明覺禪師語錄 5.200

English (machine translation) 5.200

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5.200

The old Chan fellow of seven hundred years—
Securing the home state was truly painful for him.
When someone asked about [the Patriarch's] coming from the West, he pointed to the cypress in the courtyard,
Yet caused the whole world to take up shields and spears.

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明覺禪師語錄 — Classical Chinese