磨砖成镜 Grinding a Brick into a Mirror | 中国成语寓言故事

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In the Tang Dynasty, there was a Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) Temple on the Southern Mountain of Hengshan. The temple was stately and solemn, with incense smoke curling all around.

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One day, the eminent Monk Huai Rang of the Chan sect strolled into the temple hall and saw Monk Ma Zu sitting calm and upright on a rush cushion, with his palms put together and his eyes closed in deep meditation.

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Knowing that Ma Zu aspired to become a Buddha, Huai Rang smiled to himself. He picked up a brick at random, squatted on his heels and began to grind it noisily.

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Ma Zu was vexed by the noise. He opened his eyes to find that it was his own master grinding a brick. He asked:

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"Master, what are you doing?"

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Huai Rang replied:

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