杀人刀 (殺人刀) shā rén dāo

shā rén dāo phrase a sword for killing
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan School , Concept:
Notes: Quote: a phrase used in Chan literature, for example, in the No. 12 koan in 碧巖錄 ”The Blue Cliff Record”; the sword represents wisdom (retranslated from Ch’ung-hsien, K’o-ch’in, and Thomas F. Cleary trans. 1998, p. 76; FGDB '殺人刀'; T 2003, Scroll 2)

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  • 降杀人刀 (降殺人刀) 老天又降殺人刀 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》, Highrises 高 樓 — count: 5