As soon as upon a time, Nam-jeon requested a scholastic monk, “What sutra do you train?” And the monk replied, “I lecture on the Future Buddha Sutra.” Then, Nam-jeon requested once more, “When will the Future Buddha come?” The monk replied, “At current he’s in Heaven, however quickly he’ll come.” Then Nam-jeon stated, “There is no such thing as a Future Buddha in heaven, and there’s no Future Buddha beneath the earth.
Scholar: “The place is the Future Buddha?”Grasp: “Nam-jeon confirmed him.”
Commentary:There is no such thing as a different Buddha than the Buddha proper earlier than our eyes.
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