Where Winds Meet: Buddha and the Cat Encounter Walkthrough (Seedling Temple)
Two dialogue picks, two time skips, and a sutra lecture finish the Lin Shuang encounter and its Qingzhou rewards.
Two dialogue picks, two time skips, and a sutra lecture finish the Lin Shuang encounter and its Qingzhou rewards.
by AllThingsHow Staff
Buddha and the Cat is an Encounter Quest in Where Winds Meet that begins inside Seedling Temple, in the Qingzhou – Eastern Peak area. A sculptor named Lin Shuang has stalled on restoring the temple’s Buddha statue. You need to talk him and Abbot Daokong out of a long-running misunderstanding, then move the in-game clock forward twice before the encounter will close.
Quick answer: Talk to Lin Shuang, then tell Daokong “The Buddha does not see all mortal beings.” Pick “‘Yes’ is the same as ‘no’” on the steps, skip 1 day, read the Abbot’s letter, then skip 3 days and attend the Sutra Lecture.
Buddha and the Cat start location in Qingzhou
Head to Seedling Temple on the Eastern Peak in Qingzhou. Reaching the entrance unlocks the temple as a new teleport point, which saves a walk later when the time skips leave you elsewhere. Once you’re close, the encounter tracker names the quest and shows its opening line: “How can one find a perfect path in this world, to honor the Buddha without forsaking you?” The tracker also displays an “Accept Within” timer, so pick the encounter up while it’s offered.
The quest description describes an artisan sighing over the statue he is restoring. That artisan is Lin Shuang, who kneels on the dais in the main hall.
Seedling Temple blocks several movement options on its grounds, including Lightness Skills, Climb, Wallstride, and Sky Tether, so you’ll be walking between the hall and the Abbot’s quarters.
Correct dialogue choices for Buddha and the Cat
Only two conversations ask you to choose a response. These are the answers that move the story forward.
Conversation
Pick this
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Abbot Daokong, in his quarters
“The Buddha does not see all mortal beings”
“The Buddha stands far beyond mortal reach”
Daokong and Lin Shuang, on the steps
“‘Yes’ is the same as ‘no’”
“I don’t understand,” “Perhaps he fears your blame”
The first choice helps Daokong see what is actually eating at Lin Shuang. The second resolves the old Zen riddle about whether a dog has Buddha-nature, which both men have been reading differently for years.
Buddha and the Cat walkthrough: Lin Shuang and Abbot Daokong
Go up the stairs into the main hall and talk to Lin Shuang by the altar. A cutscene plays where he says he can no longer put the spirit into the Buddha statue that he once could.
Speak to Lin Shuang again to complete “Help Lin Shuang recall his state of mind back then.” He explains that he carved the statue during Emperor Shizong’s reign as a monk named Huishi, before he returned to secular life. He also brings up the koan debate that shook his confidence.
That conversation adds the Zen Koans entry (Record of Zhaozhou, Tang Dynasty) to your Erudition collection. Lin Shuang also says the name “Qingqing,” which becomes important later.
Leave the hall and walk to the book-lined side quarters next door, where Abbot Daokong is waiting. Pass on Lin Shuang’s doubts, then pick “The Buddha does not see all mortal beings” to clear “Help Lin Shuang persuade the Abbot.”
Watch the confrontation in the courtyard. When Daokong presses Lin Shuang, a white cat named Qingqing runs out of the bushes. Lin Shuang rescued her fifteen years ago, and she has been slipping into the temple every evening to beg food from the Abbot.
Speak with Lin Shuang as he crouches beside Qingqing to finish “Ask Lin Shuang about his plans.” He plans to give his life balance and return to carving, then takes the cat along for lotus cakes.
Skipping time: 1 day for the letter, 3 days for the Sutra Lecture
The second half of the encounter runs on the in-game clock. The objective text reads “Adjust time via Menu-Time or wait for time to lapse,” so you can wait it out if you like. Using the time dial is much faster.
Step out of the hall, open the menu, and choose Time. Rotate the dial forward by at least 1 day and confirm the change to meet “Come back and check the situation in a day.”
Once a carrier pigeon delivers mail, open your Mailbox and read “Letter from the Abbot of Seedling Temple.” In the letter, Daokong apologizes for asking so much of you and says Huishi came forward that morning to restart work on the statues. That completes “Inspect the letter.”
Enter the main hall for “Attend the Sutra Lecture.” Abbot Daokong and Master Daoyuan speak to the assembly about plain dharma and universal Buddha-nature in front of the fully restored golden statue, while Qingqing waits outside.
Buddha and the Cat rewards and completion check
The encounter is done when the lecture cutscene ends and an “Encounter-Buddha and the Cat” banner appears with your rewards.
Reward
Amount
Echo Jade
50
Qingzhou Exploration
10 or 50
Coin
15,000
Stored EXP
15,000
Jade Fish
150
Trace Jade
1,500
The Qingzhou Exploration amount has shown up as both 10 and 50 on completion screens, so don’t worry if your number differs. Jade Fish and Trace Jade are credited during the same finish, alongside the banner items.
If no reward banner appears, stay in the hall until the sermon has fully finished. Leaving early can stop it from triggering.
After the banner closes and the items reach your inventory, Buddha and the Cat is marked complete. Seedling Temple stays on your map as a teleport point.
