宏智禪師廣錄 2.16

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2.16

Case: A monk asked Great Master Ma, "Apart from the four propositions and cutting off the hundred negations, please, Master, point out directly to me the meaning of the coming from the west." The Great Master said, "Today I am tired and cannot explain it for you. Go ask Zhizang." The monk asked Zang. Zang said, "Why don't you ask the Venerable Master?" The monk said, "The Venerable Master told me to come ask you." Zang said, "Today I have a headache and cannot explain it for you. Go ask Brother Hai." The monk asked Hai. Hai said, "When it comes to this point, I don't understand." The monk recounted this to the Great Master. The Great Master said, "Zang's head is white; Hai's head is black." The verse says:

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