Choshin said, “People said that the Buddha transmitted the dharma to Mahakasyapa in secret and shared his seat with him. The people attending the talk should have spat in the Buddha’s face. Because they didn’t do that, their offspring are still in calamity now.”
Student: “What was the error that the Buddha made in transmitting the dharma to Mahakasyapa?”
Master: “Not his error but yours.”
Commentary:
Choshin deserves praising for his having served the Buddha with all his heart.
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