大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫 1.81

1.81

Sheng, Zhao, Rong, and Rui were senior disciples of Master Kumārajīva, styled the 'Bodhisattvas of the Four Reliances'. They once joined Kumārajīva in explaining the *Vimalakīrti Sūtra*; when they came to the 'Inconceivable Chapter', they all put down their brushes, for this realm is not something the mind can ponder or the mouth can discuss, so they could not set down a single word. By contrast, Elder Li's treatise on entering the *Avataṃsaka* Dharma Realm analyzes the expressions and explains the lines as clearly as the sun and the stars, resolving doubts without lingering question; had he not personally encountered the realized conditions, how could he have done so?