宏智禪師廣錄 4.51
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4.51
Ascending the hall, [the Master] cited: A monk asked Yunmen, "Killing father and killing mother, one repents before the Buddha. Killing Buddha and killing patriarchs, where does one repent?" Yunmen said, "Exposed."
The Master said: "'Exposed' transcends the school and surpasses the patriarchs. People say he burned incense that revives souls; I say he struck a drum smeared with poison. Bitter, bitter! If you further chew words and gnaw phrasing, tread the compass and pace the square, the superior singing and the inferior following, looking ahead and glancing behind—Zhang the Third wears a hat now that he newly has money; a truly rich man does not act like this."
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