景德傳燈錄 7.16

7.16

Chan Master Fachang of Mount Damei in Mingzhou was a native of Xiangyang. His family name was Zheng. In his youth, he followed a teacher at Yuquan Monastery in Jingzhou. First he visited Daji and asked, "What is the Buddha?" Daji said, "Mind itself is the Buddha." The Master was at once greatly enlightened. During the Zhenyuan era of the Tang, he lived in Mount Tiantai, seventy li south of Yuyao, where Mei Zizhen formerly lived in seclusion. At that time, a monk from Yanguan's assembly entered the mountain to gather wood for a staff, lost his way, and reached the hermitage. He asked, "How long has the upādhyāya been in this mountain?" The Master said, "I only see the four mountains green and then yellow." He also asked, "Which way does the road out of the mountain go?" The Master said, "Follow the stream." The monk returned and told this to Yanguan. Yanguan said, "When I was in Jiangxi, I once saw a monk, and since then have heard no news of him. Could it be this monk?" He then dispatched a monk to invite the Master to come forth. The Master composed a verse, saying: