景德傳燈錄 24.41

24.41

杭州仁王院俊禪師。僧問。承古有言。向上一路千聖不傳。如何是向上不傳底事。師曰。向上問將來。曰恁麼即上來不當去也。師曰。既知如此蹋步上來作什麼。

Chan Master Jun of Renwang Cloister in Hangzhou. A monk asked, "I receive the ancient saying: 'The transcendental single road, a thousand sages do not transmit.' What is the transcendental matter that is not transmitted?" The Master said, "Bring your question forward transcendental-wise." [The monk] said, "If so, then coming forward was not appropriate." The Master said, "Since you know it is so, what were you doing taking steps forward?"