景德傳燈錄 26.52

26.52

Chan Master Kehong of Daning Cloister in Wenzhou. A monk asked, "What is the single path of upright truth?"
The Master said, "Seven tumbles and eight falls."
The monk said, "If so, then the Dharma gate is no different."
The Master said, "I know you have understood it wrongly."
The monk asked, "How is it when it is completely bright and clear, without a single thread?"
The Master said, "The starting point of speech has already fallen."
The monk said, "I beg the Master for instruction."
The Master said, "Just now it was not set up in vain either."
The monk asked, "Regarding the transcendental vehicle of our school, please, Master, present and proclaim it."
The Master said, "Your asking has come far too late."
The monk said, "If so, then it is not saindhava."
The Master said, "I well know that that is where you would go."