I won't bore you all with the whole section of the Seonmun yeomsong jip because it's long (it's a very popular case).
Also, I wouldn't say the title of the OP has any connection, just that anyone can grab random quotes and call themselves a teacher.
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Case 417: Zhaozhou’s Dog
Zhaozhou was asked by a monk, “Does a dog also have buddha nature or not?” The master said, “It has.” The monk replied, “If it does, why did it enter this bag of flesh?” The master replied, “Because it knows and yet transgressed on purpose.” Again, a monk asked, “Does a dog also have buddha nature or not?” The master said, “It does not.” The master replied, “All living beings have buddha nature. Why does a dog not have it?” The master said, “Because it still has karmic consciousness.”
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Tiantong Zhengjue’s verse
Zhaozhou says ‘Has it,”
Zhaozhou says “Doesn’t have it.”
A dog’s buddha nature,
The whole world makes differing comments.
Making your face red is not as good as speaking frankly,
His mind was true—do not think his coarse words odd.
The old Chan uncle who lived for seven-hundred day cycles,
When he encounters people he exchanges their eyeballs for ass shit.
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What about “Because it knows and yet transgressed on purpose”?
This alone is enough to kill all the teachers in the world.
Submitted April 21, 2021 at 01:38PM by samadhi-sheol https://ift.tt/3n8myis
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