虛堂和尚語錄 5.59

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5.59

National Teacher Huizhong asked Attendant of the Interior Zilin, "Where do you come from?" The attendant said, "I come from south of the city." The Master said, "What color are the grasses south of the city?" The attendant said, "They are yellow." The Master then asked a youth, "What color are the grasses south of the city?" The youth said, "They are yellow." The Master said, "Even this youth may be bestowed purple robes before the curtain and discourse on the mystery before the emperor."

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