景德傳燈錄 23.23

23.23

Chan Master Zhen of Miaosheng in Lufu. A monk asked, “What is the realm of Miaosheng?”
The master said, “When the dragon canon is opened, the palm leaves are clear.”
[A monk] asked, “Why did the Golden Grain Tathāgata descend instead into Śākyamuni’s assembly?”
The master said, “South of the Fragrant Mountains, north of the Snowy Mountains.”
[The monk] said, “What about the affairs of Jambudvīpa?”
The master said, “The Yellow River’s water is swift; the waves and foam are coarse.”
[A monk] asked, “Leaving aside when mind after mind is extinguished, what is the transcendental road?”
The master said, “A single Ji River runs through Silla.”
[A monk] asked, “Looking afar to Yunmen, crossing north and south, the four directions, above and below—how are these matters?”
The master said, “Today, tomorrow.”