六祖大師法寶壇經 1.144

1.144

At that time, having heard the gāthā spoken, the assembly all bowed together, grasped the Master's intention, gathered their minds, and practiced according to the Dharma, never daring to dispute again; thus they knew that the Great Master would not remain long in the world. The Senior Monk Fahai bowed twice and asked, "After the Upādhyāya enters extinction, to whom will the robe and Dharma be entrusted?" The Master said, "The Dharma I taught at Dafan Monastery has up to now been transcribed and circulated under the title 'Platform Sūtra of the Dharma Treasure.' You must guard and maintain it, transmitting it from one to another. Deliver all living beings; simply speak according to this, and it is called the True Dharma. Now I preach the Dharma for you, but will not transmit the robe. This is because your faculties of faith are ripe and pure, and you are resolute without doubt, fully capable of bearing the great matter. Furthermore, according to the intention of the entrustment gāthā of the First Patriarch, the Great Master Bodhidharma, the robe is not suitable to be passed on. His gāthā said: