明覺禪師語錄 3.90

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3.90

He cited: "One day Xuefeng saw a macaque and said, 'Each of these macaques carries an ancient mirror on its back.' Sansheng then asked, 'Nameless through kalpas of time, why manifest it as an ancient mirror?' Feng said, 'A flaw has appeared.' Sheng said, 'A good friend to fifteen hundred people, yet you do not even recognize the turning-phrase.' Feng said, 'This old monk's administrative duties as abbot are vexing.'" The Master said, "He deserves twenty blows of the stick! Letting this stick go is also fine, to avoid compounding error upon error."

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明覺禪師語錄 — Classical Chinese