景德傳燈錄 12.17

12.17

新羅五觀山順支本國號了悟大師。僧問。如何是西來意。師豎拂子。僧曰。莫遮箇便是。師放下拂子。問以字不成八字不是。是什麼字。師作圓相示之。有僧於師前作五花圓相。師畫破別作一圓相。

Master Sunji of Mount Ogwan in Silla was called Great Master Yougo in his home country. A monk asked, 'What is the meaning of coming from the West?' The master held up his fly-whisk. The monk said, 'Could this be it?' The master lowered the fly-whisk. [A monk] asked, 'Not forming the character yǐ [以], nor being the character bā [八]—what character is it?' The master drew a circular figure to show him. A monk drew a circular figure of five flowers before the master; the master stroked it out and drew another circular figure.