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# 景德傳燈錄 20.88

景德傳燈錄 20.88

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [20.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.88)

師肉髻羅紋。金陵李氏嚮其道譽。迎請供養待以師禮。嘗問。如何是木平。師曰。不動斤斧。曰如何不動斤斧。師曰。木平。時大法眼禪師。有偈贈曰。

> The Master had an uṣṇīṣa with whorl-like patterns. The Li clan of Jinling admired his reputation in the Way, invited him, made offerings to him, and treated him with the courtesy due a master. They once asked, "What is Muping ('flat wood')?" The Master said, "Not moving axe or adze." They said, "How is it not moving axe or adze?" The Master said, "Muping." At that time, Chan Master Fayan presented him with a verse:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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