[YaoShan][YuanWu][XueDou] The Hunt Is On

^{(Excerpt from Case 81 of the Blue Cliff Record; T. Cleary translation)}

 

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POINTER

^{(By {YuanWu})}

He captures the banner and seizes the drums--the thousand sages cannot search him out.

He cuts off confusing obscurities--ten thousand devices cannot get to him.

This is not the wondrous functioning of spiritual powers, nor is it the suchness of the basic essence. But tell me, what does he rely on to attain such marvels?

 

CASE

A monk asked {YaoShan}:

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On a level field, in the shallow grass, the elk and deer form a herd: how can one shoot the elk of elks?

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Shan said:

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Look-an arrow!

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The monk let himself fall down.

 

Shan said:

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Attendant, drag this dead fellow out!

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The monk then ran out.

 

Shan said:

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This fellow playing with a mud ball--what end will there be to it?

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XueDou commented saying:

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Though he lived for three steps, after five steps he had to die.

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MY COMMENTARY:

Many are those who try to fell Master Ewk with an arrow ... but how many are those who can shoot the Ewk of Ewks?

How many have even seen such a Ewk?

Submitted June 16, 2020 at 08:20PM by ZEROGR33N https://ift.tt/3fsOE2x