景德傳燈錄 21.39

21.39

福州僊宗院守玭禪師一日不上堂。大眾入方丈參。師曰。今夜與大眾同請假。未審還給假也無。若未聞給假即先言者負。珍重。僧問。十二時中常在底人。還消得人天供養也無。師曰。消不得。僧曰。為什麼消不得。師曰。為汝常在。僧曰。只如常不在底人還消得也無。師曰。驢年去。僧問。請師答無賓主話。師曰。向無賓主處問將來。

Zen Master Shouping of Xianzong Monastery in Fuzhou one day did not enter the hall. The great assembly entered the abbot's quarters to consult him. The master said, "Tonight I ask for leave together with the great assembly. I wonder, is leave granted or not? If we have not yet heard that leave is granted, the first to speak loses. Take care." A monk asked, "Can a person who is constantly present throughout the twelve periods of the day digest the offerings of humans and devas?" The master said, "He cannot digest them." The monk said, "Why can he not digest them?" The master said, "Because you are constantly present." The monk said, "What about a person who is constantly absent—can he digest them?" The master said, "Wait until the Year of the Donkey." A monk asked, "Please answer the dialogue on 'no host and guest'." The master said, "Bring your question forward to the place where there is neither host nor guest."