景德傳燈錄 21.8

21.8

Chan Master Tao of Guotai Monastery on Mount Jinhua in Wuzhou ascended the hall and said, "Not departing from the immediate place, all is the wondrously bright true mind. Therefore Upādhyāya Xuansha said, 'Few people in the world know how to understand my final phrase.' How can that compare to Guotai having a last phrase?" A monk asked, "What is Guotai's last phrase?" The Master said, "Ācārya, you have come up too late!" [A monk] asked, "Who is the teacher of Vairocana?" The Master said, "This humble monk and you, elder brother, are his disciples." [A monk] asked, "I do not ask about Bodhidharma coming to the land of Tang; what was the matter before he came?" The Master said, "Personally meeting the King of Liang." [A monk] asked, "How was it before the ancient mirror was polished?" The Master said, "An ancient mirror." The monk said, "How about after it was polished?" The Master said, "An ancient mirror."