The Old Woman’s Miraculous Powers
Magu, Nanquan and another monk were on pilgrimage.
Along the way they met a woman who had a teashop. The woman prepared a pot of
tea and brought three cups. She said to them, ‘Oh monks, let those of you with
miraculous powers drink tea.’
The three looked at each other and the woman said,
‘Watch this decrepit old woman show her miraculous powers.’ Then she picked up
the cups, poured the tea, and went out.
China, Eighth-Ninth Centuries
From The Hidden Lamp, p.312
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