<p><span style="color: #ee2323;"><b>一指大道 146. Hold Up One Finger</b></span></p><p> </p><p>One day, Zen Master Sol Bong visited Kum Sun Hermitage in Jeong Hae Sah Temple and asked Zen Master Man Gong, "The Buddha held up a flower. What does this mean?"</p><p> </p><p>Man Gong held up one finger.</p><p>Sol Bong bowed to him.</p><p>"What did you attain?" Man Gong asked.</p><p>Sol Bong replied, "A second offense is not permitted"?</p><p> </p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: 'Noto Serif KR';">1. The Buddha held up a flower. What does this mean?</span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: 'Noto Serif KR';">2. Man Gong held up one finger. What does this mean?</span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: 'Noto Serif KR';">3. What did Sol Bong attain?</span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: 'Noto Serif KR';">4. Why did Sol Bong say, "A second offense is not permitted"?</span></b></i></p><p> </p><p>COMMENTARY: Mistake, mistake, mistake. Flower and finger are very clear. The flower is the flower, the finger is the finger.</p>
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