景德傳燈錄 8.53

8.53

襄州居士龐蘊者。衝州衡陽縣人也。字道玄。世以儒為業。而居士少悟塵勞志求真諦。唐貞元初謁石頭和尚忘言會旨。復與丹霞禪師為友。一日石頭問曰。子自見老僧已來日用事作麼生。對曰。若問日用事即無開口處。復呈一偈云。

The upāsaka Pang Yun of Xiangzhou was a native of Hengyang County in Chongzhou, with the courtesy name Daoxuan. His family had practiced Confucianism for generations, but the upāsaka awakened early to the toil of the dust and set his mind on seeking the ultimate truth. In the early Zhenyuan era of the Tang dynasty, he visited the upādhyāya Shitou, forgetting words and matching the essential meaning. He was also a friend of Chan Master Danxia. One day Shitou asked, "Since you first saw this old monk, what have your daily affairs been like?" He replied, "If you ask about daily affairs, there is no place to open the mouth." He then presented a verse: