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法演禪師語錄 2.58

法演禪師語錄 2.58

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Classical Chinese

2.58

上堂,僧問:「一代時教是箇切脚,未審切那箇字?」師云:「鉢囉穰。」學云:「學人秖問一字,為什麼却答許多?」師云:「七字八字。」學云:「也是慣得其便。」師云:「許多時茶飯,元來也有人知滋味。」乃云:「祖師心印,好消息處無消息,無消息,古篆分明,拈起也大千岌㟧,放下也凡聖同源,有時印却諸人面門,自是諸人甘伏,不肯承當。帶累白雲受屈。且道過在什麼處?」

Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "The whole lifetime of teachings is a phonetic fanqie; I wonder, what word does it spell?" The Master said, "Prajñā." The student asked, "I only asked for one word; why did you answer with so many?" The Master said, "Seven words, eight words." The student said, "You are indeed accustomed to taking advantage of the situation." The Master said, "Tea and rice for so long—it turns out someone actually knows the flavour." He then said, "The seal of the ancestral master's mind: where the good news is, there is no news; where there is no news, the ancient seal script is clear. Held up, the great thousand worlds tremble; set down, ordinary and sacred share the same source. At times it stamps everyone right on the face, yet you willingly submit to defeat and refuse to take responsibility. This implicates Baiyun in suffering an injustice! Tell me, where does the fault lie?"

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