人天眼目 6.15

6.15

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.