禅Zhaozhou Congshen

proverb

Have a Cup of Tea

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

A new monk arrived; I told him to have a cup of tea. An old monk arrived; I told him to have a cup of tea. The temple steward asked: why the same answer? I told him to have a cup of tea.

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Attribution

Lineage: Nanyue line

By Zhaozhou Congshen

Sources

  • contentZen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings

    Andy Ferguson

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