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Translation is so different from what I read years ago. I like to think of the difference between the Chinese version and the Japanese version of Joshu’s Dog k
by k310 3y ago
Translation is so different from what I read years ago.
I like to think of the difference between the Chinese version and the Japanese version of Joshu’s Dog koan.
A monk asked Joshu, "Has the dog the Buddha nature?"
Joshu replied, "Mu (nothing)!"
That’s the Japanese translation.
In Chinese, it’s Wu
If you ask the dog: “Have you a Buddha Nature?”, the dog will reply “Wu”