Every End Exposed: The 100 Koans of Master Kidō—With the Answers of Hakuin-Zen [Paperback ed.] 0394734289

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T H E 1 O OP E R F E C T K O A N S O F M A S T E R K I D O WITH THE ANSWERS OF HAKUIN-ZEN T R A N S L A T E D ,W I T H A C O M M E N T A R Y . BY YOEL HOFFMANN

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I u ' i s h t o . l r a n t h c . r r r c r - r r i t r nt r t r h e r c a r l er t o t h e f a c t t h a t in Mlrsrer Kitió's coll)lllL'nts to these hr.rrlclredkoans. thcre lrre ncl secrets. Thrsc cor-nrlcnts \\'ere nratlc know'n to Zen novices ancl t { t . t . t r t c rcisg l t t l r . . n t t I r c h c g i I r n i I r g I. t h i n k r h . r t t I r e 1l ) f Üi l S t . l r ) s r ' l I S o n e c a n p o s s i b l r , c o n l e t o u " p c 1 f c c 1 " a n s \ \ ' c rt o i l k o a n , a n c l , i n m y ..secret'' v í e . , v ,t h e i l n s w L ' r Sl a t e r a p p c n . i c d b . y H a k r . r i n ' s s c h o o l o f u'r.'te, Zen at besr, sr-rperflr-ror-rs. Japanese The koans and iinsu'ers presentecl h.'re shoul.l b,eabsorbccl by each person accorcling to his or hcr or',r-r natLrrc ancl shoulcl serve to .leepen ont''s i.lppÍeciiltiorrfor Zcn. Dr. Hoff mirnn's excr'llent tralrslat i o n o f t h i s s e v e n - h u n c l r e d - l e a r - o l dC h i n e s e c l a s s i c , a n c l h i s p e r c e p , t i v e c o m m e n t a r y . m a k e i t a c c e s s i b l et o p e o p l e f r o m a l l u ' a l k s o Í l i f e and this is a source of grear sarisfacrionfor me. HIRANO SOJO * Th.' tirst n a r r J n f e . r r e r l e s T h c S o r i n c lo / r h e O n c H c u r J , t r a n s , Y o e l H o f f m a n n ( N c u ' \ ' o r k : B a s i cB o o k s . 1 9 7 5 ) . - Y . H .

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í s Z c n ] ' ' H o u ' r n a n 1 ' Z e n n r t r s t c r sh a r . e b e e n i r s k e d t h i s q u e s . t i o n . a n d h o , , r ' m a n \ ' ,L . v u a v o f a n i t n s w e r . h a r e h e l t l u p a h o o k , a n u p p l c . , , r s ( ) n r ( ' \ \ t h corl - j c c r u h i c h h i r p p c n e . lr o l " c w i t h i n r c r r c h .r r n d r c - s p o n r l c rul ' i t h : " W h a t i s r h i s l " Mtlst clí..rsr,r'o,'rl.] bc ternp1qd to anS\\'r-tsr'rchl t]ttestioÍlb1.resorti n g t o t ' t t r k n o u . | . ' . l g ct . í I o n g u i r g . '1. . h i l . ' t . ' 1 . h ro' r, l . h r . s i c s S. u c h l n a n s \ \ . ' c rl,r o u ' e v c r , i s t o r a l l v i r r e i c v a r . r tT. h a t t h i s i s s o c a n b e p r o v e t J b v m e a n s o f a s i r r t f . l ee \ p c r i n l ! ' t l r : T r v l r n s s c r i n g t h c ( l u e s t i o n w h i l c t ' h s e r r . i l t \! ( ) t t r \ t . Ii tír ; t m i r r r r r .t r r i I t r h e n r ( , s ( . l l \o. íÜ. * . r y n. g o i l t .Y ( ) t l u ' i l l s o o n t i r . r Jt h l r s t r n r c t h i n g i s n e r r r i g h t . T r v i n g r o c x p l u i r r n ' h t ' a n t ' s ' . t c h a n s u c r n r i s s c st h c l . o i r r r u . ' o r - r llr.lc l i k e o P e r a t i n g t r n a p u r i er r t r ' , i t h i r c l i r t v s c a l l t c l ,f o r r l . r es o l r - r t i o nt o t f r e p r - o l . l t n ' i . l , . r c sl r r ' t tl i c r n t h . ' - s c r r r c h i o r i l n a n : \ ! ' e r . b L r t i n t l r e . i i s ' appeurance of thc qucstion. V'hat is "\\'hrrr isl"l No nrore rllan r. t ia n t h c r l L l c s t i o n p o s e r l b y t l - r c trap. ()nlr u'helr tlris is r.rn,.lcrstooe Zttl nrasttrs hc prope rlr' i]ns\\'crÜJ. T l r c Z c r r k t ) i ) o r. r r r i . l J I c . i . t u ] i r t l i t l i h r r i ) l ' s :i 1 s 1 r 1 1 1 1 r 1i .r (s ,qr r r l t i n t h c m i n c l t r r r r v o i c lt h e m . T h e k o a n i s r p a r a r l o x . l t c h a l l e n g e s o r - r r ordinar.) ratiirrralin. 1r is tlc-sigrretlto hre ak tlou'n thrrsc evcrl'rlay m e r . r t a ll - r a b i t sr i h i c h . Z e n B r - r c l t l h i s r nr . n r i n t r r i n s ,l . l i n . l r r s f r o m o l r r n i r t L r r e .8 1 ' t h e s a m c t o k e n , r h r ' k o a r r i s i n t c n d e c ] a s a s p r l r t o o L l r c r c a r i \ , c i t l t r r i t i t l n . r r ' h e r e i n r e ' s i t ] c so u Í l ) o t e Í l t i i l li o r l r w l r k e n i r l g from rhe misconccptitrns that cnsnare lrs in ir worlcl of logic anc{ i n t e l l e c r . i r r , i n Z c n , a r . r ' r - r rol df s u f t c r i n g . But do nor expect ro find abstract philosop[,, herc. The Chinese m a s t e . r sw h o f i r s t c l e v e l o p e c kl o a n p r a c t i c e a b h o r r e d t h c a b s t r a c t i o n s t l r a r t ] i s r a r l c t r. . r sÍ r c r mt h e c o n c r c t e } ] J r t i c u l a Í so t . i i f e . l t i s o n l v h e r e , n o w . i n t h e " s r - r c h n e s s c" . l ' r h i n g s t l r . r rm e r n i n g c r r n b e s o u g h t . H c n c e , r h c k o a n J e . r ] . u ' i t h q r r i t c o r J i n . l Í \ c \ ' r ' f l t So. t t c n i n a n c c r r l r 1 ' a r r J l r r c \ . e r e n tm l l n n e Í . Althor.lgh ctlmposec] oí u'orc]s. thc koan cloes not work throtrqh t l r e m e d i u m o í l a r - r g u a gacl o n e . l t s p u r p o s c i s r a t h e r t h e t r a n s m i s s í o n

