虛堂和尚語錄 9.49

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9.49

Ascending the hall, he cited: "Upādhyāya Wuzu Shijie asked a monk: 'Where have you recently come from?' The monk said: 'The Eastern Capital.' Wuzu said: 'Did you see the Son of Heaven?' The monk said: 'He goes out to Jinming Pool once every year.' Wuzu said: 'Where there is propriety, one can be pardoned; where there is no propriety, it is hard to tolerate. Get out!'" The master took this up and said: "If this monk had truly come from the capital, I fear one could not deceive him either."

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