1708: He attained enlightenment through a koan (small presentations of the nature of ultimate reality, usually presented as a paradox) called 'Joshu muji' (a question asking whether it is possible for a dog to have the Buddha nature or not) as he studied under Shotetsu of Eigen-ji Temple in Takada, Echigo Province (present-day Niigata Prefecture).発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

1708年　越後国（新潟県）高田の英巌寺性徹のもとで「趙州無字」の公案によって開悟。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

In particular, the first koan, 狗子仏性 (趙州無字), is simply as follows, literally 'Is a dog provided with bussho (the Buddhist nature)?', to which the answer is 'None'.発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

特に最初の「狗子仏性（趙州無字）」の公案は、「犬にも仏性はあるか」に対し、「無」と答えた、というだけの内容である。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

He regarded the questions 'Sekishunokoe' (the sound of one hand clapping) and 'Kushibussho' (a question asking whether it is possible for a dog to have the Buddha nature or not), which enlightened him, as the most important of all the koan.発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

中でも自らの悟りの機縁となった「隻手の声」と「狗子仏性」の問いを、公案の第一に位置づけた。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

Although it is said that every thing has the Buddha-nature, why does a dog not have it?'発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

「上は諸仏より下は螻蟻に至るまで皆仏性あり、狗子甚麼として却て無きや」（大意：あらゆるものに仏性はあるとされるのに、なぜ犬にはないのでしょうか？） - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス