虛堂和尚語錄 3.33

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3.33

Ascending the hall, he brought up [the case]: "When Yantou saw Deshan, he immediately asked: 'Is it ordinary or is it sage?' Deshan shouted, and Yantou made a bow. Later Dongshan heard of this and said: 'If it had not been Elder Huo at that time, it would have been very difficult to bear.' Yantou heard of this and said: 'That old fellow Dongshan does not know good from bad and gives mistaken remarks; at that time I lifted with one hand and pressed down with the other.'" The master said: "Yantou was very much like Elder Ming pursuing Postulant Lu to the summit of Dayu Ridge, only to turn back and say to his companions: 'From here on, there is no news at all.'"

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