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# 景德傳燈錄 23.137

景德傳燈錄 23.137

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [23.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.137)

西川靈龕和尚。僧問。如何是諸佛出身處。師曰。出處非干佛春來草自青。問碌碌地時如何。師曰。試進一步看。

> Upādhyāya Lingkan of Xichuan. A monk asked, 'What is the place of origin of all Buddhas?' The master said, 'The place of origin has nothing to do with Buddhas; when spring comes, the grass turns green on its own.' \[The monk\] asked, 'How is it when one is ordinary and mediocre?' The master said, 'Try stepping forward a pace and see.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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