When the Master was in Letan, he met Head Monk Chu, who said, "How amazing, how amazing, the realm of the Buddha and the realm of the Path! How unimaginable!"
Accordingly, the Master said, "I don't inquire about the realm of the Buddha or the realm of the Path; rather, what kind of person is he who talks thus about the realm of the Buddha and the realm of the Path?"
Chu said, "Such aggresiveness will not do."
"You haven't even answered what you were asked, so how can you say such aggressiveness will not do?" said the Master.
Chu did not respond. The Master said, "The Buddha and the Path are both nothing more than names. Why don't you quote some teaching?"
"What would a teaching say?" asked Chu.
"When you've gotten the meaning, forget the words," said the Master.
"By still depending on teachings, you sicken your mind," said Chu.
"But how great is the sickness of the one who talks about the realm of the Buddha and the realm of the Path?" said the Master.
Again Chu did not reply. The next day he suddenly passed away. At that time the Master came to be known as "one who questions head monks to death."
You know you've got someone in the corner when all they can mumble is "Such aggressiveness will not do."
The rest of the case is just Dongshan extending kindness to a repeat offender who brought themselves in shackles before the court.
Verdict: Guilty.
Sentence: Death by Questioning
"Court dismissed, bring in the dancing lobsters."
Submitted February 01, 2020 at 12:54AM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/36QJ3yF
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