景德傳燈錄 19.37

19.37

Chan Master Yanzong of Mount Chao in Jizhou. Upādhyāya Zifu came to visit. The Master stepped down from the meditation bench to receive him. Zifu asked, "How many years has the upādhyāya resided on this mountain?"
The Master said, "A dull bird roosting in reeds; a weary fish stranded in a weir."
[Zifu] said, "If so, you are a true man of the Way!"
The Master said, "Sit for a while and drink tea."
[A monk] asked, "What is Mount Chao?"
The Master said, "It does not lodge corpses."
The monk said, "Who is the person in the mountain?"
The Master said, "Planting red lotuses on stone."
[A monk] asked, "What is the upādhyāya's house style?"
The Master said, "Be sure not to violate court protocol."