萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 4.24

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Case: Venerable Yanyang asked Zhaozhou, 'What when not bringing along a single thing?' (Still something extraneous.) Zhaozhou said, 'Lay it down.' (Even skin-tight clothes must be stripped off.) Yanyang said, 'When I do not bring along a single thing, what is there to lay down?' (A person does not know their own faults; an ox does not know its own strength.) Zhaozhou said, 'If so, then carry it away.' (Unable to call him back, what can be done?)