虛堂和尚語錄 3.78

English (machine translation) 3.78

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3.78

Ascending the hall to thank the head monk, he struck the staff and said: "Only when the stealing mind of all patch-robed monks in the world is completely dead does one match this title." Striking the staff, he said: "Having completely put to death the stealing mind of all patch-robed monks in the world, turning toward that side still falls into affairs of merit. How can there be an exact correspondence?" Striking the staff, he said: "The eyes of humans and devas: the head monk in the hall."

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虛堂和尚語錄 — Classical Chinese