Because a monk asked, “Are the intentions of the patriarchs and the intentions of the doctrinal teachings the same or different?”
Baling said, “If a chicken is cold it rises into a tree, if a duck is cold it goes down under the water.”
Ha, ha! They don't call him the 'Virtuoso' because he knew about chickens & waterfowl...
Still, without trying to divine some literal or the metaphorical intent...what's the principle behind 'cold chicken rising & cold duck going under'
This is a adamantine case smelted in the forge of Buddhas, watch out, it's carrying something sharp!!
Submitted October 06, 2020 at 01:54AM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/3jA5kYC
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