TotEoTT - Clam Chops play along.

From Dahui Pt 2. 470

The Clam Monk lived in no fixed place. After he was acknowledged by Dongshan, he blended in with the populace along the Min River.

He used to follow the river bank gathering clams to eat. At night he would sleep in the paper money offerings at White Horse Shrine. The local residents called him the Clam Monk.

Master Huayan Jing heard of him and wanted to determine if he was real or fake; he buried himself in the paper money ahead of time, and when the Clam Monk came back to settle late that night he grabbed him and asked, “What is the meaning of the founding teacher’s coming from the West?”

The Clam Monk immediately replied, “The bowl on the wine stand in front of the spirit.”

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The Clam Monk sleeps in the paper money, and there must have been enough of it that someone could hide in it.

I've never heard of Huayan Jing or this Clam Monk, is there any mention of them anywhere else?

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“The bowl on the wine stand in front of the spirit.”

This seems like a Oak Tree in the front garden derivative doesn't it?

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After he was acknowledged by Dongshan

Who here can acknowledge others in this way?

Submitted February 24, 2018 at 03:18AM by WheresNorthFromHere7 http://ift.tt/2otJvhZ