大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫 1.84

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The former Estate Master of Huanglong built temple quarters, every detail conforming to the proper style of a monastic grove. Someone laughed and said, “The Master does not understand Chan; what is the use of this?” Huanglong said, “Someone who expounds Chan will come of his own accord.” When the temple was completed, he submitted a petition inviting Chan Master Jicui Nan to assume the abbacy; later the former Huanglong passed away. One night, Master Nan suddenly had a dream in which an apparition said, “I beg to go and guard the stupa.” Master Nan paid no attention to it. One day, while sitting in the abbot's quarters, he again saw the person from his earlier dream, who said, “I wish to beg to guard the stupa.” Nan questioned him, and he replied, “A replacement has come.” Before long, the artisan sculpting statues indeed arrived. Master Nan had a separate Earth God statue sculpted, and thereupon moved the old Earth God to guard the stupa of the former Huanglong.