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Master Ma Is Unwell (BCR3)
KOAN:
Ancestor Ma was sick. The superintendent of the monastery asked him, “How are you feeling these days?” The Ancestor said, “Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha.”
—Blue Cliff Record, Case 3
Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha
What kind of people where the ancient emperors!
For twenty years I have struggled fiercely,
How many times have I gone down to the Blue Dragon’s Cave for you?
This distress is worth recounting,
Clear-eyed bodhisattvas should not take it lightly.
—Xuedou’s commentary on Case 3