s t l t l l e s s stupid rhan trying to kiss one's ou'n lips.

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Master Sepp r'isited ]Vaster \'usen. V/hen Seppo rvas readv to leal'e, \'usen accompaniec'i him ro the grte ilnd saw hinr get inro the sedan chair. \'r-isen said, "This is b,r'horv many carried b-vfour mcn. That one is carriec'l menl" Seppo leaneclfor',r'arcl anc{said, "V'hat dicl he "Go. gol He n)ore.Scp.pesaicl, sa1'1" Yuscn repeatetl L)t)c!' " nilerstat'r.1. cloesnot r-r
\1,{STER KIDO ..\'t.ur p l l l e c t l \ , t r s c r lr c l r e a t i l l ga g i l i t l 's a r . . It.r R c r . e r c r t . l 'l . l e l l s . ' s i ts t i ] l i n v o t t r s e r ] u nc h r r i r . " \ \ 1 ' \ s T E i \ ' A ' Kl t
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\ \ ) l \ t j : " ( ) r r r h e s l o 1 . g1 l ' t "s t r r r s l r i n . ' s l r o t , r r t S L r : r r k r i I'i..\/\ rt i s , . l t r t r . l r- l r . ' , r r , ' l r r r l l r r ' l ne l r t , l I n T . L r , ' J r i r r r r r1 rr 1-11j11s-|11 i tr lt,i lg l r t l 1r l r c r r r cI r o l " I t r c t c n . . l i r t g r r r i . l c r r s t . l i r n e l r i r i r .l r c i r r i n gt l r i s * o l k s L r n g s c . l l r n t r t t ' t ' t i e : l . Iof N ( ) T l : : l n " ( l r i l t o n ( " \ ' u s i l r r r c f . r s r ( ) t l ) f \ e r l i t n c l r i t i r V i e r i r ' . 1i n i t s " t r u c r ) l l t r l r e i l s r ) l r 1o r l i i l ( " n t r t l r i r t g n e s : " or'"r'rrirl").li ScP1.g a n s u r r c . l t h i s t r i r p - t l t r c s t i r r nI,r c r r t t i t l r l I l t v c t o . l c n v t l ' r cr ' r i s r c n r ' eo t f h c . : c . l i r r rc h i r i r . I n . t c i r . l h c t l l r k e s Y t t s c n r e l . c i t t t l r . ' t r u r ) c l r r ) l r s c n s c t\\'tcc. l t.1l1l['s rt'll(.titi()i' K i t i o s L r g r l c s tt sl l l t t \ , t ' t ste l . . . r . t l . li i . t re es ! . i l l l e ( S t r l p i f l r c t r c i r t c , .t l h e s c . l r u r. l r i i r r s t l r e s r ' . l i r ne l r r r i r i t i s . I l r r k r - r i n ' s s r , r l . s t i t l r tp chrase anrl pllrin srrr i n g s t l i k c f h c s i r n t cl r ( ) t ei r r r c s p ( ) n r l i n g t o t h e " g o i l r g ( ) l ri l t r i 1 l " s i t r - L r t i r r r itr ir tntrrcnlltrlrrl \\'il\'.

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isn'r irl"l, "Come and stand over here."If he hesirates, spit at him and drivc him out. M A S T E RH A K L I I N A s e x p e c t c dh , e c o u l r ln L ) r gcrhold of ir. /,LAlN.\.{)'/\( ]o . u c a r - r 'h Y re i p s e e i r r g L ' l o o t li y o L rk i l l l l n.an.

N O T E :T h c . . r o n k i s a s k i n g t o r r h c " . r i g i . a r s e r f " ( o r " B t r i r r l h a n a r r r r e " - t h e s o L l r c eo f t h e s e n s e - c ' r . ' n t s )o . jo. w,hou.clcrstanr.ls D t h a t t h e n r o n k i s r a k e n . i nb y r h e c o n c e p ro t - i rn c , r - r s c r - , s ",.,a .n....,,, "r 1 sLlggests that rhc rrlonk, insteatl tlf scarching clr rlre ;;.,..'...;; ..,t h e ' r i n g , j r ' r s t" l i s r e n . " l n b o * , i n g , r h e m , . , n k p . . t c n . . l . r., h"r," r.tnclerstclotl; at this Djo suggeststhlrt rl-ren-.,.,nk i. no lcss....l.,fj' than he was beorct'o',r,irlg. Tte nl<.,nk challengesDojo w'ith th"J|.,.-' trinc' that "Budcjha n rure" (or ,,enlight.n.J 1i.,.,,.,i,,,S';i ; ; -*i,t, .'l; found ir-r. .rll b,eings. counterir-rg rh" i',,o,rk'. p..o..l*i.,ii"essence.," DolO. ln the "rock ,n.i fi.." sa1.ing r,-,gg.r*the .'.t , ,..v n t i g n 1 l " . , _ t spi.it-fi.,. ( " n o t - r a k e n . i n - b 1 ' - c i r c u m s r a n c e s " )o uf, a s.;i;;';;' ,, Kidd suggests a h a r s h e r w a v o f - " k i n g t h e m o n k , , l i s r e . n .T , he p l a i n s a y i r g e c h o e s K i d o - ' sc o m m e n r ; i t a l . o a d ' o c a r e s ,n. .r.ii,.. wayof teachng.

