法演禪師語錄 2.47

2.47

Ascending the hall, he cited: "After the World-Honoured One passed into extinction, the holy disciples compiled the Dharma treasury in the Pippala Cave. When Ānanda ascended the seat, his appearance and demeanor were no different from the Buddha's. The assembly then gave rise to three doubts: first, suspecting Ānanda had attained Buddhahood; second, suspecting the Buddha had reappeared in the body; third, suspecting a Buddha from another realm had transformed himself. Ānanda chanted, 'Thus have I heard.' The doubts of the assembly all ceased. If at that time there had been a fellow coming out of the assembly saying, 'Assembly! Act according to it and disperse,' it would have saved us from seeing the full treasury of jade scrolls churning people's bowels. Although it is like this, it still has not cut it off completely. Why is that? Ānanda said, 'Thus have I heard'; Baiyun also says, 'Thus have I heard.' If you say that that time was right, you value the ancient and slight the present; if you say right now is right, you value the present and slight the ancient. Do you want to understand? The udumbara flower does not bloom; traces are cut off, without fragrance."