圓悟佛果禪師語錄 4.8

4.8

五月初二日開堂，於知府手中接得疏，呈示大眾云：「字字演無量義，句句如優曇華，佛祖鉗鎚人天標牓，當陽拈出文彩已彰，錦上鋪華請重宣過。」

On the second day of the fifth month, the hall was opened [for his installation]. Receiving the letter of invitation from the prefect’s hands, he presented it to the great assembly and said: “Every single character expounds immeasurable meanings, and every single phrase is like an uḍumbara flower—the tongs and hammer of the Buddhas and Patriarchs, the banner of humans and gods. Brought forth directly in the open, the literary brilliance is already evident; brocade spread with flowers, pray recite it once again.”