monk
* monk
grand master
master kaen
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%	One day, an army general invited the Buddhist monk I-Hsiu
%	(literally, "One Rest") to his military head office for a
%	dinner.  I-Hsiu was not accustomed to wearing luxurious
%	clothings and so he just put on an old ordinary casual
%	robe to go to the military base.  To him, "form is void".
%
%	As he approached the base, two soldiers appeared before him
%	and shouted, "Where does this beggar came from?  Identify
%	yourself!  You do not have permission to be around here!"
%
%	"My name is I-Hsiu Dharma Master.  I am invited by your
%	general for a supper."
%
%	The two soldiers examined the monk closely and said, "You
%	liar.  How come my general invites such a shabby monk to
%	dinner?  He invites the very solemn venerable I-Hsiu to our
%	base for a great ceremony today, not you.  Now, get out!"
%
%	I-Hsiu was unable to convince the soldiers that he was
%	indeed the invited guest, so he returned to the temple
%	and changed to a very formal solemn ceremonial robe for
%	the dinner.  And as he returned to the military base, the
%	soldiers observed that he was such a great Buddhist monk,
%	let him in with honour.
%
%	At the dinner, I-Hsiu sat in front of the table full of
%	food but, instead of putting the food into his month, he
%	picked up the food with his chopsticks and put it into
%	his sleeves.  The general was curious, and whispered to
%	him, "This is very embarrassing.  Do you want to take
%	some food back to the temple?  I will order the cook to
%	prepare some take out orders for you."  "No" replied the
%	monk.  "When I came here, I was not allowed into the
%	base by your soldiers until I wear this ceremonial robe.
%	You do not invite me for a dinner.  You invite my robe.
%	Therefore, my robe is eating the food, not me."
	ʩ̤νƻΡ١ľȡ1٤ߡסˤ
	ξǤͼ˾Ԥ٤Ϲڤʷ崷Ƥʤ
	ǡ˹ԤɤŷƤäˤϡָ
	ط̵ס
	
	बˤĤȡ֤ͤΩϤꡤǸä
	֤Τᡤɤ褿̾̾졪ˤդ
	ĤɤȤϸä̵
	
	ֻ̾ϰξǤͼ˾Ԥ줿ΤǤ
	
	֤ͤտƻΤĴ٤ơƸä
	ֱĤᡥ ͤɤƤΤ褦ʤߤܤ餷Ȥʤ
	ƻΤͼ˾ϤǤϤʤ礭ŵ
	٤˸ͤº٤˾ƤΤȤäȤΩ졪

	٤֤ब˾Ԥ줿ҿͤǤǼ
	ʤäʤΤϻꡤͼΤˤȤ
	ʹڤʷؤबƤӾ˹Ԥȡ֤ब
	餷ʩ̤νƻΤǤǧᡤäޤ줿

	ͼʤǡ٤ܤʿˤĤ
	ˤȤǤĤޤǤµ줿Ի׵Ĥ˻פäƿҤͤ
	֤줿ʤδĤ˻֤ꤿΤ? 
	ͤ̿Ʋ֤Ѥ餻뤬ס֤פ
	ֻ䤬ˬޤˡιڤʷޤǡ
	Τ֤˻ߤޤΤǡΤϻǤ
	ʤηǤ礦Ǥ鷶򿩤٤ƤΤǤ
			[ Dining with a General - a Zen Buddhism Koan ]
			[Ȥο  θ]
