Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
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-by Han Fei (Pre-Qin Period) A man from the state of Chu was selling shields and spears.
In the state of Chu lived a man who sold shields and spears.
A man sought to attain the “Dao”, so he went to visit a Zen(Chan) master, asking to become his disciple. To test the man’s insight, the master asked: “Right now, I have something and yet have nothing. How do you explain this?”