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明覺禪師語錄 3.36

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3.36

He cited: "Master Zu asked Nanquan, '"The maṇi jewel, people do not know; personally gathered within the tathāgatagarbha." What is the tathāgatagarbha?' [Nanquan] said, 'Old Master Wang coming and going with you is the garbha.'" The Master said, "A fellow in the grass." "Zu said, 'What about that which does not come and does not go?' [Nanquan] said, 'That too is the garbha.'" The Master said, "Adding frost on top of snow." "Zu said, 'What is the jewel?'" The Master said, "Perilous! Performing tricks atop a hundred-foot pole is not the mark of a master hand. If one can set an eye here, host and guest interchanging, one can deeply enter the tiger's cave. If not so, even though Master Zu were enlightened, he would still be a fellow with a dragon's head and a snake's tail."

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