明覺禪師語錄 3.33

English (machine translation) 3.33

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3.33

He cited: "The National Teacher called his attendant three times—where pointed to, he did not reach. The attendant answered three times—reaching it, he did not point. 'I thought I had failed you, but who knew you failed me?' You cannot fool Xuedou. Yunmen said, 'How did the National Teacher fail the attendant?' Understanding it is also groundless." The Master said, "It turns out he did not understand! How did the attendant fail the National Teacher? 'Though my bones be powdered and my body smashed, I could not repay it.'" The Master said, "Groundless, groundless!"

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