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# 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 8.13

圓悟佛果禪師語錄 8.13

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.8.13)

上堂云：「大眾！傅大士道：『須彌芥子父，芥子須彌爺，山水坦然平，敲氷來煮茶。』曾聞傅大士乃彌勒大士化身，看他通箇消息，不妨著實。山僧今日土上加泥，亦有箇頌子：須彌納芥不容易，芥納須彌匹似閑，長河攪著成酥酪，輕輕擊透祖師關。」

> Ascending the hall, \[the master\] said, "Great assembly! Mahāsattva Fu said, 'Sumeru is the father of the mustard seed; the mustard seed is the grandfather of Sumeru. The mountains and rivers are tranquil and level; chop the ice to boil tea.' I have heard that Mahāsattva Fu was an incarnation of Mahāsattva Maitreya; see how he communicates this news—it certainly hits the mark! Today this mountain monk will add mud to earth, and also has a verse:  
> Mount Sumeru taking in a mustard seed is not easy; / A mustard seed taking in Sumeru seems quite effortless. / Stirring the long river turns it into ghee; / Lightly strike right through the patriarchal barrier."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997~en-mt.8.13) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.25.7) — Classical Chinese

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