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Gateless Gate (Mumonkan, Wumenguan) #24
Fengxue: Equality and Differentiation
Gateless Gate (Mumonkan, Wumenguan) #24
Fengxue: Equality and Differentiation
Personnel and Date
- FENGXUE Yanzhao (Fuketsu Enshô, 896-973, 14th gen), disciple of Nanyuan Huiyong
- an unnamed monastic Date guess: ca. 961 (age 65, 10 years into being at new monastery)
A monk asked the priest Fengxue, "Speech and silence are concerned with equality and differentiation. How can I transcend equality and differentiaion?"Wumen's Comment (Aitken)
Fengxue said, "I always think of Jiangnan in March; partridges chirp among the many fragrant flowers."
Fengxue functions like lightning, creating an appropriate way to practice. But why does he get involved with the tongue of a predecessor and not free himself? If you can see intimately into this point the Way will open for you naturally. Now set aside the samadhi of words -- just give me one phrase!Wumen's Verse (Aitken)
It was not a verse of elegant tone!
Before speaking, it's already expressed;
if you go on chattering glibly,
you'll find yourself at a loss.
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