景德傳燈錄 8.24

8.24

Upādhyāya Lishan: A monk asked, "All forms return to emptiness; where does emptiness return?" The master said, "The tongue does not leave the mouth." The monk asked, "Why does it not leave the mouth?" The master said, "Because the inside and the outside are one and the same." The monk asked, "Without passing through asaṃkhyeya [eons], one attains the Dharmakāya. Please, Master, point to it directly." The master said, "The son inherits his father's estate." The monk asked, "How should one understand this?" The master said, "No demotion or stripping away is applied." The monk said, "In that case, the assembly has something to rely upon." The master said, "Set the assembly aside for now. What is the Dharmakāya?" The monk had no reply. The master said, "You ask, and I will tell you." The monk then asked, "What is the Dharmakāya?" The master said, "Flowers in the sky, mirages in the sun." The monk asked, "What is the meaning of [Bodhidharma's] coming from the West?" The master said, "Not seeing how it is." The monk said, "Why is it like this?" The master said, "Just because it is like this."