景德傳燈錄 11.27

11.27

Upādhyāya Yaoshan of Raozhou. A monk asked, "What is the meaning of [the Patriarch's] coming from the West?" The Master said, "The bitter cold of midwinter." [A monk] asked, "What is the Upādhyāya's profound place?" The Master said, "Wait until your tongue falls to the ground, then I will tell you." [A monk] asked, "What is the sixteen-foot golden body?" The Master said, "The magistrate decides the verdict, and the minister amends it." Changqing asked, "How is the ancestral vehicle spoken of here?" The Master said, "There is a vow not to fail the ancient sages." Changqing said, "What is it like not to fail the ancient sages?" The Master said, "Not revealing [it]." Changqing said, "If so, then I ask the Master to take up the discourse." The Master said, "Where have you come from?" Changqing said, "Just this: where have you come from?"