虛堂和尚語錄 3.17

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3.17

Next he held up incense and said: "This piece of incense, burnt in the censer, is offered for the Prefect and Defense Commissioner, the Vice Minister of the Hanlin Academician, together with the civil and military officials of the commanderies and counties, to enhance their emoluments and lifespan. I humbly pray that they serve as pillars and foundation stones to the state, and as a metal wall and boiling moat to the ancestral way."

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