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When the cart doesn't move, do you goad the cart or the ox?

Nanyue Huairang

When the cart doesn't move, do you goad the cart or the ox?

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About Nanyue Huairang

Nanyue Huairang (Chinese: 南嶽懐譲; pinyin: Nányuè Huáiràng; Rōmaji: Nangaku Ejõ) (677–744) was a Chinese Chan master. According to the Chan-tradition, he was the foremost student of Dajian Huineng, the 6th Patriarch of Ch'an (Zen) and teacher of one of his Dharma heirs, Mazu Daoyi.