大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.39

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8.39

For a patron making an offering to the Arhats, he instructed the assembly: "Danxia burned a wooden Buddha; Cuiwei made offerings to the Arhats. One man lifted with his left hand, one man pressed with his right hand. Since guest and host are clearly distinct, my Dao is threaded through with one. The lion roams alone—how could he seek a companion? Completely round, impossible to tear open; beating the drum, inviting all to see. Though not worth a single penny, he would not trade it for the whole kingdom." Thereupon he snapped his fingers three times and said, "Suru sili suopohe (oṃ smṛti svāhā)."

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