Once upon a time, Nam-jeon asked a scholastic monk, “What sutra do you teach?” And the monk replied, “I lecture on the Future Buddha Sutra.” Then, Nam-jeon asked again, “When will the Future Buddha come?” The monk replied, “At present he is in Heaven, but soon he will come.” Then Nam-jeon said, “There is no Future Buddha in heaven, and there is no Future Buddha under the earth.”
Student: “When will he come?”
Master: “He neither goes nor comes.”
Commentary:
The Buddha is the Future Buddha until you recognise the Buddha.
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