人天眼目 6.15

6.15

四藏鋒者。師所立也。謂就事者全事也。就理者全理也。入就者理事俱也。出就者理事泯也。後之學者。不根前輩所立之意。易就為袖。使晚生衲子疑宗師袖中有物。出入而可示之也。故不得不詳審。

The 'Fourfold Concealment of the Blade' was established by the Master. It means: 'approaching phenomenon' is completely phenomenon; 'approaching principle' is completely principle; 'entering and approaching' is both principle and phenomenon; 'emerging and approaching' is principle and phenomenon both obliterated. Later students, not getting to the root of our predecessors' intent in establishing them, changed 'approaching' (jiu) to 'sleeve' (xiu), causing later patch-robed monks to suspect that the lineage masters had something in their sleeves that could be brought out and shown when entering and exiting. Therefore, it cannot but be examined in detail.