宏智禪師廣錄 2.141

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2.141

A monk asked Jiashan: "What is it like when one brushes aside the dust to see the Buddha?" / Jiashan said: "You must wield the sword directly; if you do not wield the sword, the fisherman roosts in a nest." / Later, a monk brought this to Shishuang and asked: "What is it like when one brushes aside the dust to see the Buddha?" / Shishuang said: "He has no realm; where would you meet him?" / The monk returned and recounted this to Jiashan. Jiashan ascended the hall and said: "In setting up the house style, he does not match this old monk; but in deep talk of entering principle, I am still a hundred paces behind Shishuang." / The verse says:

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