景德傳燈錄 22.17

22.17

Chan Master Conggui of Anguo Monastery in Fuzhou. A monk asked, 'The Chan palace is flung wide open, and the Dharma assembly gathers like clouds. We request the Master to decide the transcendental path.' The Master said, 'I have never been of the current fashion.' The Master sometimes went up to the hall and instructed the assembly, saying, 'Put Chan and the Way to one side! What broken straw sandals are the Buddhas and patriarchs? Giving such a report, do I do you people an injustice? If you say it does you an injustice, then go off on pilgrimage for now. If you say it does not do you an injustice, you must also keep your mouth shut. Take care.' Another time he went up to the hall and said, 'Even if [Bodhidharma] had not encountered the Liang dynasty, Anguo could not be deceived. Take care.' A monk asked, 'We request the Master to expound the ancestral vehicle.' The Master said, 'Thrashing grain today, hauling firewood tomorrow.' [A monk] asked, 'How was it before Niutou met the Fourth Patriarch?' The Master said, 'The incense burner faces the rope chair.' The monk said, 'How was it after he met him?' The Master said, 'The door leaf faces the open pillar.' [A monk] asked, 'What is the Master's house style?' The Master said, 'If you ask about the house style, I answer about the house style.' The monk said, 'What about when a student does not ask about the house style?' The Master said, 'Barbarians come, Chinese go.' [A monk] asked, 'I do not ask about anything else; please grant the Master a single word at the essential point.' The Master said, 'Can you get the essential point?' The Master stepped down from the hall and said, 'Cunda presents the offering. Take care.'