It was the mud-splattered peak of the rainy season, and two monks, a master and his student, were on pilgrimage. They came upon a creek, and a woman standing alone on the banks. Despite the prohibition of their order against touching women, the master offered to carry the woman across the stream. When the three made it to the other side, the master bade the woman farewell, and the two monks continued on their way.
Finally, the student broke the silence, and asked the master: "Why did you so knowingly violate the rules of our order and carry that woman across?"
The master stopped and looked back over the road. He turned back to his student, cleared his throat, and replied: "I left her there at the river. Why do you still carry her?"
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