Ummon

One day a monk asked Master Unmon: What is the Ascending Dharma Body?
The Master said: To explain Ascending to you would not be difficult, but what do you think the meaning of Dharma Body is?
The monk said: Please, Master, find the meaning yourself.
The Master said: Setting aside the meaning for a while, what do you think the Dharma Body means?
The monk said: It means that everything is just as it is.
The Master said: That answer is simply what you learned on the long floor of the Zazen Hall. I ask you, does the Dharma Body eat meals?
The monk could not reply. (Shinji Shobogenzo)

There must be a lot of hungry monks around.

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