Luopu Yuan'an
Japanese pronunciation: Rakuho Gen'an
| born: 834 died: 898 74 years place: China |
| stories: Osho Rinzai: Master of the Irrational, ch. 5 |
aka: Lo P'u (old WG)
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| ...On another occasion Linji asked Luopu, "Up to now it has been the custom for some men to use the stick and others to give a shout. Which comes closer to the heart of the recipient?" "Neither," responded Luopu. "What does come close?" asked Linji. Luopu shouted. The master hit him. Linji has given a tremendous device, but it is for very intelligent people to know the difference when the shout is of approval or of disapproval. He also used the stick. Now Luopu has shouted, so giving him a shout will not be right. The master hit him. He needs a more clear-cut approval that he is right... --Osho Rinzai: Master of the Irrational, ch. 5 |
Chinese simplified: 洛浦元安
| Note: In his original English talks, Osho used the Japanese pronunciations of the Chinese names used in these stories, to a large extent. In his books the names were romanized using Japanese romaji. In the instances where Osho used the original Chinese names, they were romanized in the books using the old Wade-Giles system, now seen very infrequently in world wide usage. The stories shown on this website will attempt to revert to the more accurate original Chinese identification, using modern Chinese pinyin romanization, if the people and places are Chinese. If they are Japanese, then Japanese romaji will be retained. |
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