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# 金陵清涼院文益禪師語錄 1.88

金陵清涼院文益禪師語錄 1.88

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1991.1.88)

昔有施主婦人入院，行眾僧隨年錢，僧云：「聖僧前著一分。」婦人云：「聖僧年多少？」僧無對，師代云：「心期滿處即知。」

> Formerly, a laywoman patron entered a monastery to distribute 'age-matching' coins to the assembly of monks. A monk said, "Place one portion before the Sacred Monk." The woman asked, "How many years of age is the Sacred Monk?" The monk had no answer. The Master spoke in his place: "When your heartfelt wish is fulfilled, you will know."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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