明覺禪師語錄 4.103

English (machine translation) 4.103

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4.103

A veteran elder saw an official holding a tablet in his hand and thereupon asked, "In an official's hand it is a tablet; in the Son of Heaven's hand it is a sceptre; in this old monk's hand, what is it called?" On his behalf [the Master] said, "Trying to be clever only makes a blunder."

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明覺禪師語錄 — Classical Chinese