萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 3.61

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3.61

Case: A monk asked National Teacher Zhong of Nanyang, "What is the fundamental body, Rocana?" (Are you perhaps a stand-in?) The National Teacher said, "Bring the pure pitcher over to me." (Do not forget the topic of conversation.) The monk brought the pure pitcher. (Do not mistakenly recognize it.) The National Teacher said, "Put it back in its former place." (Proclaiming this meaning again.) The monk asked again, "What is the fundamental body, Rocana?" (Where did you go and come back from?) The National Teacher said, "The ancient Buddha passed away long ago." (Not far from here.)

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萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — Classical Chinese