Gateless Gate by Koun Yamada

Author:Koun Yamada
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Religion, Philosophy
ISBN: 9780861719716
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1228-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Ryūtan’s Name Echoed Long

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THE CASE

One day Tokusan kept asking Ryūtan for instruction till nightfall. Ryūtan finally said, “The night is late. Why don’t you go to bed.” Tokusan thanked him, made his bows, raised the door curtain and left. Seeing how dark the night was, he turned back and said, “It’s pitch black outside.” Ryūtan lit a lantern and handed it to Tokusan. Just as Tokusan reached for it, Ryūtan blew it out. At that Tokusan came to sudden realization and made a deep bow.

Ryūtan asked, “What have you realized?” Tokusan replied, “From now on, I will not doubt the words of the old master who is renowned everywhere under the sun.” The following day Ryūtan ascended the rostrum and declared, “There is a man among you whose fangs are like trees of swords and whose mouth is like a bowl of blood. Strike him and he won’t turn his head. Someday he will settle on the top of an isolated peak and establish my Way there.”

Tokusan brought his sutra commentaries and notes to the front of the hall, held up a torch and said, “Even if you have exhausted abstruse doctrine, it is like placing a hair in vast space. Even if you have learned the vital points of all the truths in the world, it is like a drop of water thrown into a big ravine.” He then burned all his commentaries and notes. After making his bows, he left.

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