This is the sixth day of this September, September 20, 24/7 day Sachin and today we'll take a look at a koan case, 22 of the mumonkan kashipa and a flagpole. And here's the case. It's a pretty short one. Ananda once asked kashapa, the World Honored One transmitted to you, the golden Kesa. Did he transmit anything else? Kashpa called out Ananda. Yes, sir answered Ananda. Kashapa said, Now knock down the flagpole at the gate, and that's the end of the case. So this koan involves an exchange between kashapa and Ananda, two ancestors who are in our ancestral line. And before we get into the case, I want to say a few words about each of them. And I'll start with kashpa, which is short for mahakashyapa. He was Shakyamuni Buddha's Dharma successor. And for some background information, I'm using Robert Aiken roshi's commentary on the mumung Khan the gateless barrier, which in total has 48 koans compiled by Chinese master woman. I The koans have been passed down from generation to generation as a method of practice, and they date back to 13th century China. Some have very historically and or culturally specific references within them, and some seem totally outlandish, like a flying dragon or fish, a monk cutting off his arm, a cat being cut in half.