From the misnamed Every End Exposed translation of Xutang's Empty Hall, which contains comments by Hakuin that even the translator thought were off topic.
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Where Do You Come From?
Master Yunmen asked a monk, "Where have you come from?" The monk said, "I have just returned from a pilgrimage to the shrines of the Zen patriarchs]." Yunmen said, "You are fooling me." The monk said, "I really did take a pilgrimage." Yunmen said, "You do not even keep the five prohibitions." The monk was speechless.
MASTER Xutang's teaching:
I have just entered the Buddhist order.
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Welcome! ewk comment: Let's see... what are the much debated questions...
- Is the teaching by Xutang actually a teaching?
- Are Zen Masters to be considered "Buddhist" because they mention the precepts?
...and that's before we even talk about what Xutang means, which is premature given nobody has taught us what Yunmen means, right?
Uh huh.
Who here keeps the precepts? The translator says they are 1. not killing; 2. not stealing; 3. integrity in romance; 4. not lying; 5. no booze, drugs, or tobacco.
Heh heh heh... Yunmen is watching! He sees you when you're sleeping... he knows when you're awake...
Submitted May 02, 2021 at 06:15AM by ewk https://ift.tt/3nD7WaZ
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