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..nleirnit.tgs.'thirr trf a r e o í r e no n i 1 ' h i n t e da t k . 1 ' l a n g u a gTc l.r c k o a r r e x c h a n g c i s i r f o r m o f c o m m n n i c a t i o n t h a t r - r t i l i : e sl a n g r r a g tt' o ( o n \ c v t h e v a l r - rtcr i s i l e n r u r r . l c r . r i r ri rn.{l . r n u n \ l r r ( ( i 1 l r . { i tl rl rg, l r t r l l n s c Ú n d tsh c l i n g u i s t i ( . a s s t l l l ] p t i otnhsa t r o o o i t ( l l t t t i s . h l t l .oct t r p e r c e pito n o í r e a l i t , v . I n Í a c t , m a n } k o a n s d e s c r i b . er r ' o r c l l e s sc n c o t l n t c Í s b e I r ' ' ' e e n m a s t e r s .S o n r e i n v o l v c o c c a s i t n . r l l yh a r s h p h y s i c a lc o n t a c t b c r u ' e e n t e a c h e ra n d s t u t l e n t .T h i s i s p a r t o f t h e s e v c r ec l i s c i p l i n er h e n o v i c ei s r e q u i r e . Jt o u n r J e r g oZ. e n e J u c i r r i o nr e q u i r c sn o í o r n l a l l . t r o kI c i r r n i n g . O n t h e c o n t r a r l ' , i t u ' o u l c l b e m o r e a p r l i d e s c r i b c r la s a n r r r r l e u r n i r trgh.e s r r i p p i n ga r ia v o f c r r o n ! ' o u sl r s s u m p t i o r r s . K o i r n p r a e r i c ci s s l o r i ' i l n \ la r . l t l o L t S . L . l . o( n' n t ( r i n g . ll l l L ] Í l A s r c r \ ' . t h c n o r ' i c ei s c a l l e du p o Í 1t t ]c o t r f o r mr t l t h e s t r i c r r r . r l t o ' sf Z e n a l . r ctlo m e . l i r a r ef o r c e f u l l vo r ) t h e k o a n e v c r v r ' , h e raer . r dr r t a l l t i m . ' s .Y r ' a r s m i g h r p a s si n c o n c e n t r a t i o no n i r s i n g l er i c l c l l eB. u t r e a l i : a t i o ro) c c L r r s w i r h a s u r l r l e n I r e st hs i r rh c l i c st l r c p u i r r s r i l k i n tgí t o r t t h i l t l . r c . . e . l c .i t. .l A w a k c n e c l ,o n e ex e r c i s e su h a r a p p e a r st o b e a n " a l . s u r , . l i s tc"o r - n m o n serlserr'hilc roanling throtrgh il unir'erseoí c]iscor'rrse lrtrtl rclatirltll l ' 1 ' s t i tiln g r o r h c o r - r t s i d c r . ships that is genr-rinem T H EK 1 1 ) ( X l o l i ( ) K t Thc sayingsof Master Kiclo corrsisrof onc frr.rnrlle.l ki.alrssclcctecl from r'aritlt'lsolder sor.rrces |.r rhe Chincsc mastcr Kitlcl ChiÍ]Lr(HsLi. t ' a n g c h i h - y L i ) ,r i ' h o l i v e r l r l u r i n g t h e S r r r - r gL ) r ' r ' r a s r(y9 ( ) 0 -l 2 T 9 ) . Kicleraddecihis o,,r'rrconrlnenrsro each of rhc koansl aftcr l'risclcath t h e c o t n m e n t sw e r ec o n . r p i l e chly t h e m a s t c r ' sr l i s c i p l e s . In Jr-rpar-r the onc l.rr.rntlrecl koarrsof Master Kic]ó arc a 1.''art of thc koatl teacl.ringreserr'cdfor an a.{r'ancedstirgctlf tl.re1rracrícc. They a r e c s l . c ie, r l l v v l l u e J l o r t h r i r c y ( l u i s i ( c. l l r r r t 1 ,s i n i l t l i . ' i r. 1; r n . l ilptness.K i.]ö's comnleÍ1tSarc rcgllrt1ccl by t-l-ratrr' knoll'lt'tigcir[.l.' Zcrl practitionersro be the enrL.o.Jinr.'nr of the "pertect iuts\\.'er. ln pract i c e t h e m a s t e rg i r ' e st l l e P u p í l b . o r ht l - r ek o a r ra n d K i d o ' s c o n l m e n t . T h e a n s w e r t h a t t h e p u p i l i s e x p e c r c ctl o p r o v i c l ec o n s i s r so f a s u b s t i t u t e p h r a s e a n . . J" p l a i n s a y i n g " :t h e s e a r e m u c h l a r e r a d . l i r i o n s , c o m p o s e db y t h e J a p a n e s eZ e n m a s t e rH a k u i n ( 1 ó 8 5 _ 1 7 6 8 )o r b y h i s disciplesH . a k r - r i no r i g i n a t e dt h e k o a n - t e a c h i n gs 1 ' s r e mi n J a p a n ,a n d it was he ancl his school who estal.lisheclrhe sequenceof koans to be u s e d i n t h e t r a i n i n ga n d t h e " c o r r e c r n e s s o" f t h e a n s w e r st o r h e m .

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t h e p o i n t . S u c h v e r s i o n sd o n o t a p p e a ri n a n y p u b l i c a t i o nb u t o n l y i n t h e p r i v a t en o t e s o f Z e n n o v i c e so r m a s t e r su h o h i r r . 'uen d c r g o n e '.one hun.lredkoansof MasterKic]ö.'' (I wish to t h e t e a c h i n go f t h e n o t e t h a t I d i d n o t r e c e i r , teh e s ev e r s i o n sf r o m a n y o f t h e p e o p l em e n ) he r i o n e d i n c o n n e c t i o nr v i t h t h e p r e p a r a t i o no f t h i s t r a n s l a t i o n . T a l r e r n a r i r . er . c r s i o n o Í r h e s u t . s t i t u t e p h r a s e s e e m s r o i n t e r p r e t ,.r.oicl''), ..cloud whereirs a n s w e r ' 'a s i m p l y i n g r n r r( . . n o t h i n g . ' ' Etchü's ( " t h e p l a i n s a y i n g s u g g e s t st h e c o m m o n s e n s el { i s , " " e x i s t e n c e " ) a t t i t u r c lteo t h e q u e s t i o nc o n c e r n i n gt h e d e c e a s e dm a s t e r .

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..Where Master Etchü askcd Master Nansen. dcl yor't ..I ' a n s e ns a i d ' c o m e f r o m K o z e i D i s t r i c t . ' ' c o m eÍ r o m ] ' N ,'Did y o u b r i n g t h e p o r t r a í ot í B a s o[ N a n s e n ' s Etchusaid, ..This is it''' Etchü saic.l. masterw ] i t h y o u 1 ' 'N a n s e n s a i d ' "How is it from the backl" Nansen u'ithout a lvorc'l r.l'it h c'lrerv. N4ASTERKlt)Ő N a n s e n . w i t h l r s c u Í ío f h i s i o o t . r , r . a l kas r ' r ' a r ' . lJAKtllN IvIASTER Eve rl' s1.osis at stllr.rt.'lvrcal. / ' 1 , . . \ l.\\'. \ )1 \ ( ) , T h e n ' r o r c . , ' o r -lrr . r o kL r p i r t i r . t h c t a i l c r i t g c t s . T h c l l r o r e - v o ( rc t r r i t . r h c h a r t i c r i t g e t s . l f t t ' t r rr h i n k i t i s i n t h r f r o n t . i t i s i n r h c b r r c k .l f l o L r r l r i n k i t i s i n t h c l . a c k . i r h a s n e i r h c r s h a . l o * ' n o r f ( ) i l 1 )\.' o r ( 1 .l o r r l l l r ' s s - i t i s i r r s ri t .

