筠州洞山悟本禪師語錄 1.55

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1.55

Instructing the assembly, he said: "Only when you know there is a person beyond the Buddha do you have a share in speech and conversation." At that time, a monk asked: "What is the person beyond the Buddha?" The Master said: "Not Buddha." Baofu gave an alternative turning phrase: "Buddha is not?" Yunmen said: "He cannot be named, nor can he be depicted; therefore it is said 'not'." Fayan gave an alternative turning phrase: "Expediently called Buddha." The Master also said: "A hero unstained amidst the dust." Yunmen said: "A staff is simply called a staff; all things are simply called all things."

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筠州洞山悟本禪師語錄 — Classical Chinese