法智遺編觀心二百問 1.142

1.142

問：荊溪自云「面授口訣非後代所堪」，今懸敘私記，決事法觀道，有何失耶？

Question: Jingxi himself said, 'Oral instructions given face-to-face cannot be borne by later generations'; now, what fault is there in composing private records to decide the path of contemplating phenomenal dharmas?