宏智禪師廣錄 3.66

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3.66

[Hongzhi] cited: Sansheng said, "When I meet someone, I immediately go out; going out, it is not for the sake of the person." Xinghua said, "When I meet someone, I do not go out; going out, it is immediately for the sake of the person." The Master [Hongzhi] said, "Fallen, fallen! Today it is not to diminish the prestige of the ancients, but to heighten the backbone of later people. If one is a fellow of genuine quality, holding up the patriarchs' seal, turning the iron ox's mechanism, and piercing through both of them at once with the staff, only then can one see the skill of a patch-robed monk."

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