景德傳燈錄 16.24

16.24

Chan Master Hui of Lu'yuan in Tanzhou. A monk asked, "Without relying on various conditions, please speak, monk." The Master struck the brazier. The monk said, "At the intimate point, please offer one more word." The Master said, "Do not talk in your sleep." [The monk] asked, "How was it before Niutou met the Fourth Patriarch?" The Master said, "Like the moon in the water." [The monk] said, "How about after meeting him?" The Master said, "Like water in the moon." [The monk] asked, "The patriarchs transmitted to one another; I wonder, what did they transmit?" The Master said, "You ask me, I ask you." The monk said, "If so, then monastic and lay are not distinguished." The Master said, "Where have you been?"