In
the year 800 of the Common Era, there was a contest between two
famous Buddhist scholars, Chao-chou and Wen-yuan.
Chao-chou:
“I'm nothing but a donkey.”
Wen-yuan:“A
donkey? You’re lucky. I'm merely a donkey’s buttocks.”
Chao-chou:
“Actually, I dream that I could one day be a donkey’s buttocks.
At the moment, I'm what comes out of the donkey’s buttocks.”
Wen-yuan:
“You’re privileged. I’d give anything to be what comes out of
donkey’s buttocks. For I'm but a worm living in what comes out of a
donkey’s buttocks. And do you know why I’m there?”
Chao-chou:
“Why?”
Wen-yuan:
“Because I wanted to go somewhere special for my summer holidays.”
With
this line, Wen-yuan won the competition.
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