大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.13
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3.13
Ascending the high seat, he cited: "A monk asked Touzi: 'How is it before the moon is full?' Touzi said: 'Swallow down three or four.' The monk said: 'How is it after it is full?' Touzi said: 'Spit out seven or eight.'" The Master said: "Three and four, seven and eight—the numbers are very distinct, yet no one can count them through. Since the numbers are distinct, why can no one count them through?" After a long pause, he said: "A Daoist wearing a white robe is still not a true scholar."
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