Jiashan entered the hall and addressed the monks, saying, “I’ve been living on this mountain for twenty years, and the whole time I’ve never spoken a word about the essential teaching of Zen.”
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A monk asked, “Is the master saying that you’ve been here for twenty years and you’ve never spoken about the central matter of Zen?”
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Jiashan said, “Yes.”
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One of the monks then overturned the meditation platform.
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Jiashan stopped speaking and went out.
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The next day, all the monks were called to assemble. The master dug a hole and had his assistant call out the monk who had overturned the platform the day before.
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Addressing the monk, Jiashan said, “For twenty years I’ve been speaking meaninglessly. So today I invite you to kill me and bury me in this hole. Do it! Do it! If you can’t kill me then kill yourself and bury yourself in this hole!”
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The monk went to the monks’ hall and packed his bag. He then quietly stole away.
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Where else can you find such stories?
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What kind will you live?
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Submitted December 25, 2018 at 02:13AM by Pikkko http://bit.ly/2V2K95D
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