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..How Gugunyö [an offlcial]askedMaster Etchű. c]idvou practiceri'hilevou u'erestavingon Hakugai Mountainl" EtchU called in a child. strokeclthe chilcl'sheaclwirh his '.Ií h a r l d .a n d s a i d , i t i s a ] e r t s. 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 , .nr o t b e , - l e c c i v ebdl ' p c o p l e . " Gugunyö was speechlcss. N í A S T E RK l t ) o Fron-rhere orl I r'r'illr-rolclrrger scat.chí.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 tgvr ( \ \I\r u l r r l t ' r r r i r i r r !. ,l .t ri l . l 1 ' 1 - , \ 1S\. ' \ )l \ ' ( ; ' A h , E . r c h L r r. r r r l Y r r g 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 ( ) T E . C ) r . r g t r n , vcót 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 161i . . g . ' . . 1 1 ''tclrellirlg.'' l t l 1 . 9 i 1 1 1 j 1a1r . r h e c I l i l J I j k e n r i r l . l .E ' r e h ü s t r g g e s t (sl i r t c t e xp c r l c l ) c c . K i c l ö r e p l a c c s C ) r r g r . r r r r . ör'r . h o l t p 1 l a r e r r r l 1 . . . l o elsl ( ) t t l l l ( l c r s t i l l ] t l E t c I l ü ' s n l c a n i l l g , a n t ] r ' , . l r r 'tsc . ll t c i c l 1 .r' th 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 . H l k r . r i r t ' ss l r b s t i t r . r t cp 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 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". 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 fatherli kindncss.

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9 A Cry stal VesselF íLLed with lce 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 ea r e of no help. what Jo )'ou want me to sayl" Kanzan bowed anc'lwithdreu'. MASTER KIDO He thinks that br. n.rvilllslveÍ hc unt]crstancls. N ' I A S T E RH A K t ' I N I t s , r r k s l i k c t l r , 's r i ; r r i n gr r l , r r i g r ' r . 1 , l - ' , \ i \ . \ ' , \ ) ' l \ ' cl t; , í s l i k e b r i r l g i r - r go L l t o l 1 a t Í 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 re o n e c i v c s r . r ft h c " 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' , t t . l. . ; l . j e c tT. h e s i n r i l c also irriplies that thc irttirinnrcnt of enliglrturnrrnt involves sL)nrc s p e c i a l c t t i l r t t l n l . c h a l f o í t h e s r . r h j c c t( . . 1 l o l i s l rt l l c n l i r r t l r ' ' ) . B r . r k l r r - r , ..a itl c r t ' s t l r l r . e s s e l f i l l c c ] r ' ri r I l i e c ' ' ' s r . r g g c s t st I l a t t l . r c s t l l t e t l Í cnlightcrrnrcnt ciocs not cntaii reflectiorr of rrne cntit-v (sLrch lrs " t r r r r h " ) o n a n o t h c r ( s r . r c hr r s t h c " s c l t " ) : [ . t r r - rsgl - r a . l o w ' l e sist, i s l r o t i i ..tlling.'' 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. il s g r a s p a í t c r i t i r r r ' a i r ' rl,i k c 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" . l o e s n o t u n . l e r s t a n . l . In his rcspclrlse. Ki..it.ltakes t}-replacc tlí BLrkarl. strggestirrgtlrat althclr.rgIlKatl:arr borr'ct]anc] rr'itht]rerr'rr'ithor.rrpr-rrslringthc Íniltter .,i'l-rerl.rer fr"rrr|rer.it is c.lor.rb'rfLrl hc ltr-rticrstt-'il.l. Tl-re sírrlilc of thc i r \ i t n l r c . s c l f i l l c . l u i t h i c c l . c , r r r r i t r r ] (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 l o 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.er h r a s ca n c l t h t ' 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 cel f f e c t i i ' c .

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10 What Is This Called? 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,íish..rice. r,'egetables. meat.tlles'rocks.clay. u'ood' ancl all kinds of thíngs'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'ásdu-bíoundecl. ltaSrERrloö Theugly\\'omAn f rorr.n.. N 4 A S T ETR{ A K L ] I N T o f l i r r gj r i r r t r r' h c r r v r . r . l ' L{ 1 \ '. \ , ' \ ) ' /j\,(L a v i n g . r . r rs t r c h ' , r ' o r t h l e sj Ls 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 rur li t h . r r i . . th. t r r l l . N O T E ,F l o r e i i s 1 ' r o i n r i n gr 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 rnet r ei e r s t o l r l-roplrlur 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 í r . i l r; r l u g l v u , o n r i r nr r , l - r toh 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 í l . c l t r . l t y írou,l.rs irIl.lgcts Lrglícr' 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 . sr l r . i r - r g s u g g c s rt h e c o n r m o r ) s c n s vei c , ' ro f t l - r . ' o n l o . r k i r rcgr c r r r . t\l ,\ ' h a t i s r - r g l vi s r r g l r .n. n . l w h a ti s w o r t h l c s si s * ' o r t h l c s s*; h a r i s r i r c r - r socf p l a v i ' r -ar g 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 lst i l l r l . l i c i t v tlí nlirltl ís 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 lvÍaster 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 í t l ' i s t h c t e a c h i n go 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 ciiscí1..'linc.'' N{onjr.rsaic], " 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 ", S o m e t i n r e s three l.rundrec]. sometin.res íii.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 mírrgle.'', Mr.rjakLr saitl, many monks are therel" Monjr-rsairl, "Thrce-rhrec in front, three-threein back Ii.c..a t*r' here, a fclv rh.'rc]." M , { S T E RK I D O lr1tlstpctl1.lt c..lÍ.tllt)t rcach tllis tllr. i \ 4 A S T E RH , , \ K L I I N I learnctl rl-rcnr.rnrl.crjLrst totlrrr'. I ' l - , \\i' . \ . . \ \ ' l \ ' ( lT' I t e v a s t s l . h . . r . - l t o u ' t r , . r l ' , e x t r a o r . 1 i r - r a r 1 ' ! 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 í r h c . . t c l r e l . r i r l gt l t Iltrcl.llta" rlepcll(lt r-tpcttrthc nunrbcr et rngnks lrrtl tl.reir tlcgrec ef tliscipline (as to thc monastic lau'). Bcing too consciorrs of rhe r l i f t c r e n c e l . c t ' , v e e n" m o r r k " a n . l " l a v m r r r - r "h r i s t u k c n i n t - r ' . l i s t i n c , . 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 n l i n g l c ' ' ) . r l r r h c r t l l l t r r i r . r c l i c l r t i n gt h e s r i t t c o f [ ] t r d . ] h í 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 gg 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 (r t. 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 í 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 t l - r r r e " )t o r h e q L r c s t i ( ) no 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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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 .ur . e Í 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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11 A Pair oi Breeches 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.lairclÍ 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 Í 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 - rot 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 í l . r c c c h c s . N,Í'.\STI]R KltX) L ) o g o r, a p p i n gh r st c c t h ,t h r o u s a s p g l l . \{,\STER i{,{KL'IN HrrIf -praising. hll f -rlcnor-r nc i n g. 1 ' l - . \ / 5\ . ' \ ) ' 1 \ t "; ,\ \ ' e l l , u ' c l l . I c a r e l c s s l vl c r r 1 ' r er 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 sner c . " S o \ a v i n g ,b o r l i n g c ' r n e 'hs e 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 sam n t, l c s p e c i a l l vr n Z c n , r i .o r " m a r t c r " ( o r i t s f o r . r rp 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 r r1l i t h n r r i .o r " r ' o i c l "( r h c ..csscIlccless c s s e t l c e 'c' l í r c l r l i t r ' .r . r s r r a l i r . S \ ' n o n \ ' n l o L l s . ,hr 'riltshs h l r r ) . L ) ö g c l .i r l t l i s t r r r g t r i s h i rLl \gl . t \ \ . c e1 n|i l I l L ]1 l l l i .g c r c sa g a i t l s t h e a c c c p t c t l r l o c t r i n c ,t h r r ss u g g e s t i n g t f l r t I ' r ci s n o t r a k c n i n l . \ ' c o n c ep t l r i i lt l - r i n k ing. lr rnav b,etair to irssLurctl-rarlrarl Nirnserr1-,rclrche.l thc scpanrtiorl of l( llnrl 1]llt.L)ógo rr'tltrl.1har.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 gt h a t t h c v u r c i . i e n t i c a l . 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 ' . 'asr 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 .l r k r - r i r -srr' sr [ . s t i r r r rpch r . r s e, r n J t h c p l a i n s l r v i n gs L l g g c s t that Dógo is rigllt tc.., rcflttc Nansen.sspccr.riatit.ltl. b'r.rtrr'rtlngírlthlrt h e h i n r s e l fs p c c r - r l a t e s .

