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'Thus, jurt as Hui-nmg rrprrYnts Ule Zm Buddhist ideals of rponMcour mlighun-t<br />
and 'no-mind.' Casady represents the Eel ideal d the positive, joyful, rpontmms<br />
fcUdm.m. Indsad. Ur Buddhist fig- -1 mmmonly ciod in B8t Za, are thox wha<br />
k f iUwm?thjp nn of Bcsr idel, pmr but positive md j- fi-, 'Dhrrma Bums'<br />
or'Zm Lunah,' wch iu Hd-nag. Hullhan and Shih-b, and Buddha.<br />
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Kemw ofm rrtenrd m himdf md hir hid iu -bhikh~s. suggesting hnt they<br />
eqehlly emuMod wandering, begging monk. ifolma Welch kaik the tife of Ihee<br />
molllo in modem China as foUowr:<br />
Even in the Republican pcricd he had m mvci much of the time on fmt, either<br />
because he did not have the money for a ti& or bsauv there was no mblic<br />
mmpmion .long his mb. If be going m P mrry monanay. the l& fnv<br />
miles of his journey were dmort NR 10 be on fmt. since such mowmie. lay<br />
back i n k hills. AU his pmsasions were in a bundle (i-tm) lhaf he anid on his<br />
bask. It w umppd in a npsill way, and tied m it w a yellow 'incax Lag<br />
(kia~-1a7 embroidered on each mmer with the chnnsrm of the fourelaau<br />
isymboliig the four quartur of k land) and in fhe hem with the Ehv~cor<br />
'buddha.' In his hand he carried a pil&m3s shovel (fang-pim ch'm), which he<br />
mu use m bury the MM d men or animals lhaf he found dong the mad, and<br />
whleh also x& ar a weapon of ulfdefsnre. It was not dwio sary m find<br />
lodging. Pubtic mmastmes, which off& hospitality m my ndained monlr, werr<br />
few and far between ac.d rhey wwid not admit him if hew amompPniad by an<br />
unordlined novice. He might not have the money form inn, and in my ezy the<br />
mler did not dlaw him m rpend more than two nights unda ths a mot iu<br />
lavmen .... But wander in^ monks had a hleher - .. 0-w than 'muehine - - it.' Tk<br />
usual expression for wandering wu u'm#"g, which my be mnrlated u<br />
hawling lowery q w a f the counuy.' But the word rr'm also suggests rr'mk-h.<br />
"m engage in mining and in study.' not only of bmk, but of medimtion<br />
(rr'monsh'm) and dl other religious ererciru. Wandering m& wanted to mNdy<br />
and to practice religious ererciwr under the but pouible guidance.'<br />
" Wekh. 7fw Pmcdce oJChincse Bwfdhirm, pp. 305-306.