袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.55

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1.55

While a monk was calling upon him, the monk asked, "Does the Upādhyāya recognize written characters or not?"
The Master said, "According to capacity."
The monk drew this circular figure ○ with his hand and presented it, lifting it up. The Master brushed it away with his sleeve. The monk again made this circular figure ○ and presented it, lifting it up; the Master made a gesture of tossing it behind his back with both hands. The monk looked at him with eyes fixed; the Master lowered his head. The monk circled around the Master once. The Master struck him, and the monk then left.

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袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 — Classical Chinese