虛堂和尚語錄 1.122

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1.122

Ascending the hall, he cited: "Dayu took leave of Guizong. Zong said, 'Where are you going?' Yu said, 'Going to various places to study the five flavors of Chan.' Zong said, 'I have here a single flavor of Chan; why do you not study it?' Yu said, 'What is the upādhyāya's single flavor of Chan?' Zong immediately struck him. Yu said, 'I understand!' Zong said, 'Speak, let me see!' As Yu prepared to open his mouth, Zong struck him again." The Master said, "Though this is so—blue comes from indigo yet is bluer than indigo—yet when it comes to crossing swords, ice comes from water yet is colder than water; that will not do."

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