dialogue
Not Mind, Not Buddha
Transmission of the Lamp
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A monk asked Mazu, "What is Buddha?" Mazu said, "This mind is Buddha." Later, another monk asked, "What is Buddha?" Mazu said, "Not mind, not Buddha." When asked why he gave two different answers, Mazu said, "'This mind is Buddha' is to stop a baby from crying. Once the crying has stopped, I say 'Not mind, not Buddha.' The first is medicine for the sick; the second takes away the medicine when the sickness is cured."
Attribution
By Mazu Daoyi
From Transmission of the Lamp
Sources
Transmission of the Lamp: Not Mind, Not Buddha