官不容针 (官不容針) guān bù róng zhēn
guān bù róng zhēn
set phrase
officially, not even a needle is admitted
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
, Subdomain: Chan
, Concept:
Notes: (T 2003.193c; Cleary TF, and Cleary JC 2013, loc. 7329; FGDB '官不容針私通車馬')
Contained in
- 官不容针私通车马(官不容針私通車馬) Officially, not even a needle is admitted; privately, even a cart and horse can pass
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- Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇 中國篇 第九章 禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5-教史》 — count: 1