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# 虛堂和尚語錄 7.294

虛堂和尚語錄 7.294

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [7.294](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.294)

識得祖師端的意，迢迢千里扣知音，當機一喝忘情謂，  
歸興猶如虎出林。

> Having recognized the Patriarch's true intention, / From afar across a thousand leagues you knocked for an intimate friend. / At the critical moment, with a single shout forgetting sentiments and notions, / Your enthusiasm for returning is like a tiger leaving the forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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