Shoyoroku - Case 79: Chosa Takes a Step Chosa had a monk ask Master E, "How was it when you had not yet seen Nansen?" E remained silent. The monk asked, "What about after seeing him?" E said, "Nothing special." The monk returned and told Chosa about this. Chosa said, "The man sits on the top of a hundred-foot pole. He has entered the way, but it is not yet genuine. He must take one step from the top of a hundred-foot pole. The worlds of the ten directions will be his complete body." [1] The monk said, "How shall one take a step from the top of a hundred-foot pole?" Sa said, "Mountains of Ro; water of Rei [2]." The monk said, "I don't understand." Sa said, "Four seas and five lakes are all under the imperial reign." [1]: see case 46 of Mumonkan. [2]: Ro and Rei are the names of Provinces in the old China.