人天眼目 3.123

3.123

As soon as horns begin to sprout, it is already intolerable;
To produce a mind seeking Buddha is truly shameful.
Remotely distant through the kalpa of voidness, unknown to anyone,
Would one be willing to head south to consult the fifty-three?
(After Dahui explained the Five Ranks of Merit, he then said: "You say: was that ancient's meaning really like this? If it were only like this, what extraordinary thing would there be? It would merely be the entangling vines of oral transmission and mind-to-mind bestowal. Since it is not like this, tell me: what was the ancient's intention?")