The King of Yen asked, “Are you to be honored as a king of men, or as a king of the Dharma?”
The master said, “if I am a king of men, I am most honored among the king of men. If I am a king of dharma, I am most honored among the king of dharma.”
The king nodded his approval.
The master staying quietly for a while and then said, “Which of you is the King of Chao?”
The king of Chao identifies himself.
The master said, “I am sorry, but I have been completely immersed in the mountains and streams and have not managed to come pay my respects to you.”
The attendants of the two kings asked the master to expound the Dharma for the sake of the kings. The master said, “The attendants of the kings are many, yet how can they make me expound the Dharma?”
The kings then ordered their attendants to withdraw from the hall..
By the master’s side at the time was a young novice named Wen-Yuan (Bun’en) who said in a laugh voice, “I will inform the kings; you are not the attendants.”
One of the kings asked, “What is an ‘attendant’?
Wen-yuan said, “The honorable names of the king are many. The master does not venture to expound the Dharma for that reason.”
The king said, “I request the master to disregard names and expound the Dharma!”
The master said, “It is well known that the kings of the past ages of both your houses were enemies of the people. If I speak the name of the World-Honored Buddha one time, the sins are expiated and blessings spring forth. It is because the forefathers of you kings were men who abused that name that dissension was born.”
Submitted June 16, 2020 at 10:56AM by SixthSins https://ift.tt/2UOvqN5
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