Gadzan sat at Tekisun's bedside three days before the teacher's death; Tekisun had already chosen him as his successor.
The temple had recently burned down, and Gadzan was in a hurry to restore it. Tekisun asked him:
—What are you going to do when the temple is restored?
“When you recover, we want you to speak here,” Gadzan said.
- And if I don’t live long enough, then what?
“Then we will have someone else,” Gazan answered.
- And if you don’t find anyone, then what? - Tekisun continued.
Gadzan answered loudly:
- Don't ask such stupid questions. It's time to sleep.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru