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View submission: A Couple of Questions Regarding Koans
So you think he killed the cat? How long would Nansen spend in hell for doing so? Did the cat die or not die or, perhaps, it was Schrödinger's cat? Please respond.
Comment by Sensitive-Note4152 at 13/01/2025 at 03:58 UTC
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崔郎中問。大善知識還入地獄也無。
Student: Can a Zen Master fall into hell or not?
師云。老僧末上入。
Master Joshu: This old monk was first in line.
崔云。既是大善知識。為什麼入地獄。
Student: But how can you be both greatly enlightened and also in hell?
師云。老僧若不入。爭得見郎中。
Master Joshu: It was the only way I could meet you.
From the Recorded Sayings of Master Joshu.
https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/X1315%5C_013[1][2]