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Male and Female

ONCE, A Buddhist nun asked Ch'an master Lung T'an what way she might best follow to polish her virtue and become a monk in her next life.

"How long is it since you became a nun?" the master asked her.

"Enough of this jeering," she cried. "How stupid this is! My only question is: Will the day ever come when I am a monk, Master?"

"Who are you now?"

"I'm a nun. Who doesn't know that?" she scoffed.

"But who knows that?" retorted the master.