Tsu T'ang Chi (141)

[TC Nguyen]

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Once, the attendent begged the great master to take his food medecine
(1). The
great master said :
- No, I won't.
Asked :
- Why don't you take it ?
The great master said :
- Can not diggest it.
Asked :
- Who could digest ?
The great master said :
- The one who does not offend sex rule. (2)
Asked :
- Then why Sir, you could not digest it ?
The great master raised his silk belt (3) and said :
- How could battle with this ? (4)

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Notes

(1) In Buddhism it is not allowed to eat past noon. The rule has been
changed in
China, as monks must work for food. They eat 3 times. To avoid
conflicting with
ole rules, they called the other meals medecine food.
(2) Original text : u+u ba` su+., I don't know how to translate it.
TTTNL says it is
the rule about sex.
(3) Original text : silk robe. TTTNL translates it as belt.
(4) Wow !

[Ned Ludd]

In <382FFB...@freenet.carleton.ca> dw...@freenet.carleton.ca (TC

Nguyen) writes:
>
> Once, the attendent begged the great master to take his

> food medicine

> (1). The
> great master said :
> - No, I won't.
> Asked :
> - Why don't you take it ?
> The great master said :
> - Can not diggest it.
> Asked :
> - Who could digest ?
> The great master said :
> - The one who does not offend sex rule. (2)
> Asked :
> - Then why Sir, you could not digest it ?
> The great master raised his silk belt (3) and said :
> - How could battle with this ? (4)
>

Ha, sounds like Ikkyu's Grandpa.

Ned

P.S. If you battle with a prick, you're sure to lose.