景德傳燈錄 23.12

23.12

Upādhyāya Lin of Cangxi in Langzhou. A monk asked, “What is the realm of Cangxi?”
The master said, “The water in front is flowing straight to the east.”
[A monk] asked, “What is the house style of Cangxi?”
The master said, “Enter and you will immediately see.”
[A monk] asked, “‘These phenomena abide in their phenomenal position; the worldly characteristics are constantly abiding.’ Where did Upādhyāya Yunmen go?”
The master said, “Do you see?”
[The monk] said, “Wrong.”
The master said, “Wrong, wrong.”
[A monk] asked, “What is the meaning of the [Patriarch's] coming from the West?”
The master said, “Not wrong.”
On an occasion, the master composed a verse: