景德傳燈錄 12.63

12.63

韶州慧林鴻究號妙濟大師。有僧問。千聖常行此路如何是此路。師曰。果然不見。問魯祖面壁意如何。師曰。有什麼雪處。問如何是急切事師曰。鈍漢。問如何是和尚家風。師曰。諸方例大。問定慧等學明見理性如何。師曰。新修梵宇。

Hongjiu, Great Master Miaoji, of Huilin in Shaozhou. A monk asked, "The thousand sages constantly walk this path; what is this path?" The master said, "As expected, not seen." The monk asked, "What was the meaning of Luzu facing the wall?" The master said, "Where is there any snow?" The monk asked, "What is the pressing matter?" The master said, "Dullard!" The monk asked, "What is the house style of the Upādhyāya?" The master said, "Following the broad pattern of all quarters." The monk asked, "When samādhi and prajñā are equally cultivated and one clearly sees the essential nature, how is it?" The master said, "A newly repaired Buddhist monastery."