景德傳燈錄 26.79

26.79

杭州九曲觀音院慶祥禪師餘杭人也。姓沈氏。身長七尺餘。辯才冠眾多聞強記。時天台門下推為傑出。僧問。險惡道中以何為津梁。師曰。以此為津梁。曰如何是此。師曰。築著汝鼻孔。

Chan Master Qingxiang of Jiuqu Guanyin Courtyard in Hangzhou was a native of Yuhang. His surname was Shen. His body was over seven feet tall. His eloquence surpassed the crowd, and he was widely learned with a strong memory. At that time, among the disciples of Tiantai, he was praised as outstanding. A monk asked, "In the perilous path, what serves as a ford and bridge?" The master said, "Take this as the ford and bridge." The monk said, "What is this?" The master said, "It bumps against your nostrils."