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'.Since N a s t e rN a t l s c t l s l r i t ]t o a r t l c l n k . rhcre's last r.riglrt b e e t ' ra n i c e u ' i n d . " T h e m o n k s a i i l . " S i n c e l a s t n i g l - r t been a nice u'ind," Nansen said. "Thc u incl broke tl-rere's a b r a n c h o f t h c p i n r ' t r e e i n f r o n t o f t h c g a t c . "T h e n ' r o n k ..The said, t i ' i t . i cb ] r o k c a b r a n c l . ro t h c L r i l l e t r e e i n t r t r t - r t ..Since . . l t h e g a t e . ' ' T h e n N a n s e n s i r i . ]t o a n c - ' r h e r monk. l a s t r l g h t t h e r e ' s L . e c n a t l i c e r r ' i n c ] ' ' ,T h e m o n k s a i c { . "What rvir-rcll" N a n s e n s a i . l . " T h c u ' i n , , lb r o k c a b r a n c h o the 1line trec in |ront o| rll.. gate.'' Thc. rrlonk sacl' " W h a r p i n e l " N a n s e n s a i c l ," O n r ' g o t i t , o n c n r i s s e t li t . " i\'ASTElt KltX) ..Al.r. lrlstcad t r N i t t - l s c t .lta ' s r1 . [ 1 x . gt.o s i g hl l n t l s a \ . . cclnlplctc rltit-t.''
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i'1\ l \ S . \ \/ \ ( 1 , T I r c r c ' sl l ( )( ) n r I k n o r r . r"ji:.'rl Hr'lr'.,lt )'Jrl1E. 1 1 . . ' .i '. l I I ) L ' t l l ( ' n ) ( . , l } 1 l \ ( . li ltrts1 . ; t r t l t ' i ( i . ' r r . l . r \ ( k t ) u n s I l 5 a n c l t l 7 ) . l n o n e o f t h c s e k o a n s t , , r ' rn rronks rlo cxactlv the srtttrc tt , rhrng (prrllirrg r-rp r rr ' r r r t r r i n ) r I o g e n s u v s ," O n c g r . r i r.' c t N ' l : r s t c I o n t ' n r i s s c t ] i r . " \ \ ' h a r c v e r H o g c r - r( o r , i n t h c p r c s e n t c a s c , N a n s c n ) m i g h t h a v c s e c n , r ( d s h o r r l i l n o t b , ct a k e n i n b t r h c d i f t c r c n c c [ . , : t w ' e c r r t h c n ' " ' o n r o n k s . W h c t h c r t h c v a c t t h c s a n r c o r r c r . l i f f c r c r . r r l r 'i,f o n t ' makes spccr,rlativc e o m p r r r i s o n s l . u t u r c r r r h c r \ \ ' ( )o , u r h a s f u l l en i r - r r r - r a trtp. K i c 1 i n l p l i e s t h a t b o t h n l o n k s f a i l e c l ' T h i s m a \ ' s L l g g c s tt h e o r ' e r l y c t . l t l s c j c l LZ te s n-]ikelli]t[]re ' ,r i r l l l . t l ' b e i t l t t . t l t ] c .l] o t h . ' r ] i l r ] o g r l ro t si t t . l ad..litionlrr l a p t o t h e t r a p t h e r e a c l e ri s a l r e a t ] r . i ni f h e i s b r e a k i n g h i s heacl or.er the cjifcrence betr',,een the tr'"'o nlc.lnks. Haklrir.r's sr.rbp h r r r s ca n r l p l a i n s a i i n g s u g g c s r r i m i n . l n o r s p l i r i n r r v o . sritr.rtc

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Moniu told Zcr-r:iri l.oriirrsarrva rn constanf fir icgenclnrr scarcl-r ot "the ri'r)'"1ro girrl-rer nrcclicinal herbs, sa1,ing, "carl-rerall tl-rat ca. l.e usc.l as nre.lici.e a.rclbring rhen'r hrrck." Zelr:ai glrtherc.l L.\ er\. herl., taking eac-h rs merlicinc.Tl-rcnhc crrr.n,: "tl'rerc is ncr L.,rck .r.tl .cp'rep113,-1, .'Circ herL. that is rrott.rrcc1icir'rc.,.\'otlitr 'saiJ. nle arrl.rerh that is nlct]icirlc.'' Zctl;lripi.kc,.iLllr.l bl'rt.lc r:grlrss arlc1 l-rar-rtlcrl ir ro N{trr-rirr. N,[trnjr-r hclJ ir up,,,-,.1 sl.rou.c..l ir rrr the peoplc.I{c said. "Tl'ris mctlici.rccur'r kill 'rrrr-r; ir c.l.r also nlrkc nrlrnlivc."
lt..rSTI.R KIIl \\'lren \,lr.rntL ll 'c(-ei'es r h c l . l , r c l co f g r r r s s - t o s n i t f r r r i t i r n . . lh ' n . l i t [.ae k to Zcn:ui. r \ ' 1 , . \ s T lE R l, {Nt lN N { l k c i r s t ee p i n g 1 t ( ) \ ' r ' t ) ) c p ut i t l t r l r c l . l 1 . i c r r f g . r r s s ", l l r r . r i r i s i s n r e t il e i l r t , I ' 1 , . \ 1 \\ '\ ) l \ ( j : ( - i i r . i n g ls n i t i , s r r r . i n u "r r g g c s t s r h r , N ( ) T I i :Z c n : i r i g i r t l r c r i n g i r l l t h c I ' r e r l . sl s " r ) r ( . r l i ( . i n ( ,s 'sal))clrrss' o f r ' r ' e r v t l r i n gl.l o n j L r i r p I r ( ) \ ' e t \ r f t l r i s r c t r r t t l t r ,s r r r r r r , t i n r c i n r p l i r s t h a t " s l r r r c r r r s s "i s r r o t o f l r s t l r r i el r l l t u r c . I n l r s f r r r l r r r h i t r g s' r r r l i r r r l r e i r " t r r r t r i r r r , " t l r . ' r t 'r s . l i t t . , r c a , ' c i r - r" s r r ' r e a c s s . " Ctlltll.itre.lrr'itIl\1oIl'ttr'. s t l t l l e r r ' l l l t.t( ) l l e c l r t L l i l s l tiltttllcllt' tl)c (.())]t l r r n t s t r ) t h . ' k r r . r ni r n p l v r h e s a n r c i , l e a i n i r n ) u r e s r - r g g . s t r r t . r r.. r l

