景德傳燈錄 16.24

16.24

潭州鹿苑暉禪師。僧問。不假諸緣請僧道。師敲火爐。僧曰。親切處更請一言。師曰。莫睡語。問牛頭未見四祖時如何。師曰。如月在水。曰見後如何。師曰。如水在月。問祖祖相傳未審傳箇什麼。師曰。汝問我我問汝。僧曰。恁麼即緇素不分也。師曰。什麼處去來。

Chan Master Hui of Lu'yuan in Tanzhou. A monk asked, "Without relying on various conditions, please speak, monk." The Master struck the brazier. The monk said, "At the intimate point, please offer one more word." The Master said, "Do not talk in your sleep." [The monk] asked, "How was it before Niutou met the Fourth Patriarch?" The Master said, "Like the moon in the water." [The monk] said, "How about after meeting him?" The Master said, "Like water in the moon." [The monk] asked, "The patriarchs transmitted to one another; I wonder, what did they transmit?" The Master said, "You ask me, I ask you." The monk said, "If so, then monastic and lay are not distinguished." The Master said, "Where have you been?"