Wujiu
Jap., Ukyu
Black Mortar
| born: c. 740 died: c. 810 place: China |
| stories: Blue Cliff Record, Case 75, Wujiu's Unfair Blows Transmission of the Lamp, Case 128, Unfair Blows Osho This, This, A Thousand Times This: The Very Essence of Zen, ch. 11 |
| Chan master: Mazu (J. Baso) Chan disciples: none recorded |
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| A monk came from Joshu Osho's assembly to Ukyu, who said to him, "What do you find in Joshu's teaching? Is there anything different from what you find here?" The monk said, "Nothing different." Ukyu said, "If there is nothing different, why don't you go back there?" and he hit him with his stick. The monk said, "If your stick had eyes to see, you would not strike me like that." Ukyu said, "Today I have come across a monk," and he gave him three more blows. The monk went out. Ukyu called after him and said, "One may receive unfair blows." The monk turned back and said, "To my regret, the stick is in your hand." Ukyu said, "If you need it, I will let you have it." The monk went up to Ukyu, seized his stick, and gave him three blows with it. Ukyu said, "Unfair blows! Unfair blows!" The monk said, "One may receive them." Ukyu said, "I hit this one too casually." The monk made bows. Ukyu said, "Osho! Is that how you take leave?" The monk laughed aloud and went out. Ukyu said, "That's it! That's it!" Both are great masters and it was almost a natural phenomenon to move from one master's assembly to another just to see whether the same experience is happening everywhere. Ukyu was very famous, particularly because he was the first Zen master to use the stick... --Osho This. This. A Thousand Times This: The Very Essence of Zen, ch. 11 |