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# 宏智禪師廣錄 9.99

宏智禪師廣錄 9.99

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [9.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.9.99)

這樣師僧。面目可憎。名摸還不似。藏覆又何曾。  
虛空闊無工夫挂劍。滄海深有伎倆挑燈。  
抖擻頭陀備。玲瓏道者稜。入閩借問何如箇能。

> This sort of monk, / with a face repulsive to see! / Describe him, yet he does not resemble it; / conceal him, yet when was he ever hidden? / Empty space is broad, with no time to hang a sword; / the vast ocean is deep, yet with skill to trim a lamp. / Fully equipped as an ascetic dhūta; / sharp and distinct as a person of the Way. / Entering Min, ask: what sort of capability is this?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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