撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.78

1.78

A monk asked, "Vimalakīrti was silent, and Mañjuśrī praised him as excellent; I wonder, did this still match Vimalakīrti's intention?" The Master said, "Can you bind empty space?" The monk said, "If so, then it did not match Vimalakīrti's intention." The Master said, "How could he agree?" The monk said, "Ultimately, where does it return?" The Master said, "If there were a place to return, it would be identical to those two gentlemen." The monk said, "And what about you, Venerable Monk?" The Master said, "You must wait until you contract Vimalakīrti's illness."