The puzzle of enlightenment

On your journey to the monastery you come upon a junction withthree roads leading out, the left road, the middle road and the rightroad. There is a monk standing at the junction, who will truthfullyanswer any yes-no question, if he can do so without contradictinghimself; otherwise he will immediately sit and meditate for eternity.The monk will only answer one question per traveler. What questionshall you ask of the monk to find out which road is the monasteryroad?1

1Hint : A monk saw a turtle in the monastery garden and asked his mentor, “All beings covertheir bones with flesh and skin, so why does this being cover its flesh and skin with bones?”.The mentor took off one of his sandals and covered the turtle with it.

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