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# 汾陽無德禪師語錄 2.173

汾陽無德禪師語錄 2.173

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [2.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.173)

白兆舉：「紫胡有犬，上取人頭，中取人心，下取人腰。」僧問：「如何是白兆犬。」師云：「不作聲。」僧便喝，師便打云：「向道不作聲。」

> Baizhao cited: "Zihu had a dog: above, it seized people's heads; in the middle, it seized people's hearts; below, it seized people's waists."  
> A monk asked, "What is Baizhao's dog?"  
> The Master said, "It makes no sound."  
> The monk gave a shout. The Master struck him immediately, saying, "I told you it makes no sound!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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