Blue Dragon's Cave (BCR3)
KOAN:
For twenty years I have struggled fiercely—
How many times have I gone down to the Blue Dragon’s Cave for you?
—Xuedou
From his commentary on Master Ma Is Unwell, The Blue Cliff Record, Case 3
A student asked Jiashan, “What is Jiashan’s state of mind?”
Jiashan answered, “Monkeys, clasping their young to their breasts, return beyond the green peaks: a bird with a flower in its beak alights before the blue cliff.”
—Entangling Vines, Case 99
KOAN:
For twenty years I have struggled fiercely—
How many times have I gone down to the Blue Dragon’s Cave for you?
—Xuedou
From his commentary on Master Ma Is Unwell, The Blue Cliff Record, Case 3