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),) No QreaÚ Masters? ..You Master Obaku saícl. are all leftor'er-eatersl If 1.our u'alk around the r.vorlrland senrchfor trurh in sr-rcha manner. u hat achievemcnr calr volr expcctl Do yor.r knou' that therc are no morc Zen masters in Cl'rinal" Then a monk steppedolrr anri slicl, "Arerr't thcre thosc. \r\,/hat who u'llk ilrcrunt'l clrnesrlr irrstrucringthc n-rasscsl c l f t h e n - r ]o' 'b a k u s a í c l . . . I. l i c l r i o t S a \ ' t h e r ei s t ' r oZ e n alrYnrorc.onlv thar thr'rearc no greatnlilstcrs. \ l A S T E RK I D O T h c r r o n k s a v s , " l s l . r i r irl - r o rf o r g e r t h c k i n . l n c s s a n . l f u v o r o f n ' r y '' nllls tcÍ.

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1ó OnerTwo, Three, Four, Fit,e It happenetlri'hen Mastcr lOshU\\'asrlt Master Nanserr's place'.One clal' u'hen JoshU \\'ason the ladclerabove the r.r'ell. he sirrl Nanscn lrassb1'.Hanging,.rneior'ttolrr. hc callc.l,"Hclp, hclpl" Nirnscnclimbcclup thc llrl,.lcrof the r','ellancl [cor-rnting the rr.rngsof the lad.lcrl sai.l, "Olrc, tvu'o, threc.four. five." Later. Toshn\\'cntup to Nanserr'sliving quartcrs an.l u ' i t h , - l r -cr o e l r r t c s vs a i c l ," l t h a n k 1 ' o uf o r h e l p i n gm c j u s r " 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

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ADonkey Master Seídö met the imperial mcssetrger on thc roac]. The imperial messengerinvireclSeicloto cline wirh hinr. While they weredining, a tlonker happeneclto bral'.The ..Priest.'' messengersaicl. Sei.lo raísec] his head. ancl the messengerpointed at the donker'.Bur SeiJö poinretl ar the messenger. The messengeru'assilent. N1ASTER KlDŐ 1tis thefaultof a smallofficiol.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 gr 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 ha r i r r er . i s i t o rÍ r o mf i r rl w a y , l w a n t e d t o s e r v e s o m e d e l i c a c i c s .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 Í Í } S. .o' ' s a y i n g ,b o ' ' r ' i r -or g 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 í so b r . i o r ' r hs ,o u . e r ' e rt'h a r u ' h a t ..nreaning'' 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('o' r f u n c t i o r l )o í the nlessengerancl Seic.lö. \ü7eclo not kno,'l'if rhe nresscngerorrly 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 strh a t S e i c l ö 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 . { ö ' ss r r ' i í tr e s l r o n s cp t r t st h c m c i q e l l g c r Í 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 t eh r a s e s L l g g e s tt h c m e s s c n gre' s f a i l u r c , r ' "h e r e a s t h c p l a i n s a y i n g c o n t r r l s t s t h e .,cler'er'' ..inr'rring m e s s e n g e Ío.rs' e r l y a t t i t u d er ' , ' i t ha m o r c r l . t t l t r l l ro d i n t ' "s i t r r a t i o n .

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18 WhereDo theBools Qo? 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 Chijö saicl. sa1'that -vouhar.eread thousanc]sof v o l u n r e so 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 saicl."The body is as big as a coconLrt.\X,'here can )orrr thor-rsanJs of r'olumesoí books gol'' Ribotsu could but borv his head. r,tasrtRxtoö "1thor-rght Ribotsusa.,'s, therew'asno one." MASTER HAKL IN I t h o u g h t r h a t m o r - r k e v s\ \ ' 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 . ..\,or.rr I,L'{l\'s-\\.l\'tl. supcrb r,icrr' ís certainl,v of thc gleiltest i m p t r r t r t n e c .I h n v c n o r h i n g f ' r r t i 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 ) nrsh 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 p h i l o s o p h y ' r i ' l . r i c hl a i r r . rt sh a t a l l t h i n g sa r e i n r e r r e l a r c .al n . l e r . ' e rnh e s n r i r l l c . .i lra r t í c l t ' h t l l d tsh c e l l t i I c ] . l l l i \ ' c r s lcr.. rl . r i si l n s \ \ ' c rC. h i j o . ' l o c s n o t ' o f n e c e s s i t r i.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 , vH. í s p t r r ptlst is to sl.rock Riht)rsLl tlt.tt t.'í ct.nc.,l.tualrcirsonit'tg.Rcality. s L r g g e s tCsh i i o , i s n o t t o b , ef i g r r r c col 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 c e l l sa n . l p a r t i e l e sr)v h i c l ' "r c o n t r r i n "t l r i n g s . A l l t h c c c ) n l n l c Í l tosn t h c k o a n s r ' l g g e sRt i b o t s u ' s a c l m i s s i o no f Ch ijö's

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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 KIDÖ 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-rr.vish,I ri iil give voLr as ntanv its vorr .,r'rrnt."Scr 's saying. bor,i'íngone 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 D a i l . a í ' 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 tl h c s i r r l i I ct . , ft l l c 1 . ' I L l nl ll r r . 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 ] ' ' ) í o r I l o k t . j i . } J ö 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 gt h c s i n l i I c l l . . 1a [ . s r . t r . l l t n l . . ] c I - t l l t r l t lHs t k o t i r o r e ! L l Í 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 t h a t H o k o j i p r o v e 1 - r i su n r l c r s t a n r l i n g ( o f u h a r l r c i s l f t e r : n r r n r c l r ' , 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 tsl 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 ó 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 cs 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 ó k t l j i . l t - ls . , i ' l t ] l t l r r . i Ir lhge s c e t l . i s c r l I i g l r r t ' r l c t l ' 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 st h c i r r g r r n r r r r rs ,L l g g c s t i n gr h r r t 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, 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 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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a 20 NoÚ a SíngleDrop 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 ,l o o k i n g t h i s 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 \ ü 7 h c nt h c p a r h o t l a n g u a g ei s c u r o í t .

T h e w a n d e r i n g so f t h e m i n c l w i l l d i s a p p e a r . l ' 1 . A 1 \. S' . , \ \ ' 1 \Tt lh' i s r o c k - b o r r o mt l c p r h . c r ' . r -Br u d t l h a o r A m i d a i s unable to knor','it. N o T E , i n " 1 a n r l o o k i n g f o r r . l ' a r e r , "l o s h r - rs r - r g g c s rtsh a t h e i s m e i r s u r i n gt 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 gl n. " l h i r v e n ' tg 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, lu c h ..scarch'' m e a s u r e m c n t s a. t r , r ' h i c hp o i n t J ó s h Ú g i r ' e st r p t h e antl leaves. Kiclo acltlsa r,r'or.lir-rplace oí SIrr.lrtr,sr.rggestiI.rg tl-ratJoshÚ'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 chr l n r l . H a k r . r i n ' ss r - r b s t i t t r t e phrase Secnlsto sllggcst that Josl-rÚarltl Shrrr'rrsee eye ro cr'c with e a c h o t h c r , r v h e r c a st h c p l a i n s a v i r r gs a l s r h a r u l t i r l a t c l r i r i s i n r p o s s i h l c t o k n o u ' ( o r " n r e a s u r c " t) h c o t h c r .

