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# 明覺禪師語錄 4.3

明覺禪師語錄 4.3

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.3)

上堂：「汝等諸人，盡是久經陣敵慣戰作家，倚天長劍即不問爾，作麼生是袖裏藏鋒？」代云：「寡不敵眾。」又云：「彼此。」

> Ascending the hall, \[the master\] said: "All of you are veterans of battle and adept campaigners who have long weathered opposing ranks. The sword leaning against the heavens is not what I ask about; what is concealing the blade within one's sleeve?" Speaking on their behalf, he said: "The few cannot withstand the many." He also said: "Mutual."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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