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圓悟佛果禪師語錄 1.39

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1.39

Ascending the hall, [the Master] said: "A single palm does not clap in vain; a single tree does not make a grove. Establishing the Dharma banner and setting up the lineage style requires mutually being host and guest to settle the homeland. Therefore it is said: 'If I sit, you must stand; if I stand, you must sit. If I lodge alone on a solitary peak, you must lay down weapons. If I am in heaven or among humans, you must have three heads and six arms. Only then can the Buddha-sun be made to shine gloriously.' And tell me: amidst the vast expanse, how do you distinguish the host? / Everywhere is Maitreya; / At every gate there is Sudhana. / Descended from the seat."

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