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

M A S T E RH A K U I N 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 , . l d 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 B r , r c l d hw a h o r r a n s c r . n d ps e r s o n a l i r i a' n c l i s i d e n t i c a lr ' , ' i r h" r e a l i r y " ; (2) hc'tin,the Br-rri.ihaas seen in his Pr-rreLancl (the rcsr.rlrof many e c ' r nos f r e l i g i o L rssr 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 - . h i m s el f f o r t } - rhe e n c í i rt l f r r r l er r l i g h r c n e tbl e i r - r g(si . c . .S a k r ' a m u n i 't l . r e historical Bu,.lclha).Tl"rc nronk may have inrcr.r.lc.'lro lav ir ..1rIi|1rs61.Ii..ltl

t r . l 1 . . 'l o r T ö : i r I r . T o : l t n . * i l I l i \ { ' r ' Is t I H g ( , s r tsh l t t r h c q u c s t i o n s o n e r a i s e s n t r , r s tb 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 Scppö 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 í h e r r ' l r n t st o L t I l t ] e r s t a n dt h e 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 n o r h i n g t i ' r r o r - r g hi l r g L l n r en t . l n r l i n q L r i r \ ' . S e p p s s i l c r - r c c sr h e m o n k 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 gi 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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27 W hat Is S o Ha rd abo u tlt? Master An:an lr'ent into the mill ro sce Master Sekis h i r s u . H e s a i d , " l r i s n o r e a s r ' .i s i r l " S e k i s h i r s r s- ra i c ' I , "What is so harc'labout itl You fetch it in a hottomless L''owland take it awav in a formless trar'." An;an was speechless. MASTER KIDI t r ^ . 1 , . . . k . . . 1 . , , , ,, ,. ,-, . . M A S T E RH A K L I N S h n r p - c r l g ed u o r k i r - r g , I ' L , . \ l \S , { \l \ ( j : A h . a t t c r l r l r . l . h í 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 ruf 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 n tgl - r a ti i o r . r ci s a r ' , r r r eo f t h c n r r ( " t ' o t t o m l c s s , " " f r - r r m l e s s " ) as1-lcct tlí things, one ciltl takc t1l..nl ftlr u'l.rlrt tht.v ilre as tt ( " e x i s t e n c c " ) :L . o r l l i r n d t r r r . . { c r i r - r gr 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 t h i r r g" h r r r . l "i n n r i l l i r r g( ) r r l r v r r t l r c rt r r r r k . lrl hís 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' sa 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 , 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, rl r )l ' r i g hr v i r t e r t l r } C t h i s u ' a t e r f a l l a r . r . lt r v t o j r , r r l l ' rt o t h c t o p . T l . r e c r r r p t l r a t s r r c c e e r l si n gertirrgr.l rhc top oí tlle rr.aicrfall rlrrtls itlttr it 1ltlrr'crfLrl.lragtlr.r. Kitlo's c()l.nnlcÍ1 s Lt l g g c s t st h a t S e k i s l r i t s L l ' si l n S \ r ' e ra l n l r l s t r c l r c h e st h c ttltrr. Haktrírl's slrL'sritr.rteplrrasc lrllti 1rl11i1.1 liktrr'isc inlply slr1.ir-rg s rrise. Sck ishitsr-r'p

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Is That ALI? One of the monks had jr,rst come back f rom his pilgrimagewhen Mastcr Shokei askeclhin'r,"How long have you been ar','ay from tl'risplacel" The monk said,"lt 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 Ö I f y o u d o n o r h a v e a m e s s e n g e rb o y a t h o m e , r ' o u c a n n o r b e 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 e a s v o u r r e i r c h e r ' st.h e n v o u a r e o n l y h a l f a s g o o d a s y o r r r t e a c h e r .I f y o r - r vr i e r vs u r p a s s e sr h a t o f y o u r t e a c h e r ' s , t h e n y c l r .arr e c a p a b l eo í p x 5 5 1 nhgi s t e a c h i n go n ' I ) L A I N. \ A \ ' / \ ' QS;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 dy o u t a k e c a r eo f t h i n g s l NoTE. The morrk. irr tlrawíngtile circie. sLlggestsi.risr.rr-ri1erstan.iirrg ..r'oi.l''-the priIlciple oí o f 7 n l {o r k u ( . . e m p t i n c s s . . o Í e s s e n c e l e s s n e sW s )h.e n a s k e . 1f 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 t h e c i r c l e .s u g g e s t i n gt h a t h e i s n c ' r t a k c n i n b l a n y p r i n c i p r l e( e v e n t h a t o Í . . n o - p r i n c i } . I e ' ' )A'l l t h c c o m m c t - t t sp r a i s c t l r e m o n k . suggestiÍ1g that he is a r'''orthypltr1ril ot his rnirste r.

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Master Kin:an a visit." " l f K i r - r : a n\ \ ' c r cr o a s k v o r - r ,' \ \ ' h i r r o f t h e B r - r c l c l h i s nart S c p p T ' s p l a c c l , ' h o r r ' r ' , ' o l r l . l\ . o L la n S \ \ , e r ] '.'. I íh c a s k s n - r e I, r v i l l t e l l h i n r - " S r . [ r P 1hri r ] r i n r . L a t c r S c p t r - l oa s k c t i M a s t e r K i ' o s h Ó . . . \ \ ' h a t t l i t ] t h i s n t o n k t l o r ' , ' r o n gt h i r t h e s h r . r , r l .ll. e b c r r t c n l " K l . T s h T s a i r 1 , "t-le I'ras becn ro visit Kin:rrn untl is (-onrplcrclv e r l . r a r . t s t e t lS. 'r' . p p - ls a i t . l . , . B t r K t i r l : a t ' ri s í r .Sr c t c h r . rL ) í s t r i c t { i . e. . Í a r a l r ' l t r . ] .H o r r . c a r i l - r c h c r ' i s i t c t ] ' ' K y c ) s h o s a i t 1 ' "Have voLl llot hcarrl of tl'rc sat.ing 'Ansu'cr a renrote q u e s t i o n r . r ' i r l a' r c l o s e r e p l 1 . ' 1 "S e p p 6 r i ' i r l - r r l rue. . \ í A S T E RK l t ) ( ) V ' i t l - r o L rtrh e s l i g h r e s fr l r u l r . N 1 . { S T II]{R, { K LI N I t i s v c r l 't r l l c a n J c ( ) r r e c r . 1 ' , l - . \ / \ ' . 1\ .\\(); ' l s h a l l l ) c \ ' r .lr' ( ) r g u\t. t r Lr rk i n r l f l t r . r rtrr tr t r c .

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i I . t l t l r e t l i a t rcc s l r o l 1 s co Í r h c r l t t l l l k t t l S c 1 1 1 l 1}r1 1 . , , * . l fH. t l r r ' c r ' c r ,t I l e n r o n k " c x h i r r r s t s "h i n r s c l t r i i t h u n L l l u ) e c e s s r r r"rt'l r o L r g l r fv i s i t " r t r K t . : a n . * h o h i r s .r n t ' a c t ,n o r l ' r i n gt o . l r . r* , i t h t h c S e p p o , n r o n k s i t r n , t i o t r . H e t l r L r si r r l l si r r r o r l ' r et r a p o f t h c " r c n r o t c r l r r e s t i o r rl"r r t l f l r i l sr t r a l r s ! \ ' c r $ ' i t i r u " . l t , s c r c l . i r . " N ( r l r ) a t t c r r r h r r r ( ) l r . .( l i s c u s s c s , t l l c 1 l r t l l . I e r l li s t l e r ' e r i t l a I l r ' ' . s t r l . j c e t ' ' ( t l í c t l r l l . c r s i t t i t l r l l). r r t l l I r r ' t t r .i sI l rhc peoplr ri ho tir]kt()olrc iln()thrr. K i t l o ' s c o m n ) en t l r n t l H ' k L r i r r ' s s r . r l . s t i t r r rpch r a s c s L r g g e s tK v o s l r T ' s praisc for rerli:ing n frcre fhc rtal p111[.1g1 l i 1c s. ,. A s t . . , rr h e 1 . . , 1 , ,si,rr.1, . i r - r gi,t i s l r o t c l e a r u l r o i s r h a n k i n g r r h o n r .

