景德傳燈錄 17.38

17.38

Zhiyuan of Zhugan Cloister on Mount Baizhao in Anzhou, titled Great Master Xianjiao. A monk asked, "Who can transmit the mind-seal of all the Buddhas?" The master said, "Great Master Bodhidharma." The monk said, "How could Bodhidharma transmit it?" The master said, "Who do you say can transmit it?" A monk asked, "What is the direct, shortcut path?" The master said, "Cut off." A monk asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" The master said, "Suffering." A monk asked, "What is the Way?" The master said, "Universal." A monk asked, "What is the student's self?" The master said, "Lost." A monk asked, "How can one reach the state where there are no mountains, rivers, and the great earth?" The master said, "Do not give rise to views." Xuanze asked, "What is the Buddha?" The master said, "The boy of Bing and Ding comes seeking fire." (Master Ze later studied with Fayan, only then understood its purport, and resided at Bao'en Cloister in Jinling.) A monk asked, "Who is the person in Kāśyapa's bodhimanda at Pippala Cave?" The master said, "Śākyamuni Buddha." A monk asked, "What is Bodhisattva Zhudingwang (Crown-Crest King)?" The master said, "Why ask about that red-headed fellow?"