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大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.33

大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.33

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Classical Chinese

3.33

上堂,舉:「僧問風穴:『古曲無音韻,如何和得齊?』穴云:『木雞啼子夜,芻狗吠天明。』」師云:「這黃面浙子,恁麼答話也,做他臨濟兒孫未得在。今日或有人問徑山:『古曲無音韻,如何和得齊?』只向他道:『木雞啼子夜,芻狗吠天明。』」

Ascending the hall, he cited: "A monk asked Fengxue, 'The ancient tune has no melody; how can one harmonize with it?' Fengxue said, 'A wooden rooster crows at midnight; a straw dog barks at dawn.'" The Master said: "For this yellow-faced man of Zhejiang to answer like this, he still could not be a descendant of Linji. If someone were to ask Jingshan today: 'The ancient tune has no melody; how can one harmonize with it?' I would only say to him: 'A wooden rooster crows at midnight; a straw dog barks at dawn.'"

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