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# 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 3.40

圓悟佛果禪師語錄 3.40

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.3.40)

上堂云：「古佛有通津，當陽亘古今，懸崖能撒手，一語直千金。參！」

> Ascending the hall, \[the Master\] said: "The ancient Buddhas had a crossing ford, exposed in the sun spanning past and present; on the sheer cliff, if you can let go your hold, a single word is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Investigate!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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