景德傳燈錄 21.9

21.9

Chan Master Cheng of Nantai on Mount Heng: A monk asked, "Please, Master, proclaim the essential doctrine of Xuansha." The Master said, "Where did you get this news?" The monk said, "Who is the one who extends reception?" The Master said, "Finding the person without deluding oneself." [A monk] asked, "Whose realm is it when the pool is clear and the moon appears?" The Master said, "It is none of your business." The monk said, "What harm is there in asking each other?" The Master said, "Searching for the pool's moon is impossible." [A monk] asked, "Four fingers off the ground, why are there fish-scale patterns instead?" The Master said, "There is the measure of the sage present." The monk said, "For what kind of person is this measure applied?" The Master said, "Not for a sage."