虛堂和尚語錄 1.31

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1.31

Ascending the hall, he brought up [the following]: "Because a monk asked Zhaozhou, 'I have just entered the monastery; I beg the master to give instruction,' Zhou said, 'Have you eaten your porridge yet?' The monk said, 'I have eaten the porridge.' Zhou said, 'Go wash your bowl.' That monk had an awakening." The master said: "Zhaozhou had the skill of wielding the axe, and this monk possessed the raw material fit to be carved. Even so, it was shooting at a sparrow from the ground."

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虛堂和尚語錄 — Classical Chinese