宏智禪師廣錄 1.174

1.174

Ascending the hall, he cited: A monk asked Zhiman, "What is it like when the lotus flower has not yet emerged from the water?" / Zhimen said, "A lotus flower." / The monk said, "What is it like after it emerges from the water?" / Zhimen said, "Lotus leaves." / The master said, "In the monastic groves, most deliberate over 'emerging from the water' and 'not emerging from the water,' 'lotus flower' and 'lotus leaves.' I also know that you are drawing feet on a snake. There are still others who pass on oral slogans, and others who divine with ladles listening to empty sounds—none have managed to cut it off completely. Changlu has picked it up and cleared it away for you. Only then do you know that Zhimen is a fellow without dogmatism or certainty. Today, Changlu is very much like a Gong County tea kettle."