景德傳燈錄 13.12

English (machine translation) 13.12

Language: English

13.12

A monk asked Chan Master Qingrang of Mount Xingyang in Ying Prefecture, "'The Buddha of Great Penetrating Wisdom and Excellence sat in the place of enlightenment for ten kalpas, yet the Buddha Dharma did not appear before him, and he could not accomplish the Buddha Way.' How is it at such a time?"
The Master said, "That question is extremely apt."
The monk said, "Since he was sitting in the place of enlightenment, why could he not accomplish the Buddha Way?"
The Master said, "Because he does not become a Buddha."

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景德傳燈錄 — Classical Chinese