景德傳燈錄 14.7

14.7

京兆尸利禪師。初問石頭。如何是學人本分事。石頭曰。汝何從吾覓。曰不從師覓如何即得。石頭曰。汝還曾失却麼。師乃契會厥旨。

Chan Master Shili of the Capital District first asked Shitou, 'What is the student's fundamental task?' Shitou said, 'Why seek from me?' He said, 'If not seeking from the Master, how can it be attained?' Shitou said, 'Did you ever lose it?' The Master thereupon accorded with its purport.