景德傳燈錄 23.22

23.22

Upādhyāya Cheng of Mount Damian in Qingcheng, Xichuan. A monk asked, “What is Xianglun Peak?”
The master said, “Soaring straight into the misty vapor.”
[The monk] said, “What about the transcendental matter?”
The master said, “Entering the earth three feet five inches.”
[A monk] asked, “What is the great meaning of the Buddhadharma?”
The master said, “The thumping drum in front of the Xingyi Gate.”
[The monk] said, “The student does not understand.”
The master said, “Three thousand beats in the morning, eight hundred in the evening.”