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大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.38

大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.38

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Classical Chinese

8.38

示眾,舉:「道吾與漸源,至一家弔慰,源拊棺云:『生耶死耶?』吾云:『生也不道,死也不道。』源云:『為甚麼不道?』吾云:『不道不道。』回至中路,源云:『和尚快與某甲道,若不道,打和尚去。』吾云:『打即任打,道即不道。』」師云:「生也不道,死也不道,公案兩重,一狀領到。露刃吹毛,截斷綱要,脫却鶻臭衫,拈了炙脂帽,大坐當軒氣浩浩。」喝一喝,下座。

Instructing the assembly, he brought up [the following]: "Daowu and Jianyuan went to a house to offer condolences. Yuan patted the coffin and said, 'Alive or dead?' Wu said, 'I won't say alive; I won't say dead.' Yuan said, 'Why won't you say?' Wu said, 'I won't say, I won't say.' On their way back, halfway along the road, Yuan said, 'Master, quickly tell me! If you do not tell me, I will hit you.' Wu said, 'As for hitting, hit as you will; as for telling, I will not say.'" The Master said, "'I won't say alive; I won't say dead'—a twofold gong'an, received in a single indictment. Baring the blade to blow the hair, cutting off the essential guidelines; stripping off the hawk-stinking shirt, taking off the grease-fried hat, sitting grandly facing the veranda, his spirit vast and mighty." He gave a shout and descended from the seat.

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