The Condolence Visit

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Daowu and Jianyuan went to a house to express condolences. Jianyuan struck the coffin and said, "Alive or dead?" Daowu said, "I won't say alive, I won't say dead." Jianyuan said, "Why won't you say?" Daowu said, "I won't say, I won't say." On the way back, Jianyuan said, "Please tell me right now, Teacher. If you don't tell me, I'll hit you." Daowu said, "You can hit me if you like, but I still won't say." Jianyuan struck him. Later, after Daowu had passed away, Jianyuan went to Shishuang and asked about the same matter. Shishuang said, "I won't say alive, I won't say dead." At these words Jianyuan was awakened.

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Attribution

• Speaker
  Daowu Yuanzhi

Lineage: Qingyuan line

By Daowu Yuanzhi

• The Seamless Towerdialogue

From Blue Cliff Record

• Tianhuang's Bowl Washing
• The Rhinoceros Fan
• Don't Think
• The Seamless Tower
• Alive or Dead in Sitting
• All Sounds Are Buddha-Sound
• All Three Bodies of Buddha
• End-of-Summer Address
• Daguang's Laughing
• The Sound of Raindrops

Sources

• contentZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation

  Zen project editorial

  Blue Cliff Record, Case 55; Jingde Chuandenglu, Daowu chapter

  Blue Cliff Record: The Condolence Visit