Saturday 7 November 2015

-- Yen-t‘ou’s Water Pail --



Three monks, Hsüeh-fêng, Ch‘in-shan, and Yen-t‘ou, met in the temple garden. Hsüeh-fêng saw a water pail and pointed to it. Ch‘in-shan said, “The water is clear, and the moon reflects its image.” 
“No, no,” said Hsüeh-fêng, “it is not water, it is not moon.” 
Yen-t‘ou turned over the pail.




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