圓悟佛果禪師語錄 19.53

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19.53

[Yuanwu] brought up [the case]: "Dongsi asked Yangshan, 'Where are you from?' Yangshan said, 'Guangzhou.' Dongsi said, 'I hear Guangzhou has a bright pearl that settles the sea; is that so or not?' Yangshan said, 'It is.' Dongsi said, 'What color is it?' Yangshan said, 'In the dark of the moon it appears; in the brightness of the moon it hides.' Dongsi said, 'Did you bring it along?' Yangshan said, 'I brought it along.' Dongsi said, 'Why not present it to this old monk?' Yangshan said, 'Very well; yesterday when Huiji arrived at Guishan, he was also demanded of this pearl, so that there was no word to answer and no principle to state.' Dongsi said, 'Truly a lion's cub, a great lion's roar!'"

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