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# 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 20.52

圓悟佛果禪師語錄 20.52

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [20.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.20.52)

我手何似佛手，隨分拈華折柳，忽然摸著蛇頭，  
未免遭他一口。

> "How does my hand resemble a buddha's hand?" / At will, picking flowers and plucking willows; / Suddenly touching a serpent's head, / You cannot escape being bitten by it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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