虛堂和尚語錄 6.88

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He cited: "In the past, an elder master asked a lecturer monk, 'How do commentaries and subcommentaries explain the meaning in broad and concise terms?' The lecturer said, 'Subcommentaries explain commentaries; commentaries explain sūtras.' The elder said, 'What do sūtras explain?' The lecturer had no reply."

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虛堂和尚語錄 — Classical Chinese