無門關 1.283

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無門老禪。作四十八則語。判斷古德公案。大似賣油餅。人令買家開口接了更吞吐不得。然雖如是。安晚欲就渠熱爐熬上。再打一枚足成大衍之數。却仍前送似。未知。

Old Chan Master Wumen made forty-eight sayings judging the gong'ans of the ancient worthies, greatly resembling a seller of oil cakes who makes the buyer open his mouth to receive it, unable to either swallow or spit it out. Even though this is so, Anwan wishes to fry yet another one on his hot stove to complete the Great Expansion Number, and send it forward as before. I wonder: