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Go Drink Tea
Zhaozhou Yulu
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Zhaozhou asked a newly arrived monk, "Have you been here before?" The monk said, "Yes, I have been here." Zhaozhou said, "Go drink tea." He then asked another monk, "Have you been here before?" The monk said, "No, I have never been here." Zhaozhou said, "Go drink tea." The head monk asked, "Why do you say 'Go drink tea' to someone who has been here and also to someone who has not?" Zhaozhou called out, "Head monk!" The head monk answered, "Yes?" Zhaozhou said, "Go drink tea."
Attribution
By Zhaozhou Congshen
From Zhaozhou Yulu
Sources
Zhaozhou Yulu: Go Drink Tea