虛堂和尚語錄 8.43

English (machine translation) 8.43

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8.43

On the Buddha's nirvāṇa, ascending the hall: "Gṛdhrakūṭa collapses; the vairambha wind rises. The good beat their breasts and weep; the mara armies stamp their feet and rejoice. Loving him, they wish him to live; hating him, they wish him to die—how could this be limited to two thousand years ago? In the countryside the spring breeze brings blossoms into full glory; on the branch the yellow oriole speaks distinctly."

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虛堂和尚語錄 — Classical Chinese