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   Great Ancestor Ma was sick. The superintendent of the monastery asked him, "How have you been feeling lately?"
   The Great Ancestor replied, "Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha."

Blue Cliff Record, Case 3

From Tenkei's commentary:

In the Buddha Names Sutra it says that Sun Face Buddha lives for 1800 years, while Moon Face Buddha enters extinction after a day and a night. But what about your own Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha? Is it something long or something short? How do you understand it? Set your eyes on the absolutely inextricable within yourself.

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