景德傳燈錄 17.11

17.11

Upādhyāya Xianzi (‘Clam’) of Jingzhao: it is not known where he was from. His deeds were quite eccentric, and he had no fixed residence. After receiving the mind-seal at Dongshan, he mingled with the common folk in Minchuan. He kept no monastic implements and observed no vinaya rules. During the day, he would regularly gather shrimp and clams along the riverbank to fill his belly; at dusk, he would sleep amid the paper money in the White Horse Shrine on Mount Dong. The local inhabitants called him Upādhyāya Clam. When Master Jing of Huayan heard of him, wishing to determine whether he was genuine or false, he first slipped in advance into the paper money. Late at night, the Master returned. Jing grabbed hold of him and asked, “What is the meaning of the ancestral master’s coming from the West?” The Master immediately replied, “The wine table-tray in front of the deity.” Jing marveled at him, apologized with bows, and withdrew. Later, when Master Jing’s teaching was active in the capital, the Master also arrived there. In the end, he never gathered disciples to expound the Dharma, but merely feigned madness.