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V/hen monk Fr-rfirst came to meer Masrer Seppo. rhe moment he crossed the rhresholcland sar',' Seppl [he ignorecl him an.ll he rvent ro greerthe man in chargeof the temple Iusually fulfilling rhe janitorial dr,rties]. The next day he came to pay his respectsto Sepp' sar'ing. "Yesterday I did somerhing u'hich annoyed Your Re',,erend." Seppo saicl,"lf you knou' such matters,then quit it." nRstrR xtot Thor.rsirnJs of pcople nrvpl,r.'c. comerhroLrgh
MASTER H,{,KUIN I i r n rb u s y . l,Ll\l\ S,,\\'i\.(i. Thert.''s no necc] ro Sta\' herc long. l r'ou're rlor-rc rr'ith y ' o r - rlr . u s i n e s s ,h t r r r t ' r r 1 -a rn . l I e a v c . ri , r r r l r ' i . \ t ) T f : M r r r r k F L r .t t t i g t r t r r i r rS gc 1 - 1 ' . n r .r i r k c . . rs [ 1 r r \o l " r l i s t i r t t f r c c i l o n r r i f s p i r i t . " \ ' c t u ' e r c h c r c a l l v f r c c . h c r v o r r l t ln o t [ . o t h r r t t r l.rcllk tllc.t.lstolll tl grcetirlgthc nllt.stcr first. Thc colllllltllts stlggr'.\t t h r n l l t L l r i l ll t t r t r . r r l cf o $ t r r r lu n i l l - n r i r n n c r r , tr l i s i fo r .

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One day Master Sekitei saw an atten.lantcoming to the " A t t e n d a n t l "T h e a t t e n d a n t hall with a bowl.He called. "Yes." Sekitei said, "Where are you answered back, goingl" The attendant said. "l am going to take my m e a l . "S e k i t e is a i d ," D o n ' r I k n o w t h a t v o u a r e g o i n g t o haveyour meall" The atrendantsaid,"Bur what elseam i supposed t o s a y a b o u r t h i s l " S e k i t e is a i d ," l a m i u s t a s k ..I i n g a b o u t y o u r t r u e n a t u r e . 'T ' he attendant said, it is you nature ask. then I am about the true that actr-rall1' goingto take my meal." Sekiteisaid,"No wonder you are my attendant."

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c' l r t s t e r, r - i c h i v o .N i c l ' r i v o t o s t - '\ ro thc l-ral1 Monk Sai car-nc s r i ' I. "'{ ficrcc tigcr is rigllt hricc atrtl . f , r p p " . i h i s h , , , - ' . 1ts S a i slitl' "A clcvcr cagle i t : " or.,iri.l.. \\'ho can fight . . t t . c atch itl" Nichi'o sititl' \ \ ' l , . , r * g . , i ' . . , , ot l - r c s k r ' . ;..].n r i'ith.'' Sai sai.l...Lct r.rs t l c l l l t . ' l arc beir.rg.1ifficr.rit t h c l.roblctr u'c are .list h o l r g h ,ro to. rhe tinte tcilg, r e t . u r l l e dt r l h i s l i V i r r g N i c h i \ o s c r t l e , . l . " i s n o t v er cr,rssing n .tl'ring. Nichit'T s.it{, s a i c l S a i s t i c k . ;,-,;.;.;. u.a'i.g his ';l t i n i s h e . ih i r l o f t . " ,'orrpp grttCt arr.l. r - r p 1 . lcl r tlc hastl.rc l.\Kt lN I v I A S T El R tt1-r. Onc hanil rltiscs ()ne lrarr,.l ptrrs(lo\\'ll. ' o t t c si l l l ( l i l i l l \ \ ' l l r t tr t r e \l' t , L tl , i , 1 . . \ l \ . \ )l \ r l , " H u V c n ' t I J t v o r . r r c . g l l l i n g n n g rilr" s a v i r r g . S o l " h c r e J o i n g s t i i l voLr
lis ttl.atl h i s Z c r l t ( ) l l t i g c r l S l t l c t l t r t 1 . l t r cls N ( ) T I ] .N i c l l i } ' c t l I t l l l l r r e s n l t t t r r r ttlt l l t l t r i l l i r r . l t r l g c t l r c V " . l " , ( . , . r . i , i g " clrcit rrrl'rcr. .,lgt. Ilr t l r lrtSlli is l r t l r r r i t t o S c t , l l l s N i c h i v t l t i . ' ' l r i I l r ,i.'*ii'rg lrr..1 tirrislrc.] c t l r , r a l . his T l r . , c O l n n t c l t t s e c h o t h c s p r t r t i l t g I r l t l t l . lt l t t h c t $ t l t r l l l s t e r s ' g i l t t ' t t like conttst.

