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法筵龍象衆當觀第一義

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Basic Meaning: you dragons and elephants gathered at this dharma assembly, see now the first principle!

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  • 'Dragons and elephants'  龍象 is a metaphor for monks of superior virtue and practice. 'First principle'  第一義 is short for 'first principle of sacred truth'  聖諦第一義, meaning the ultimate truth (Skt. paramârtha-satya) that is beyond conceptual thought. 〔從容錄 T 2004.48.228b28〕 [Griffith Foulk]
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    Entry created: 2009-12-22