The Practice of a Sramana

Case 70 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; February 20, 2024):
Zen master Wenyan of Mount Yunmen asked Caoshan,“What is the practice of a śramaṇa?”
Caoshan said, “Savoring the seedlings from the temple grounds.”
Yunmen said, “How is it when the seedlings are gone?”
Caoshan said, “Do you raise livestock?”
Yunmen said, “Yes, I do.”
Caoshan said, “How do you raise your livestock?”
Yunmen said, “Wearing a robe and eating a meal. There is nothing difficult about it."
Caoshan said, “Why didn’t you say wearing fur and having horns?”
Yunmen made a bow.
-from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki Tanahashi
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