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t \ { a s r c r H l . l r k l r j . H v a k r . r j i js a i c l .' . \ , 1 a l l' Monk Slli ',r'et'r to ask 1or-r s o m e t h i n g l " S i r i s a i c l , " i l - r o p et h a r s L ) n r c t h i n gi s l l o t \ \ ' o r L ] SF , c l r r r ' l . r an r eet]is thcrc ttl ask]'' Hlaklrj saitl' "Annrrn Ia stltc ir-r : ou s o r i t l ' rC h i n r r l h a s l . c t n s , . r b . i u c . l n it is the north tl-rirt i s t o l . e q o r r i c r l a l . o r r t . " S r i l . r r r c . lh i s to ] . ' H r ' l r k r ' r j s a i . 1 ' c h e s t a t . r cs l a i t i . ' . l s i t s c l ] I s i t t . t t . ls ..Anylvar'. gcr Anr.rr'ltr.. ir is hlrrtl to it is l.rartlto l-ro1ci cl. gerholcl of." Sai said,"lf vou knori'ir, thcn it is all right. I f v o u k n o w ' i t , t h c n i t i s r r l lr i g l - r t . " MASTERKIt).) T l r e r r r r . r u n t ,rrlirtr rr gic s l r r r r {r.i r . r i v c l r L r r ri.. r r
Thc flrce is that o ll lllall. tht l.rcilrttlt lr l.clrst IIN MASTER H,{KT A t I l i c i s i l r l l c a I ll ] c r s o I ] . B t r t h i s * i t r n u v ex i c l t h u t o f u g c n t l c n r a n . / ' 1 - , . \\ 1..\\) / \ ( i : \ ' o r . r e r r n ' tc a i l i t l . l a c k . \ ' o r rr ' l n t c l l l i r r i h i t c . l lo u i t i s t l r c n o r t l r t l r i r t i s r o [ . e N I ) T E , l n " A n r - r r r nl r r r sb e c n s r r l . . l r . r c .n w t r r r i c r l a l . . r r t t , "I l l r r k L r j o s r . l g g c s tr sh l r t l e j c i ' t i n g " r v o r . l s " n r , r t l t t v c ]r'itktrj rhtrs scllr'eto l tlc 1lt.6|.Ig1 l1 . t1 t t c r c l t t c t . il t t t t r t l t c ri t - ti t s 1 1 1 i r i cl . .. t r t i r i s t , f n o r t . c t r rr l i s i n r p l i e st h a t t r r r i s r r l l r i g h t a s f a r a s i t g r r c s l r e g a r c lt l l c r r o f t l . r i r l g sS . l r i c h i r l l e r l g c s[ ] l l r k t r j t ( ) t l l k c h o l . l t l t . . S a i ' ' i f hc can. Hy'rrkLrjo has to a.lnrit thar,',ihcn things irrc pLrrthis uur', it is inrlecr'ln()r iilr cirsv mirrrer. A l l r h e c ( ) n l n l c n r s s r r g g r s tt h r . l i f f i e r " r l t l o t g c t t i n g h . r l . l r r t t h i n g s thrrrugh "worcls."

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It was before Master Sai-in became. a residentpriesr.He was in K1'o Prefectureu'hen he heard the news that Master Nan-in was going to become a resident priest. Thel' Lr5g6 to study Bucldhismrogerher, so Sai.in wenr ro seeNan.in. Upon seeinghim, he said, "l have norhing in particr.rlar to gir'eyou. but on my u'ay rom Kvo Prefec. ture I gor hold of a razor producedin Kozei District.This i w o u l d l i k e t o g i v e t o Y o u r R e v e r e n d , "N a n . i n s a i d , ..You,ve come rom Kyo Prefecturre, haven't youl Then how come you har'ea Kzei razor]''Sai-in' with the razor, made a slashingmovemenr over Nan.in's hand. Nan.in ..Attendant, J saic]' take it a\\'ay. With a Sweepo his slee"'es, Sai-in went awa)'. Nan-in said,"Ha, ha! [Therehe goes.there he goes!]"
MASTER KlD L c t t r s h a i e a l o n g h e a r t - t o - h e a r tt a l k a t ' o r . r o t ld times. MASTER }IAKL]I^V T o r a l k i n t i n r a t c l l ' o f n . r o r r r . r r a i rc r lso .Lrcl-s . c s c , r .a n , . lr h c m o o n . th I ' L , ' \ / \ ' . \ ,/ 1\)' ( ; , A f r i c n . l i s s o n r e o n r .r c a l l v c l o s r . . N()TE. Irr his c1Lrestior-r ctlncertlit-tg tl.rc pllrcc o origir-r t.rf thc rit:c.rr, Nan-in rr-rissc ts he poinr. L)emonstrating thc "u'orking" of rhc razor, ..ll Sai-in sr.rggests that rit:or is a rlr:or.'' Tlre trr'o frient{s o cllc]st'en.. ttl har'e seen c)'c trl cye rr'thcirch othcr. |'r.rr, as the con.rmcIrtssllggcst, their nrecting corrl.l fravc been less ror,rgh.

