佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 4.28
English (machine translation) 4.28
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4.28
"The great earth is devoid of fine dust; (Throwing open the doors and windows, who is facing the porch? Not one under heaven can do without this. Universal peace.) / What person does not have their eyes open? (He must emit great light from the crown of his head before it works. Why scatter dirt and fling sand?) / At first following the fragrant grass away, (Leaks and disclosures in no small measure. It is not just once that he went into the grass. Luckily he had already said it earlier.) / Then chasing the falling flowers back. (Everywhere completely true. Rejoice for now that he has returned. The mud under his feet is three feet deep.) / A gaunt crane roosts on a winter tree; (Left and right. Adding another line, there are still many idle affairs.) / A wild monkey howls on an ancient terrace. (On the contrary, drawing energy anew. One cannot add a line, nor can one subtract a line.) / Changsha's boundless intent—" (He should be beaten. What does the final line say? Buried away in a single pit. Falling into the demon's cave. Bah! A fellow in the grass. Drawing the bow after the thief has gone. He must not be let off.)
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- 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — Classical Chinese