The person who are not restrained by reason nor judgement, very angry, mentally ill. However, if someone calls themselves Mad or Crazy, they may not be so, as they pretend to be so, and they do so for a certain purpose, such as avoiding the attention of others who may harm them if they find out who the latter are. In history, there were many characters who put on such such unusual masks as Mad or Crazy, Beggar, Drunkard, etc, so that they hide their identity more effectively lest they should risk being put in danger. These people might pursue a covert mission. In this case, Lord Master played this role for many reasons:
First, Lord Master has accomplished His full enlightenment and went back to the world as a Bodhisattva to save the world. Thus, given that a lot of people would obstruct His mission if they knew it straight away, He might not be able to test their level of moral practice, and to teach them when they realize they made a mistake.
Second, there were a lof authorities from different government levels would suspect Him of plotting their government if He attracted a lot of followers. In order to avoid the intelligence agents, He must pretend to be a commoner, a poor or disabled person.
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