Loyal Vassal

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A loyal vassal speaks bluntly, even to the lord. So a real student answers his master plainly — the loyalty is in the bluntness, not in the bow.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Caoshan Benji

Lineage: Caodong

By Caoshan Benji

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Sources

• contentThe Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues

  Cleary, Thomas (trans.)