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PL',\l\..S..\}.i \C. l too am one amc]Í1g the Br.r..lclhas. NOTE: Daiba (Arl'atler.a) \\'as thc tlisci1-.'leoí 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 ' rTt .h e r c r m " D a i b a s e c t " r e f c r s r o c l n e o í t h c b r a r l c h e s o f r h c S r - r n r ' a r si 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 ebcrl N a g a r j r - r n a ' sp h i l o s o p h y , r , " ' h o s ec s s e n c e i s t h c r c j e c t i r - r no f r h e r r f f i r n r l r r i v c - n e g u t i vnc i o . l e o f 1g15ot'ling a n . l r h c i . l c r r r i i i c a r i , . r nr r t s r r n r s . r r :rrl i t h n i r v a n u ( o r " t h e 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 rr 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 Í 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 a b s t r . l r cst p e c r r l i r r i t l r li)s I l r c . . ] t r r r ' c s ! 's't l l t c t l í l l t r t - t l l t cr lx i s r c I - t t c . In his cotlnrurt Kitlo replltc,.'srl-rct-r-ronkitncl 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 tc" 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 f l o r , . e r s " ) .T l ' r e p l a i n s a v i r . r gs L r g g c s t st h r r t r h e m o n k , b c i n g h i m s e l f B u d d h a . c ' l o e sn o t g o \ \ ' r o n g .a n J r h r - r sn c i r h e r c l o u ' e .

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32 The Same? 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 . ] i f f e r e n ít 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 í a l l c r e a t u r e ss. u c h a s m o t h s , bugs.an.l arrts,is ir the sanreaS \'ours.or is ic difÍerent from y'ours?" "The same." ..\t'h1' Unmon sairl, ilre \'oLlconrradíctingyor-rrse li1'' MASTER KlDT The hea.lmonk'stongLre har-rgs out Iin sr-rrprise]; hc srandsasitlc. MASTER HAKL'IN The coral brarrches rcílect 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" N O T E : T h e n r o n k r - r n c l c r s t J n r ltsh c 1 . y 1 1 1 1 1 Po1f 1" r - r n i t vu i t h n a r r r r e " 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 í 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 í 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 gb e i n g s . H c t h t r s c l l r i t r l s 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 . K i r l o ' s c o m n l e n t l n r l t h c 1 ' r l a i ns l v i n g s u g g c s r t h c c f f c c r i v c n c s s o f LJnnlorl's tlclltnlcllt. Conl1lar.'t1 rr'ith t1rc rlltlIlk's srrperficíaIr.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 st h e l . r ' i r " r c i p loef u n i r v of cvcrything in u morc .lelicarc an.1 protor-rn.l ',r,rr1..

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33 Where Do You Come From? Master Llnmon asked a monk. "\\'here hirve_voucome .,I from]'' The monk saic]. l.rar'ejust returned írom a p i l g r i m a g Iet o r l r es h r i n t so í t h c Z c n 1 . . t 1 ; 1 . 1 6 h Ls .]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 r h e f i r ' ep r o h í b i r i o n s .T' 'h e m o n k r i ' a ss p e c c h l e s s . MASTER KIDŐ l h a r ' ej L r s te n t r ' Í c ct]h e B r r c ] d h i s to r t ] c r . I r 4 A S T E Rt J A K L . I N is the fal-sc\.r'orcll Just r.',,hcre l'1,.\1\'S.A l \)' ( l ( o n l v u ' i r h c e r r a i n r n a s r er s ) : V ' h a t ' s * r c t n g l

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31 Neoer Practiced Zen? Master Sekkerrasked a rr-ronk,"When ).ou srop ar the forest in the el,ening,whcre will you leavein rhe morningl" The monk said, "l have never pracriced Zen." Sekkerrsair,l,"You will go to hell alive." The monk saitl 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 , { S T E RH A K U I N 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 sS e k k e n ' s t r a p q u e s r i o n ,i m p l , v i n gt 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 i t s c o n c e p t u a ls e n s e )B. u t u h e n S e k k e n s u g g e s r rsh 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 í 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 g e s c r i b e sr h c a c t r . r asli t u a t i o no f r h e p i l g r i m ,t h u s 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' ;, v h e r e atsh e s r - r h s r i t u r ep h r a s es L l g g e s rrsh r .s u i r a b l er e s p o n s er o " Y o l r w i l l g o r o h e l l . " K i c l o ' sr e s p o n s ei s a p r a i s eo í S e k k e n .

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35 Qet Out! Master Sekken askcd a monk. "V'l-rerehnve 1'ou conrc ..Nö f r o m r e c e n t l y l 'T ' he monk saíd. 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-ERrtot I havepracticed hereanclthere,b,urrhis is the firsttimethat lhave metasgreata masrer. MASTER HAKLIIN The eyes of a sage. I ) L , { / \S , A \ ' í \ 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 exceptíonal. (Or. lvith certain masters: "1'nr sorrt, I'm sorr\'." So savillg. r e t r e a tí n g .)

N o T E . T h e n - r o n kr r r a 1 . r e a l l h , va r ' ec o n l e f r t l n l N ö 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 srco S c k k c r r ' sc l r r e s t i o r nr ,o r to Sekken's qr-rest.Thc monk thr-rsappcars ro t e r-ronrlrrc tlrnn a r n e c l i o c r ep r a c r i t i o r - r eSr .i n c e t h e n r o n k . i o c s n o r r c l l t r t l i r c c r l v r t j 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','eshin'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 sSr c k k c n ' s g r c a r r r c s sl.t s h o L r l cni 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 íi s \ \ ' r o Í ] g\ {. 1 h c r Ll ) 1 ) h c a s c o I t l eí r o t l tN ö 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 ltl (l ) s a v t h a t c . r n hc 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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36 Change or Notl Kanbunko [a Buddhist writer] asked a monk, "l have heard that vou lecture on the thought of Toron [a text consisringof Íourtreatiseson Maha1ana doctrinewritten ..Yes''' Kanbunko b y S ö j ö ] . 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 ö 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 n o t c h a n g e .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 ' ..Does bunko then hít the teacup and broke it, sa1'ing. this one changeor notl" The monk was speechless. MASTER KID.) 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 rg a i r . ra b , i t o f u . ' i s c l o n . r MASTER HAKLThCo or,rtu'ith raise,.liist.

l , L Á i \ S . { \/ \ L ; ' Q r e a t , g r e a t lV ' l . r i l c) . o L l ' r ci r t i r , p i c k u P t l r e r r . r b b i s h too. NOTE, Cicnerallv sp,-'rrkir-rg. rclate to tl-rt thc "fotrr r.rncl-rangeahles" 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 nb e l o n g st t r t h c S r r n v a r l ( " r ' o i r l " ) s c h o o l L r ft l r o l r g h t .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 lscL r l . s r a n c ti"s

r t . . i r ' . . t r 't. l t. . ' r . . . r r 1 ' r i n . . i 1 . ] (1)' l ( ' i s Ú l ) \( , l Ü ( s l ) c i si t i r r i r s u l l i \ ) I l l ( ' t l l i l . l l ] p n c i s l i l r l . l e t 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 1l ..r c t r k .h r r ' , r ' c u r t-lrt c 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"r o u ' c a r . , 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 .K' : r r l l . L r n k ól r c t t r i t l l r ' l . r c l r k s t h e n r , . r r r k ' "sp h i l o s o p h r ' . " ltl Iris ctltltntcrlrK . i . i t l e x p | 1 1 1 1t1h5c . . r r ' t l r k i r l g ' '( r . l rf t t t l e t i t . I lt)l Í K a r l l . L r r l k ö ' s l r c t . T l r c t l l e a t l i l - t gr . l f H l r k t I i r l ' . ss r ' I b s t i t t r r cl . h r l t s c i s t l t l t cleur. Thc l.lain saving.iisrcgar.l. tlrc "tlcirt-ting" of rl'rc lrcr ln.] 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)n.g sttLlilt t()lt.

