萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 3.121

3.121

Case: Caoshan asked Elder De, "The Buddha's true dharmakāya is like empty space;(Officially, not even a needle is admitted.)
It manifests forms in response to things like the moon in the water.(Privately, carts and horses may pass.)
How do you explain the principle of responding?"(Clasping his hands and stepping forward, he says, "Yes.")
De said, "Like a donkey peering into a well."(Falling flowers intentionally follow the flowing stream.)
Shan said, "You have indeed said a great deal, but you have only said eighty percent."(Wishing to exhaust the view of a thousand leagues,)
De said, "What about the Venerable?"(One climbs another flight of stairs.)
Shan said, "Like a well peering at a donkey."(The flowing stream has no mind to escort the falling flowers.)