趙州訪茱萸。纔上法堂。萸云看箭。
Once, Zhaozhou paid a visit to Zhuyu. Upon ascending into the Hall of the Law, Zhuyu said, “Watch out! Arrow!”
州云看箭。
Zhaozhou replied, “Watch out! Arrow!”
萸云過。
Zhuyu said, “Miss!”
州云中。
Zhaozhou said, “Mark!”
I don't think anyone has stepped up and said that this is the case that cleared up all their misunderstandings about Zen. Let tonight be the night...if there is someone who dares.
When Yuanwu brings up this exchange in his commentary section in the Measuring Tap, he doesn't even remark on the case itself but instead provides other cases to the reader for consideration with the short preface that, "When the old fellow Zhaozhou was traveling, he caused a stir wherever he went.". He is monumentally unhelpful.
Xuedou, writing before Yuanwu, remarks on the case in verse saying that they were both experts because that's who they are but were inexpert in that their arrowheads...didn't "check"(i.e., "stop") each other.
What the heck!
How is "Watch out! Arrow!" is an arrowhead?
Comeon...someone help me out here.
He also goes on to say that "Even if you shoot alike and hit alike, you’re just someone shooting a target.”"
What do you all think is going on here?
Submitted August 15, 2022 at 03:28AM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/aerbB1w
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