白隠慧鶴 Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769)
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The Ox Passing Through the Window Screen

無門関 Wumen guan (Mumonkan), Case 38.
Wuzu said, "It is as if an ox had passed through a window screen: its head, horns, and four hooves have all passed through; why can't the tail pass through?"