THE GATELESS GATE - Chapter 44. Basho's Staff

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Suiwo, the disciple of Hakuin, was a good teacher. On a certain day a certain pupil came to him, and Suiwo gave him the problem, "Hear the sound of one hand." The pupil remained three years, but could not pass the test. One night he came... continue...

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THE GATELESS GATE - Chapter 44. Basho's Staff

四十四　芭蕉拄杖
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芭蕉和尚示衆云、你有拄杖子、我興你拄杖子。
Basho Osho said to his disciples, "If you have a staff, I will give you a staff.
你無拄杖子、我奪你拄杖子。
If you have no staff, I will take it from you."

Mumon's Comment 無門曰、
扶過斷橋水、伴歸無月村。
It helps me wade across a river when the bridge is down. It accompanies me to the village on a moonless night.
若喚作拄杖、入地獄如箭。
If you call it a staff, you will enter hell like an arrow.

Mumon's Verse 頌曰

諸方深與淺
都在掌握中
□天□拄地
隨處振宗風

The depths and shallows of the world
Are all in its grasp.
It supports the heaven and sustains the earth.
Everywhere, it enhances the doctrine.

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