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37 Extraordinary? One day Master Rakuho heard an atrendanrsay, "The .Shironjü'school reachingadr,'ocated b.vSöjö [i'e.'the oí Mahavana thought] is reallv extraordinary." Rakuho ..Sójö is extraordinar1'. said. bur in a rvord. he did not understand our founder Ii.e,, he did not unclerstand Zen],"The attendant\\'asspeechless. \,íASTER KlDt Bearthegrass, frightenrhesnake. M A S T E RH A K L h * O p e n r h e m o r . r t ha, r r dt h e g u t s a r e r e v e a l c t l . 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 nu ' i t h t h c f o u r . r c l e r .

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3E WhereDo t heBuddhasQo? A monk askecl Master Nan-in. "Where clo all rhe Budclhasgol" Nan-in srricl,"lf they c1onot go to hear,en, they go to I'rell."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 hísstick. Then he "Actualll', rr.,u callec'lthe 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 do 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 . M A S T E RH A K L ' I N \ ' ű 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 rTs :i n r c l v a i t sl o r n o r n u n . ) P L A / N : i , c Y ' I \ tQl .t r i t eo l c l .a l r e a d l 'f i í t v - ifr ' eo r s o ' N O T E .W h e n a s k e t l . . . \ Ú h e r ew i l l N a n - i n c r - r tul r p l ' 't h e n l o n k s h c l t r l . . ] strike. Since l-redoes not ilct su'iftll'error.rgI.r. Nlrn-in hits hínl Ír.rstcatl. T h e f i r s t l . r i ti s t h u s t h c l l t r s r r ' et ro 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 í 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'crto rhc tlLlt'Sti()Íl " W h e r c w i l l o n e e r r cu l p l " l u ' h e r e a st l - r cp l a i n s r y i n g r e s p o n . l sr o r h e 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 lvi r n g l r l g ct f c o m n r o n s e r r s eT. h c t i r s t 'u'ersior-r of Hakr-rir-r's substitute pl.rrasesLrggcsts rl-rartl.remonk srarterl well (in "Ho"v al.out Yor-rr Revercn.il") t'r-rt cr.rtle.ibltlly (ir-r h e s i t a t i n gt o a n s v " ' cN ) .h c s e c o r - rvcel r s i o ni n r t ' r l i e s r a n - i n ' sq r r e s r i o r r T the n.ronk'sfailr-rreirr missing the nronrenrof response.

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19 Lift the Cloak I E r - r ö ' s r r t a s t e r d t c í t l c J t h a t E r r ó r r ' c l r . t l . ti a k c l ' r i s p l l r c c a s t h t ' 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 r ' j l - r i sc l . l r k r r . t l b o r r ] . 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 ö . . r n . ] h c r r a s ttlrccr] tcl Icltr.c. N e a r . N , í o u r t t L ) - r r i v t r ri et 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 ] ( 1l l r t c l l ) l ] r e ( i t t t s r c a l rhc cloak and tror'1. B.r sherr rhcv tricrr ro grab, r h e c i o , r k , , , . , . rt , . . , , , l i 'way. rhey coultl ncrr liir thrnr. Eno larcr sr,rrlerl o n M o , - , , _ . ,Si , * " i i

once rhere wirs a rnonk u'ho r.r'entto 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 íiss '". h"l.r;k " . n . r o-nj k M y ö a t M o u n t D a i v ü r e ic o u l c ]n o t l i i t u p . ' ' t n e 1r'isiti monk said,"Then rvhi' is it in r.ourhanrisl" Th. ;;;k;'r chargeu'asspeechless. MASTER Klt)Ö T h e o n e u ' h o l o r . e ss e e si r a r - r rcl a l l s i r , ' l o r . e. "

N 4 A S T EIRJ A K U I N ( 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 í r h e c l o a k . l ' L A l NS , { }I N e : I ' m j u s r a g r - r a r i . 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 colf t h i s l e g e n r ic e n t e r s arountlthe dir.'isionr-rfZen 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. isr u n r a t i ,c.\ . e n t su h i . . h, r s s e r t ,n. ,l,,r.rio 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.Á; (ó0ó]-70T)' rhe founc]erot rhc r-rorrher'l scct. Th. p'..,1..,.*;;.;il" legen.lis lrp'1-larer.rtIy to asseÍtEnÖ as thc legitim.rtesr.lcccsstlr oí his l1lílstcr. Grrnin (ÓU]]-ő7./). K i t l o ' s c o n r m c . r s u g g ! ' s r rsh . 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 , r h u s c a n n o t b e c r i t i c i : e r l . 1 . t h o s eu , h o t l o n o t s h a r ei r . HakL,in,s.Lrbs 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 ní c..rnlnlrlr' sense; , t l r e ' s u l . s t i t r ' r pt eh r a s e s t l g g c s t sr l l a t a c l ó a k . " n J . . " ; ; ; ; ú " m o r . r l l r r h c r c l r sr h c p l r r i r rs i r r i r r qs u l g c s t . r h e . i n r l . l c , . . p . r , . . 1,rraf ' , H u l , l r rr1r ' h r ;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 . , i r r r so í J t l c r r i n c , h u r o l l l y r o t i l k t . c r c o í 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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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'lman sai(l."lf a clragonhirseventr singlethreaclon him. the goltlenbirJ rr'illnot (lcvour it. Yolrr Reverencl is f ullv clac{in the holv gou n. Hou' comc yOu were bíttenbl.a dog1''The monk !\'aSSpccchleSS' M,{STER KIDO A su'cctmelonis svn'eer clearthrough. M A S T E RH A K U I N U n e x p e c t e c l l Iv m e r u p u ' i r h r r o u b l e . l)L.,\l\S.{}'l\(7,\'11',rl'rar'sa 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 sh a r u ' h a t i s " p e r f e c t "( i . c . ,c r - r l i g h r e r r e r l ) s h o r . r l .li1 o t .b ' i t s t l a t u r c .b e a í 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 ct h c n t er r 1 . 1 . c rirrrrsf. i r r rI t r t( ) r ' r r J r i r S o i i l o r H r ö r o r r( k t r a r -1r- l l ) .I n t l ' r a tk o a n i t i s s r - r g g c s t tchJ a r i r i s a n ' r i s r : ] L . t ' n . . ( \ l ] .' , l . t . r |

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51 Horu Old Is MonjuBuddha? Oncc a benefacror\\'cnrro.r rcmplc ro gir.'e a clonnrionof money to each monk accorclingto his age.The man in chargeot rhe rcmple saiclro him, "Pleasc put one share ot your c]onation beíore the holv SrntLleIoí Monju Burddha]."The br'nc.facrorsirirl, "Hou, olcl is Mon1,,, Brrtldhal"The marr in charget'as speechless. M A S T E RK l t ) Ö B en . l i n g r h e f i n g e r s s, h o r l i n g r h e c t r u n r . M A S T E RH A K L - I \ Gr.ran,.lask Monjr.r'satrcnclant. l ) l - . . \ lS\ . \ \ ' l \ t y B : 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, . frtr-rr,fir e, six. seven. eighr, nine, t h i r t c c n . "C ) p c n i n gt o r l - rh a n . 1 ss, a v i n g ." l t h o r r g h ti t u a s g o i n gt o b c cigl-rtarrd instea..lit rr'rtstetl. lthorrght it rr,'asgoíngto [.c tctl ltrlc.l 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 di s g o i n gr l n l " ^ w ( ) TTEl:' r c [ . c n c f u c t o r v l - r oi 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 ktst l r t l l e l l g c t l t N í o r r j t rB. r ' r h í s h c i r r r p l i c st h a t h i s c c l r l c 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 . l l t h c c o n r n r e n t so t f c r p o s s i h l c i r n s \ \ ' e rt so t h e l . e n e f i l c t ( )srr n r p - ( l t r c s t i oonn M o n j r . r ' as g c .