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..I Master Kegon said, do not want }'ou to holcl back. I you are true followerso Rinzai. Tokusan. Korei. Daigu, Choka, Sensu [Zen masterso old]. r'ou do not har'eto beat around the bush. You are askedro go diretly to rhe point, and I, Kegon, rvill give you the proo.'' Master Shukaku stepped orward and bowed. Then he straightened up and shouted, "Karsul" Kegon shoured back. Shukaku shouted again, an.l once more Kegon shouted back. Shukaku then borvecl,rose, ancl saicl. ..Evervbodv. l e t u s l o o k a t t h e f a i l u r eo t h i s m a n . ' 'T h e n he shoutedone more time and u'ent back into the cro.,vtl, clappinghis hancls. K e g o n r e r u r n e d t o h i s l i v i n g q u a r t e r s .A t r h a t r i m e Master Fuketsu was irr chargeof rca.l ing the sr-rtras. He went up ancl i'rsked Kegon abotrt the clay'shappenings. ..The people o Setsr'r[1..,rot.lt1.l1',,r'here Kegon saicl. Shukaku rr'ttsroml are ba.]-tct't'rpcrc..1' To.lir1.Ir'u.as t h o r o u g h l yh u m i l i a t e ch l y ShukakLr. Now lct nic garhcr nr)'men. girr l-rinr a gcto.ll.eating, anc'lcl'rase hir-n or-rr of here." Fr-rkerstr saitl, "lt is too latc to r]rive hinr ar','ar'. Moreovcr, )'or.rrRt-'r'eren.l l'rasIrccn ltr-rtting things toct strongly. Yor-r aske,-l I'rinr to go ilirectlvtcl fhc l.'oint. Sincc he is a l'ollou'r'r t'hat l're.li.i is onll proper." trt Rir-r:ai. Only then clicl Kegor-r's ansL.rclie rlou'r-r. Fukctsr,r thcn wcnt to raik the nrittter ovcr u'irh ShukakLr. Shrrkakrr saicl,"Fcrr lvhat reasonmllst VoLlappease that olrl nrlnl He shoul.l l'rave beatennre r','ith his stick hcforc lasktcl. Then rnv wor.ls rvoul.l havc sl',rra.l. Nou, since hc tli.l not br'i'lt mc Lrp,ntv Vu't'rds $'ill not grrflrr." Fukctsrrslriti. ..This got.re sar'ng of 1'ourshlls alreac.ll flrr.''
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M A S T E RH A K U I N C l e v e r ,c l e v e r . alone. rto u g h n e s s \ (]y , I t i s r - r ' I ' L . ' \ 1 \ ' - \l A . iclo's comment N O T E ,T h i s k o r . r ri-sr b e s r r a k e . i t t i r s i i t c c r a l r . r c K a s a l r e a c 1 1 . g o rf.a rr e. ' ) ( i n s t e a co l F u k c t s r . r ' s . . T l - rs ia s r i n g o 1 . r l r . rh rs nr f a n l c .T l l e r e i s r r c l sr - t l [ . i t i cilo t o i n d a u l t r r i t l r S h r . r k a k t t 'a Seems n the bllancc gh a t i s l t o t r c a l ( " j r - r i cie r-rsi cn l o o k i n g f o r s o r r c r l - r i n t a v i t - rs gt r g g e s t h o t eh r a s c a n r l 1 . , l a i ls H a k r , r i r r 's st t l ' s r i t r . t tp b,cam"). 'r sctr nla' l'e some*hat "rotrgh.''his l'crfilrrrlitltl-rougS h h L r k a k L r 'Z a n c ei s " c l e v e r . "

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A monk aske.l \,{aster "On rhe.piain where Yrrkusirr-r, short grassgro\\'s. rher..are I'rerels of .jeer.V,l,ratshoul.l one rlo to shoot rhe tleer among .lecrl" \'akrrsanslri,,l. ..Watcl.r out or trlr.arror'''].. Thc nronk Iet himself tall. Yakusan saicl ro his arrendanrs,"Drag out this urseless ,.This cortrrse l" The nronli rhen rvenriru'ar,. \'akr-rsan said. fellou'pia1's aror-rncl ri'itl'r mr-rcl. Hr. knori,sno limits."
\1,\STER KIIX) I t i s s c a r v l i \ ' r n ga l ( ) l r ei n r u - o r lrl irr.lrsc. \ 1 , ' \ : i T Elll(, \ K L l \ V ' h u t r r . l o r r k , . . r ' 'l s r i r c h i l r g - 1 . o 5t,ltr i s i s .
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r i i e n r r r n ki n r 1 . l 1 g t i5 rrrr i t i . A . ,u l r o i s " r l r c r l r , c ; r l.n ) r . ) n . l!e e r." Ilcing lr t o o s c l l - . s r r t i s t i(." '. 1ep l r r y s r y i r l r1 t g r l " ) ,r l r c p t p p k 1 r , , . . . r r " r 1 . 1 , , ,, "..1 lr ii g r r r n( c" l r ck r r o rs r no linrir.").
KiJil's .()ll)Il]llt i\ ll()t ..]e.tr. i...tt ir nrrtr inrpll ill. nrorrk's i r t t c r i o r i i l i r s c o n r p u r c . { * i t l r Y o k r r . , r n ' s i t r r h . r r i t r '( " r r no l , l l r o r r s c " ) . l-lrrkrrin's . l r l . s r i t l r t e p h r r r s r . r n r l p l x i y l s l t t i n g s L r g g c s rr ' r i r i r - i s n t rrf the

