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On Holding Three Transmissions
Kōhō Kakumyō's Dharma Hall Talks
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A monk asked: 'You received transmission in three lines — Hottō, Zhongfeng's Chinese Yangqi, and Keizan's Sōtō. Which do you teach?' Kōhō said: 'When it rains, you do not ask which cloud the water came from. You open your mouth.' Monk: 'But which lineage do you formally hold?' Kōhō: 'The one that does not need a name. If you need a name, go to the registry office. If you want the teaching, sit down and close your eyes.'
Attribution
By Koho Kakumyo
From Kōhō Kakumyō's Dharma Hall Talks
Sources
Kōhō Kakumyō's Dharma Hall Talks: On Holding Three Transmissions