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Three Strikes of Dongshan

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Three Strikes of Dongshan
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Dunshan came to Yunmen, who asked him where he was from.

“I’m from Chadu,” Dongshan replied.

“Which temple did you stay at for the summer?” - Yunmen asked.

“In the Baozi Temple in Hunan,” answered Dongshan.

"When did you leave him?" - Yunmen continued.

“On the eighth moon, on the 25th,” came the answer.

Yunmen said: “I have to give you three blows with sticks, but I forgive you.”

The next day, Dongshan bowed to Yunmen and asked him: “Yesterday you freed me from three blows with sticks, but I don’t even know what my fault was.”

“You’re just a sack full of rice, dragging from place to place!” - Yunmen shouted.

At that moment, Dongshan saw the light.

Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru

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