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十三、德山托钵

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十三、德山托钵

德山一日托钵下堂,见雪峰,峰问:“者老汉,钟未鸣鼓未响,托钵向甚处去?”山便回方丈。峰举似岩头。头云:“大小德山未会末后句!”山闻,令侍者唤岩头来,问曰:“汝不肯老僧那?”头密启其意。山乃休去。山明日升座,果与寻常不同。头至僧堂前拊掌大笑云:“且喜得老汉会末后句。他后天下人不奈伊何!”

无门曰:若是末后句,岩头、德山俱未梦见在。捡点将来,好似一棚傀儡!

颂曰:识得最初句,便会末后句,末后与最初,不是者一句!

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