21. Dried Dung
A monk asked Ummon: "What is Buddha?" Ummon answered him: "Dried dung."

Mumon’s comment: It seems to me Ummon is so poor he cannot distinguish the taste of one food from another, or else he is too busy to write readable letters. Well, he tried to hold his school with dried dung. And his teaching was just as useless.

Lightning flashes,
Sparks shower.
In one blink of your eyes
You have missed seeing.

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The Gateless Gate »The Gateless Gate
21. Dried Dung
22. Kashapa's Preaching Sign »22. Kashapa's Preaching Sign
23. Do Not Think Good, Do Not Think Not-Good »23. Do Not Think Good, Do Not Think Not-Good
27. It Is Not Mind, It Is Not Buddha, It Is Not Things »27. It Is Not Mind, It Is Not Buddha, It Is Not Things
30. This Mind Is Buddha »30. This Mind Is Buddha
32. A Philosopher Asks Buddha »32. A Philosopher Asks Buddha
34. Learning Is Not The Path »34. Learning Is Not The Path
33. This Mind Is Not Buddha »33. This Mind Is Not Buddha
38. An Oak Tree In The Garden »38. An Oak Tree In The Garden
39. Ummon's Sidetrack »39. Ummon's Sidetrack
40. Tipping Over A Water Vase »40. Tipping Over A Water Vase
42. The Girl Comes Out From Meditation »42. The Girl Comes Out From Meditation
49. Amban's Addition »49. Amban's Addition
01. Joshu's Dog »01. Joshu's Dog
02. Hyakujo's Fox »02. Hyakujo's Fox
05. Kyogen Mounts the Tree  »05. Kyogen Mounts the Tree
06. Buddha Twirls a Flower »06. Buddha Twirls a Flower
09. A Buddha Before History »09. A Buddha Before History
18. Tozan's Three Pounds »18. Tozan's Three Pounds
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