虛堂和尚語錄 1.98

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1.98

He also cited: "Shushan instructed the assembly: 'Before the Xiantong era, this old monk understood the matter of the side of the Dharmakāya; after the Xiantong era, I understood the matter going beyond the Dharmakāya.'" The Master said: "The ancients openly repaired the plank road while secretly crossing at Chencang. This mountain monk came to dwell on this mountain in the second year of Duanping, pulling the long to patch the short, passing the time as duty requires. If it is the matter of the side of the Dharmakāya: Chaofu waters his ox, and Xu You washes his ears."

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