1,1 l riis h sp 11 11 l lp il .. ., 1, " \ \ ' i r t c l r( ) L r t f( ) l . n l \ i l r r ( ) \ \ . . ' ) ' ; r k r r s l r r . i r r r ls 1. is 1R r lu vg g c s t s " \ \ ' i t t a lt)) t c "( ) r " r i l t tt ee lltr t rnr no orrL krrn n,!,.."" I l , rn l re ,r 'r ,r ir l ,r,,rtrtiir r i' li t ,r ;r ,, i, .. , 'r .n . I n rr r, lg t c,l.lf,r,r1 li l ', a . , l l

t ll lrtt s l r N N( t) )tTtL r, i l| rr r " \\\\' ll ) ( )n (r ) t( r) ru r lr1 ]1 .1 )( ())((rrtttl t t r n( r ',(i1 it t( () )\ l ) t l,'.t ,l . rl 'c r, rc i lrl n n((rrn lt gg rlccrl," tlr., t l t t l t l k c 1 u c s t i t l t l s\ ' l t k t t s l t t l t s t i l l l l s i r r s i g h r r l t o t l l e e t l ] ig ullrl t . ' r r n t lr rt t ',rI'tlr ltl l

t r t o n k ' s" s l r o r i . "

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No Nome Masrer Choshi asked a monk, "Where do you come from?" The monk said, "From KOseki Hermitage on ..What M o u n t K y k a . ' 'C h o s h l s a i d . kind ot manls the head of your hermitage?" The monk said, "He is an old and respectable man who followedMaster Baso."ChOshi said,"What is he calledl" The monk said,"He is si'n'en no .,He name.''Choshi sad. gir'eshimself no name' or you give hin-r no namel" The monk said, "Where are the eyes o f t h i s e l d e r l ym a n l " C h o s h i s a i d ." l f t h e h e a d o f y o u r hermitagecame here roday, he would have to tasre my stick." "l am lucky Your Reverendlet ir go at rhnr," saicl ..lt the monk. Choshi said. u'llbe clificult to ini]sr-rch a monk one hunc.lred vearsrom norr'''' MASTER KIDT Barbariiins enter China.
M A S T E RH A K U I N A mutt'eats a b i t t e rn . r e l o n . PtAlN -S.{)'INC, A br-rr-rch of blockheacis. NoTE, The subjecrof the clialogueL.*ll'eenChoshi ancl rhe rnorrk is not the head of the rnonk's herrnirage L . u t r h e Z e n o f r l . r em o n l t h i m s e l f .I n " H e i s g i v e n n o n a m L - , 'r h e m o n k s l r g g e s rrsh a r t h e " r r r . r e n a t u r e ' 'o f t h i n g s ( r n r r o r k r r )i s n o t t o b e c l e i n e dI.n . . W l r e r e a r e t h e e y e so f t h i s e l d e r l y m a n l . " r h e m o n k r r i e s t o l u r e C h o s h i i n t o t h c s p h e r eo f r , , a t w h i c h p o i n t C h o s h i s u g g e s r s t h a r i f i n s r e a do f m r r t h e m o n k h a d r e s p o n d e dw i r h u ( " t h e h e a d o f r h e h e r m i t a g e " )h ,e w o u i d n o t i r a v el e r h i n r e o . K i d s r . r g g e sr like ..barrh s a t t h e m o n k i s c l e a r l r 'd i s r i n g r ' r i s h e(d barians n C h i n a ' ' ) o r t h e e n l i g h t e n e o J n e h e i s .H a k t r i n ' s sut.srirtrte p h r a s es e e m st o i m p l y t h a t r h e r ea r e w a y so f k n o u . ' i n g the orhereven i he may not express h i m s e l f i n w o r d s . T h e p l a i n s a y i n ga p l r e a r s to b e a Z e n - l i k ew a y o f p r a i s i n gC h o s h i a n d r h e m o n k .

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''Where Master Tzan asked a monk' you been]'' ha.,'e "l've The monk sai.l, been saunteringin the mounrain." .'Did you reach the top of rhe mountain?'' Tzan said, ..I ..\7ere The monk said. did.'' Tozan said, rhere people at the topl" The monk said, "There rvasno one." Tlzan ..You ..I said, d i d n o r r e a c ht h e r o p . ' ' T h e m o n k s a i t 1 . I did not, how could I know rhat therewas no one rherel" Tozan said, "Why don't you sray rhere for a whilel" The monk said. "l would like to stav, only someone in the Western HeavenIDaruma]does not allou' me."
V A S T EK RI D i t i s n o t t h a t 1 , , ' , ' o u ln to l t l i k e t o s r a \ 'b , r . r r h e r e a r ci e w r h a r I k n o r v . \4ASTER I'{AKL'IN I lrn-r irrai.] tlrlrt1 slrall lose all nl1 of tspriI-rg. l,L,.\1\'\',\)'1\'t1. When it conresto trlle flirttlrc.there is Iltr..1t'tcsrir..ltl il acLl u ilin t altce. N O T E , " T h e t o i r o f t h e r n o u n t a i n " r c i c r s t o r l ' r .s : r a r eo f c r . r l i q h t c n r n e t l t ,l n . . T h . . r e \ \ ' tn s o c . l n e . 't'h e n r c l n ks u g g e s t s t l r e t n r ra s p e c to e n l i g h r e n m c n rT . o - : i r no , n t h e o r h e r h a n . l . i m p l i e s t h a r i t i s b e m e rr o avoid rhe categories of "is" and "is nor" wher.'the "rop" is conc e r n e d 'I n . . W h y c l o n ' t i ' o r . s ' ' z a r - r l a y st h e T r t a i ' t l r e r et o r a r r ' h l e ] . nh e r e " a n J " r h e r e " ) .I n h i s r r n s w e r h e t r i r po f d i s t i n c t i o n ( b ' e t w e e " m o n k i m p l i e st h e p r i n c i p l eo f r e t r . r r n i ntg o the common worLl (ofrr). Conlpared with the monk's someu'hat doctrinaran ilnslr.er, Kid's comment suggests t h e r n r ra s p e c to f e n l i g h t e n n r e n t in more c o m m o n t e r m s .H a k u i n ' s s u b s t i t u t ep h r a s es u g g e s r t sh c " r h e r e i s n o one" state of ren.rair.rin og n t h e " r o p " l w h e r e a sr h e p l a i n s a y i n g i m p l i e s t h a t t h e n a t u r e o f e n l i g h r e n m e n ti s n o t t o b e c l e i n e d (in terms of nru or u).

