袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.32

1.32

Chan Master Nanta Guangyong traveled north on pilgrimage to call upon Linji, and then returned to attend upon the Master. The Master said, "What have you come to do?" Nanta said, "To pay respects to the upādhyāya." The Master said, "Do you still see the upādhyāya?" Nanta said, "I see him." The Master said, "What does the upādhyāya resemble—a donkey?" Nanta said, "I see that the upādhyāya also does not resemble a Buddha." The Master said, "If he does not resemble a Buddha, what does he resemble?" Nanta said, "If there were anything he resembled, how would he differ from a donkey?" The Master was greatly astonished and said, "Ordinary and sacred are both forgotten; emotional views are exhausted and the substance is revealed. For twenty years I have tested people with this, and none has ever thoroughly resolved it. Guard and maintain it, my son!" The Master would often say to people, "This child is a living-flesh Buddha."