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Never Cling to Conditions

De Shan, the Chan Master of Dingzhou, told his attendant to call for Yi Cun (Xuefeng). Cun stepped forward.

De Shan, the Chan Master of Dingzhou, told his attendant to call for Yi Cun (Xuefeng). Cun stepped forward.

The Master said, "I myself called for Yi Cun—what have you come for?"

Cun had no answer.