法演禪師語錄 2.9

2.9

為亡僧下火，提起火把云：「大眾！三世諸佛向火焰裏轉大法輪，聞名不如見面，今日智悟上座，見面不如聞名。」

Applying the torch for a deceased monk, he held up the torch and said: "Great assembly! The buddhas of the three periods turn the great wheel of the Dharma in the midst of the flames. Hearing the name is not as good as seeing the face; today, for Senior Zhiwu, seeing the face is not as good as hearing the name."