景德傳燈錄 24.14

24.14

Great Master Guangfa Xingqin of Fuqing in Quanzhou first resided at Yuntai Cloister. The Master went up to the hall and said to the assembly: "Is there anyone who can perceive it? If someone can perceive it, what sort of worn-out straw sandal from a lake is it? If you cannot perceive it, upon falling to the ground it makes a golden sound. You have stood for a long time without anything the matter." A monk asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" The Master said, "All of you sthaviras, everyone speak for yourselves." [The monk] asked, "What is discussing the truth and countering the mundane?" The Master said, "What is a hired laborer asking?" [The monk] said, "What is according with the mundane and going against the truth?" The Master said, "Go drink tea." [The monk] asked, "What is before Dīpaṃkara?" The Master said, "After Dīpaṃkara." [The monk] said, "What is after Dīpaṃkara?" The Master said, "Before Dīpaṃkara." [The monk] said, "What is the exact time of Dīpaṃkara?" The Master said, "Go drink tea." [The monk] asked, "What is the second moon?" The Master said, "You ask, and I answer." The Master asked a monk, "What sūtra do you recite?" [The monk] said, "The Lotus Sūtra." The Master said, "Both of us have fallen into words."