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# 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 2.20

佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 2.20

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.2.20)

垂示云。殺人刀活人劍。乃上古之風規。是今時之樞要。且道。如今那箇是。殺人刀活人劍。試舉看。

> Pointer: The sword that kills people, the sword that revives people—this is the custom of ancient times and the pivotal essential of the present day. Now tell me: which one nowadays is the sword that kills people, the sword that revives people? Try to bring it up and see.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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