Joshu's dog
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Summary
A monk asks Master Joshu whether a dog has buddha-nature or not. Joshu answers “mu”, and asked another time, “u”: “mu” means negative and “u” means positive. What Joshu meant by “u” is that the dog exists, and since the dog exists, buddha-nature exists; his “mu” points to being without buddha-nature, without the concept of it.
Part of ↑ buddha-nature ↑ koan ↑ mu
Includes ↓ real dog versus abstract existence
Main theme
would you tell me whether or not a dog has buddha-nature?
1Bussho 3: Joshu’s Dog and Concepts Summer 2005 — Bussho
Developed
Does even a dog have the Buddha-nature or not?
2Bussho Shobogenzo
What Joshu meant by “It exists” is that the dog exists. And since the dog exists, buddha-nature exists.
3Buddha-nature Shobogenzo · Bussho
Mention
when Joshu said ‘mu’ when he was asked another time, he said ‘u’ and ‘mu’ means negative and ‘u’ means positive
4MMK 5: Relinquishing All Views Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika
is there Buddha-nature even in a dog, or not?
5Gaku do yo jin shu - Practical Advice on Pursuing the Buddhist Truth