虛堂和尚語錄 10.91

10.91

Among the venerable masters under Dahui, there are still many 'full strings of cash'; among the descendants under Huqiu, there are still many 'discounted counts'. The full string makes it limited; the discounted count makes its use boundless. From the Old Man Who Curses Heaven, it was transmitted three times down to Shuanglin; just when the myriad trees were withering, he rose up luxuriantly—this was entirely attained through mastery of the discounted count. Those who are good at examining this record may ascend his hall, but they cannot yet enter his inner room.