Who said "Eaten your porridge? Then go wash your bowl."?

Zhaozhou (6th–13th century). Source: Wumenguan 7.

What is the original Chinese?

州云。喫粥了也未。僧云。喫粥了也。州云。洗缽盂去。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

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喫粥了也未。洗缽盂去

Eaten your porridge? Then go wash your bowl.

Zhaozhou, Wumenguan 7

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What it means

A new monk asked Zhaozhou for instruction and got this. The teaching is the next ordinary task done fully. Practice is not somewhere else; it is in the dishes.

The source

"Eaten your porridge? Then go wash your bowl." Zhaozhou said it in Wumenguan 7. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"州云。喫粥了也未。僧云。喫粥了也。州云。洗缽盂去。"

Original Chinese, Wumenguan 7. Text read at zh.wikisource.org.

Who said it

The Zen masters (6th–13th century). Bodhidharma, Huineng, Linji, Zhaozhou, Yunmen, Wumen and Dogen: the Chan and Zen teachers whose sayings, koans and records shaped the school of sudden awakening. Our lines are translated from the Chinese and Japanese originals.

Questions

What does "Eaten your porridge? Then go wash your bowl." mean?: A new monk asked Zhaozhou for instruction and got this. The teaching is the next ordinary task done fully. Practice is not somewhere else; it is in the dishes.
Who said "Eaten your porridge? Then go wash your bowl."?: Zhaozhou (6th–13th century). Source: Wumenguan 7.
What is the original Chinese?: 州云。喫粥了也未。僧云。喫粥了也。州云。洗缽盂去。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
Is "Eaten your porridge? Then go wash your bowl." on a shirt?: Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.

Cite this line

"Eaten your porridge? Then go wash your bowl." (Zhaozhou, Wumenguan 7, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/eaten-your-porridge-then-go-wash-your-bowl