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# 續傳燈錄 16.54

續傳燈錄 16.54

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [16.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.16.54)

青州定慧院法本禪師。僧問。古人到這裏為甚麼拱手歸降。師曰。理合如是。曰畢竟如何。師曰。夜眠日走。

> Chan Master Faben of Dinghui Monastery in Qingzhou. A monk asked, "Why did the ancients cup their hands and surrender upon reaching here?" The Master said, "Principle dictates it should be so." \[The monk\] said, "What is it ultimately?" The Master said, "Sleeping by night, walking by day."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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