景德傳燈錄 21.9

21.9

衡嶽南臺誠禪師。僧問。玄沙宗旨請師舉揚。師曰。什麼處得此消息。僧曰。垂接者何。師曰。得人不迷己。問潭清月現是何人境界。師曰。不干爾事。僧曰。相借問又何妨。師曰。覓潭月不可得。問離地四指為什麼却有魚紋。師曰。有聖量在。僧曰此量為什麼人施。師曰。不為聖人。

Chan Master Cheng of Nantai on Mount Heng: A monk asked, "Please, Master, proclaim the essential doctrine of Xuansha." The Master said, "Where did you get this news?" The monk said, "Who is the one who extends reception?" The Master said, "Finding the person without deluding oneself." [A monk] asked, "Whose realm is it when the pool is clear and the moon appears?" The Master said, "It is none of your business." The monk said, "What harm is there in asking each other?" The Master said, "Searching for the pool's moon is impossible." [A monk] asked, "Four fingers off the ground, why are there fish-scale patterns instead?" The Master said, "There is the measure of the sage present." The monk said, "For what kind of person is this measure applied?" The Master said, "Not for a sage."