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72 No Trace askc.l Masrcr Dogo. "The bo.lhisirrtvir[or the A rr-ror-ik 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. thoseoí the sl-tt.tle .'l knclri'.'' krrtlrr'l.rir'rl]'' Dógo slri.1, c]ot-tc.lt Yotrr Rer,t.rentj The monk saiii, "\!'l-rv tlo .vor.rllot kno\\'1" Dogc'rsaiii, "BegorrcJYrru rlo not LlnrL'rstan.lmr' \\'orrls." I'laSTPn XlDll O n l l l . e c a r r s cI a r n s i n ' r i l u r . N , ' I , \ S T EI ]I A { 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 . l ' i ' , \ i \ ' \ . , \ ) ' í \ 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 il tss r ' l l l l r e t l e c 1 . 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 cr o k n o u ' r h e r o c k - i . o t t o m t i c p r h . N O T E ' T h e c n l i g h t e r r e ' col 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 , 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 Í n \ . r r t ) . hc t r l r e c h i s Í 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 .hl , r r . 'l c l r i r t o o r l . r i n r . Ki.lo strggcsts thlrt insteat-l .'1 g|-1x'singthr- mollk aw.ar.' Dögo 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 .hi i n l s e ] f . h c . ] c t e s n o t k n o \ \ ' t h t í t - r o t 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 ' ss r r h s t i r r - r tpeh r a s c t o M a s t e r C e n s h a i s n o t c l e a r . T h e 1 - . l x i 1s r1r v i n g- s r r g g s 5 tr sh c . l i f f i c , . r l t v r r l r r . r , ' i r rt ,h' ' ' , ' ' r l i . ' h r , ' n c . l .

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81 I H a ue N o t Beent o t heHa ILYet Whener'er an)'one new arrived, Master Tozan cyóso ..What wotrld ask, do you make oÍ the story of Master Isan turning into a male bufíalo]''No one showed any r.rnclerstanding. When Master Sercho arrivecl, Tozan Gyoso also asked him the Same qLlestion.Setchö said, ,.He ,,vanced to set an exampie for those aíter him.'' T-o;anGyösö was about to Say somethingrvhen Setcho macle a sweep with his cushion an..l turned to leave. ..Come ..I Tö;an Gyösö 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 ö : a n G v ó s o w a s a b o u t t o s a , vs o m e t h i n g ] . did the b u í f a l os a y l ' , M A S T E R} I A K LI N The l.easrl l,l-,.\l\.S,{)'i\tj; Tr.rrnitlg into a b'r.rfíaltl 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 v r e f e r e n c et o r h e " p r o l . l e n t " o f t h c k o a n o n l s a r -(rr r ' h c r h c tro c o l l I s a n .r e b c ' r na s a b t l f í a l o , . . h L r f Í a lot .r'.' . I s a n ' ' ) ' Setchó cscilpes Tözan Cyósö's trirp. Hc .locs nor wait for Tozan Cyoso's pernlíssioI.t arrcl gocs striright to the hal| (to Llndergo rhc el.ltÍi)llce to ;lrocedttre the monasterv).Behar'ingthr-rs.Setcho pro\'es 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 ci s c o n c c r n e d . 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 cnl o r c a r e l 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 í e r e n c er o r h e . . b u í 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 er e s p o n s er o "buffalo."

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82 It Is So;It Is Nor So Master Kyozan and Master Kyógen were making rice cakes when Masrer lsan came to see them. isan saicJ. ..\(/hen Master Hyakujö u'as lir'ing. he knerr' it wel[.'' ..Who Kyözan and Kyögen looked at eachother and said. can answer thisl" Isan said. "Somc'onecan answ'crit." ..WhoJ'' Kyözan said' Isan pointed to a buf falo ancl saic.l. ..Say itl Say itl'' Kyö:an fetche.la b,rrnclle of grasswhile Kyogen got a bucket of water.The buífalober-rt its heac]. ate the grass,and drank the u'ater.]srn saic{,"1r is so. It is so. lt is not so. lt is not so.'' Kyó:an arrtjKvógen ..Somerinles borved Ito the buífaIo].Isan saic]. bright. sometimesdint." l"íASTER KlL)ó I n p l a c e o f l s a r r ' s" S o n r er i n . r c sb r i g h t . s o n r c r i r l c s . 1 i r . n , s" a r , " , { l l e f f o r t sa r e i n v n i t ' r . " N , í A s T E lI{l A K L r l N T h i s o n e a n t i r h a t r ' r n ch r r v cr h c n r e r r n s l'l-.,11\'\,.\) 1\(l' A sr','ortltlocs nof cut s\\()r(1.sPitar 11()c\n()r cut sl)ilr'e, wate r .loes not cut \\'ilter. ..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 ' , ' ó : 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 vc a t l . l O . . i t . ' . T l l c i . t r í 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'''. HyakLrjö Horr'...r'.'r.irr L'orvir-rgttl ti.re i.r.l|flrIcl.Kr.ó:lrIl ltrltl KyögeIl clr'crtlo thcir 1lart arrd tl-rus flrll intcl rhc tllrr-rgcrof cc.lt.rftrsit-lg ..Sonlctimes Z e n r r ' i t h a b L r f í a l o .I n b ' r i g h t . s t t t r r c t i n l e s. ] i r - r l . ' I' s a r - l sLlggcsts rhlrt r.ltling ir like the b'rrfílrloticles not rrlcarl l.ccclnritrg a bLrffalo. K i d l g o e s f r - r r r l - r er rh a n I s a n a n d í r c l t r i c a l i \ . S ( l g g c s t Sh . . r tt h t t r r , t l spoilecl evervthing in lrorving ro rhc brrttalo. Hirkrrin's strl.srirrrre p h r a s e a n d p l a i n s a 1 ' i r r gí n l p l y 1 f i . . r . r s i n gt 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 í 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 í n t o t l . r et h i n g i t s c l í i s t l t l l e s s stupid rhan trying to kiss one's ou'n lips.

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83 What Did You Sa;*? Master Seppö r'isited ]VÍaster \'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-isensaid, "This is carried b-vfour mcn. That one is carriec'lb,r'horv many menl" Seppo leaneclfor',r'arcl anc{said, "V'hat dicl he n)ore.Scp.pesaicl,"Go. gol He sa1'1"Yuscn repeatetlL)t)c!' " nilerstat'r.1. cloesnot r-r \ 1 , { S T E RK I D O ..\'t.ur I t . rp l l l e c t l í \ , 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 . . 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 \Í í ' A ' Kl t\ l l e r l r c l r r l ( ) tl \ ' ( ) u l

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