景德傳燈錄 22.58

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Chan Master Yuan of Huangyun in Xinhui, Guangzhou. When he first opened the hall, he tapped the rope chair with his hand and said, "Do you all recognize this vast Mount Sumeru seat or not? If you do not recognize it, watch this old monk ascend the seat." A monk asked, "What is the territory of the Great Han kingdom?" The master said, "Songs and chants fill the roads." He asked, "The teachings say: 'When a dragon wears a single thread, the garuḍa cannot swallow it.' How is it when the Upādhyāya fully dons all three robes?" The master said, "Can it still be avoided?" The master ascended the hall, cited an ancient saying, and remarked, "What meets the eye has never been absent; when facing the dynamic moment, why not speak?" He also said, "What meets the eye has never been absent; when facing the dynamic moment, what would you say?"