起寺度僧 qǐ sì dù sēng

qǐ sì dù sēng phrase to establish temples and ordain monastics
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan
Notes: Quote: from Koan 1 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. 12; T 2003, Scroll 1)

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  • Scroll 1 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 3 , has English translation