Thursday, 30 April 2020

The Sayings of Zhaozhou, Case 59

A monk asked, "It is said that the absolute nature of the Buddha has no design, and that therefore it cannot be distinguished as 'this' or 'that.' But if this is so, are we allowed to speak about it at all ?"

Zhaozhou said, "How do you want me to answer this?"

The monk said, "If that is so, I will not say any more."

Zhaozhou laughed.

How does the monk conclude that that is so?



Submitted April 30, 2020 at 07:44PM by Great_String https://ift.tt/3aRrTmm

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