宏智禪師廣錄 2.145

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2.145

Mountain Master Jin asked Mountain Master Xiu: "Clearly knowing the nature that is unborn and undying, why is one detained by birth?" / Xiu said: "Bamboo shoots will ultimately become bamboo; can they be used as bamboo strips right now?" / Jin said: "You will awaken on your own later." / Xiu said: "I am only like this; what is the Senior Monk's meaning?" / Jin said: "This one is the monastery director's room, and that one is the chief cook's room." / Xiu then bowed. / The verse says:

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