Does -insert any living thing- have Buddha-Nature or not?

From the Gateless Gate:

A monk asked Joshu, "Has the dog the Buddha nature?" Joshu replied, "Mu!"

From Haungbo's Dharma Transmission of Mind:

One day, after taking his seat in the great hall, the Master began as follows. Since Mind is the Buddha, it embraces all things, from the Buddhas at one extreme to the meanest of belly-crawling reptiles or insects at the other. All these alike share the Buddha-Nature and all are of the substance of the One Mind.

Joshu says it one way, Hung Boy the other.

What gives?

Submitted May 19, 2020 at 06:50AM by Aethrandir https://ift.tt/3dVHgMv