面前一丝 (面前一絲) miàn qián yī sī
          
              miàn qián yī sī 
              
              phrase 
              the single thread before us 
              Domain: Buddhism 佛教
              
                , Subdomain: Chan School 
              
              
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                Notes: Quote: a phrase used in Koan 94 of the 碧巖錄 ”The Blue Cliff Record” (retranslated from Ch’ung-hsien, K’o-ch’in, and Thomas F. Cleary trans. 1998, p. 410; T 2003, scroll 10; FGDB '面前一絲')