久参上士 (久參上士) jiǔ cān shàng shì

jiǔ cān shàng shì phrase adepts who have cultivated over a long time
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from Koan 2 of 碧巖錄 “Blue Cliff Record” (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Ch’ung-hsien, K’o-ch’in, and Thomas F. Cleary trans. 1998, p. 19; T 2003, Scroll 1)