2026-05-26 Nature Koans 4: Mumonkan Case 2, 'Hyakujo and the Fox'

This koan takes the form of a folktale. An ancient teacher gives the wrong answer regarding cause and effect and must live 500 lives as a fox.

Text: Shaping Text: Philosophy and Folklore in the Fox Koan by Steven Heine

Of the Same Root: Animals and Our Relationship with them by Philip Kapleau.