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# 明覺禪師語錄 2.143

明覺禪師語錄 2.143

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [2.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.143)

上堂云：「還有鬧市裏出頭底麼？」良久云：「不如策杖歸山去，長嘯一聲煙霧深。」便下座。

> Ascending the hall, he said, "Is there anyone who pokes his head out in the noisy marketplace?" After a long pause, he said, "Better to lean on a staff and return to the mountains, letting out a long whistle where the mist and clouds are deep." Then he stepped down from his seat.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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