The Iron Flute | Case 6

6. T‘ou-tzu’s Dinner

A certain Buddhist family in the capital invited T‘ou-tzu to dinner. The head of the family set a tray full of grass in front of the monk. T‘ou-tzu put his fists on his forehead and raised his thumbs like horns. He was then brought the regular dinner. Later a monk asked T‘ou-tzu to explain the reason of his strange action. “Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva,” answered T‘ou-tzu.

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A test presented, accepted, received.
Lotsa bull in zen.

Submitted May 11, 2020 at 08:53AM by Lurkersim https://ift.tt/2A9N6eu