大慧普覺禪師語錄 2.51

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2.51

Ascending the hall, [the Master] cited: "When Gaoting first went to study under Deshan, he inquired after him from across the river. Deshan beckoned to him with his hand. Gaoting suddenly had an awakening, whereupon he turned aside and walked away without looking back. Later he opened his dharma seat as an heir to Deshan." The Master said, "Gaoting's turning aside and walking away shows he was an agile patch-robed monk, but if he wanted to be an heir to Deshan's dharma, it was not yet permissible. Why? He was still separated from Deshan by a river."

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