萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.95

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師云。世尊因布髮掩泥。獻花於然燈佛。佛指布髮處云。此一方地。宜建一剎。時有賢首長者。插標於指處云。建剎已竟。諸天散花。讚歎庶子有大智矣。天童舉話。大同小異。萬松道。世尊祖業轉典與然燈。便有長者承頭收後。如今交付與天童。須要出箇合同文契。頌云。

The Master said: When the Bhagavān spread his hair to cover the mud and offered flowers to Dīpaṃkara Buddha, the Buddha pointed to the place where the hair was spread and said, 'This parcel of ground is suitable for building a sanctuary.' At that time there was the Elder Bhadrapāla, who planted a marker at the pointed place and said, 'The sanctuary has been built.' The devas scattered flowers, praising: 'The commoner's son has great wisdom!' Tiantong raised the case with broad similarity and minor differences. Wansong says: The Bhagavān mortgaged his ancestral estate to Dīpaṃkara, and thereupon an elder took charge and settled the aftermath. Now handing it over to Tiantong, a joint contract deed must be issued. The verse says: