虛堂和尚語錄 3.77

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開爐上堂，舉：「古德道：『法昌今日開爐，行脚僧無一箇，惟有十八高人，緘口圍爐打坐。』」師云：「法昌解使不由家富貴，風流豈在著衣多。柏巖今日開爐，不用聚集泥像，暗地裡勝他一籌。何故？版齒生毛老古錐，夜深聽水爐邊坐。」

Ascending the hall for opening the stove, he brought up: "An ancient worthy said: 'Today at Fachang the stove is opened; not a single itinerant monk is here, only eighteen eminent men, who keep their mouths shut, sit around the stove.'" The Master said: "Fachang knew how to make use of what he had, not relying on family wealth; does elegance depend on wearing many clothes? Today at Baiyan, opening the stove, there is no need to gather clay statues; secretly we are one step ahead of him. Why? The old adept with hair growing on his teeth sits beside the stove late at night, listening to the water."