"Once the master was in charge of keeping the fires at the monastery. One day, while everyone was out tending the garden, the master went inside the monk's hall and shouted, "Help, fire! Help, fire!"
Everyone rushed back to the monk's hall, but the master had closed and barred the door. No one knew what to do. Finally, Nan- ch'uan (Nansen) took the key from its hook and threw it into the room through the window.¹
- In temples doors are locked from the outside. "
-- From "The recorded sayings of master Joshu" #4
Submitted March 26, 2023 at 08:40PM by artemis9626 https://ift.tt/dXJQr9y
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