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Secret Language Ministcr Seishoshobror.rsht his contribution to Master Ungo and aske.l,"BLrJdha has his secretlnnguage. ir,hile Kasl.r[BLrdc1ha's disciplel ner'er hides ani'thing. What does that mean]'' Ungo then callecl Seishsho. who a n s u ' e r e J ," Y e s . " U n g o . s a i d , " D o v o u r u n d e r s t a n r l l " "No, I do not." Ungo saicl. "lf r,'ou saici, SeishoshO clo not r-rnclcrstan.'1, it shou'sthat BLr.l.il'ra i'ras his secrctlanguirge . If vou .lo r.rnJcrstanJ. that nleilns Kasl'ro nevcr hitles a n v t h i n g".
\IASTER K]D.) (()nlv rvith,'crtuin rrlritcrs)\\'herc tl'rc Illrtisrer i]trcs ttirt ut)rlcr{s et r t n J , r l l r i c h t . I t I . l i t l r r o t , I w t r t r i . l I r ( ) fi l n : \ \ c r , s t i l l r ! 1s,i l \ ' ," i ' . t r r . t
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.'\'cs.'. Ki.l strggesrs tlrar ir-r ittls*'crirlg. S t i s h c . s h J r l c sl t r l t l er s t l t r r . l t i r l r t " r ' r o t i r r n gi s l - r i . l J c n . " H r r L r . r i n ' s s r . r [ . s t i t r r tp ch n r s e s l r g g c s t st h l t r v l l c r e L , r r g o c i r ] l s . ' S c i s h o s i - t ' ' 'c r . c r r . t 1 l ! . li S e X l l o s e t l . . , ' , . h e r c l t ts }rc p l i r i n s u l i r r g s c en r s r o i n r p l v t h i r t c i r c h 1 . g 1 . s l 1h 1a s t o a r r s u ' c r r l r c P r o b i e r r ro f r l r c k o r r r rb ) ( r r n . lf o r ) i r i r r i s c l t .

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When Masrer Tokusht cirnrero see Masrer Rokun'ron, Rokumon asked,"\\'here havevc'u rc'centlv come ironrl" "From Yokuin. La-st Tokusho sai,,.l. night I stal',-'d o!,c.r ar 'fivc Hokoii Cliff." Roklrmon saiil. "\X'l'ricl-r of the ..1.c,.' c'ye, clivineevc,eveof u'is,-lorr. of rhe law.anciof Irnaterial Buddhal is rhe e,ve proprerl" Tokrrshosaitl,"l h;rve Ln..rw,r'r ..\\rhat Your namL'or a li:rlgtin-re.''' Roktrn-rorr saic]. has this plecegc)r ro clo r','irh vor.rl" Toklrsho sair'l , "\\'har irrr talkinc al.or.rtl" vor.r
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\1.{STEI{ I , \ K tl \ I r l l l ) ) c c s p r ' c i r l l yf r )5 e c I t t u r R c y c r c p . l I ' l - . \ l \ S . \ )1 \ ( j : I r i r r ) ) t 'i t l l t h i s \ \ ' r t \ ' , s() rrhr' ,1,,n'r \()u pr(,1)rtrr, srlnrcth ing.' ''tr()r]l N()TL: lrl lttlsrr'crittt g] l l r t ) l c ( . ( ) n ) e s \'t.krrirt.'T ' tlkLrslr \lrtltks to rhe pclitlr.Rokr.tt.lltln t r i c s t t l t r l r 1 lf . . , [ r . ' . 1 - ' lt r l l s l l e c t r I l l t i r cl t r g t t ' n l e t l t t h l t t h l r s r r o t h i r l g t t l t . l t l r r i r 1 l r l l c s i t t r l r t i r l t lo t T t l k t i s h l r r r r l I { t l k u t t l o r lt a c i r l g c a c h t l t j l c r . H r l r r ' e r . t r . T t l k t r s l r r c t t t s c st i l l . c t l t k c t l in lttr.lsticks ttl tllc b'r.rsirles os f I l i s h l r r ' i r l gl . ( ) I ) ) ttl sce l{tlkttt.tttlt.l' R t t k r . t r n o nr e s l ) r ) l r ( l \ to Toklislrt's rrrlk, ir,rgcrring rrl.out tltr."tivt, ,h t is Tokrrslro ironicrr]lr'5ug{esr c ) c s " p r ' 1 r b l r ' m . , At (s in "\\'hrrrrrrt a [ . o r r t ] " )t h r r r i t i . ' a s f t c r ', r l l h e w l r t r i s p i l l 1 i r r t r l t e s r r i t r g s . 1 ' o r .tri r l k i r . r g K i . l i r r l t . l i c st l r l r t R t l k i r l l l t l t - t i s I l t l r i l r r c t ' . l le t l t . l L t g i lr l l tllc,.lltlict,tlf ' "rlrear)s ( t r l t c s t r i r c o r h c r ) l n h c r c l r . l - l r r k r - r i ns 's u l . s fr r r . r f tl . h r u s c . u r ! i S L l g g c S tr i l c t - t l l t t r r a J l t I i t t l ( 1 t l f t l r c . . c ( ) l l . l i l ) g | ( ) s C c 1 l l l r i r rs i l r ' i r . r g sonleonc" sitLliltiL)lt.

