虛堂和尚語錄 3.48

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3.48

Ascending the hall, he cited: "Layman Pang, because of selling straining-baskets, stumbled and fell coming down a bridge. His daughter Lingzhao saw this, went right to her father's side, and lay down. The Layman said: 'What are you doing?' The daughter said: 'Seeing Father fall to the ground, I rushed to help him up.'" The Master said: "A tiger hates a chicken's beak—those who hear of it fear it. Later people whose standard of judgment is not high call it both taking risks."

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