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A monk brought a child to seeMaster Kyosho and said, ..This boy alays loves to ask about the teaching of Buddha. Your Reverend, piease test him and see." Kyosho orderedthat tea be brought in. After having tea, to he handed the cup to the child. The child was about ..Now said, hand and his take it when Kysho withdrew can you tell mel" The child said,"Pleaseask." The monk asked,"'What do you think of this child's ideasl"Kyosho monk for one life or said, "He will just be a rule-abiding two."
MASTERKIDO hit. The morrk eqr-rall-v HAKL]IN MASTER O n c u ' i l l k n o u ' a ft e r t h i r t y y c r r r s . I'Li\l\ S..\\'l\'(l: Quite iI snlilrt one. \ \ ' r o n gr v i r h t h e c h i l . l . T h c o t r c l r " h oi s r t t N O T E ,T h e r e i s r . r o t h i n g c o n f u s c s " c h i l c l - m i n d " r ' , ' i t h" Z c r r - r l r i n t l . " rvl.ro flulr is thc nror-rk Kysllo's last renllrrk, as rvell as Kiclo's conlnlcnt, is intctrcictllls lt pl l a i n r th er a s ea r . r c H a k u i r r ' ss r . r b s t i t r . p r e p r o o fo f t h c m o n k ; u ' h c r e a s child. rhc tor'r'ar,-1 attitutlc comnronserrse sLlggcst il saylng

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one day Master Rasan was accompanying Master Gant as an artendant on his mountain u,alk-. Suddenly he called out, "Masrerj" Canto said, ,'What is irJ" Rasan drew near,bou'ed,and said, "Didn'r your Rer.er."J;;;; at Master Tolans placerhirry yearsago?And did vo" no, disapprove o f T z a n ] ' ' G a n t l s a i d . : , Y e s 't h a t i s t r u e . , , Rasan said. ..Did you noc follow the teachingo Master ..Yes.'' Tokusan }'et nor appro\'L. o hlm:'' Gant s-aicl, Rasan said. ..Let uS not ask abour vour disapp,o,'"fo T o k u s a n .b u r w h a t a u l rd i d y o u i n d i n T o z a n i ' 'A f t e r a long while canto said. ..Tzan was fine. onl1'he hac]no light." Rasan rhen bowed
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B Y T HE A U T H O R OF The Sound of the One Hand

H e r e ,f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e i n E n g l i s h , are the hundred"perfect" koans of the Kidgoroku, one of Zen Buddhism,s m o s t i m o o r t a n tc l a s s i c s . U s e d f o r c e n t u r r e s t o i n i t i a t et h e n o v i c e i n t o t h e t o p s y - t u r v yw o r l d t h e s e p a r a d o x i c a ls t o r i e s w e r e of Zen enlightenment, s e l e c t e d a n d r e s p o n d e dt o o v e r s e v e n h u n d r e d y e a r s a g o b y t h e C h i n e s e m a s t e r K i d o C h i g u a n d w e r e l a t e r r e s p o n d e dt o a g a i n b y t h e J a p a n e s e s c h o o l o f H a k u i n . T h e i r h u m o r a n d s p o n t a n e i t yi n t a c t , t h e k o a n s a r e a c c o m p a n i e d b y a p e n e t r a t i n gc o m m e n t a r y w h i c h e x p l o r e s s u c h m y s t i f y i n ge l e m e n t s o f Z e n p r a c t i c e a s t h e " t h e r e m o t e q u e s t i o n , "" t h e t r a p , " " o v e r p l a y i n go n e ' s Z e n , " a n d " t h e f r e e d o m - o f mind Zen show." Dr Hoffmann'sunique insightinto the workings of the Z e n m i n d e n a b l e t h e r e a d e r t o e x p e r i e n c ef i r s t h a n dt h e s u b t l e t y a n d power of the exchangethat occurs between Zen master and student Y o e l H o f f m a n n i s a m e m b e r o f t h e f a c u l t y o f H a i f a U n i v e r s i t y ,w h e r e h e l e c t u r e s o n P h i l o s o p h y ,J a p a t t e s e l a n g u a g e s ,a n d B u d d h i s m sy Karen Becker' F o r e w o r d b v M a s t e r H i r a n o S o j ' W i t h i | | u s t r a t i o nb

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