續傳燈錄 11.72

11.72

袁州仰山擇和禪師。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。君子不廢游。問如來藏中以何為佛事。師曰。香風吹萎花。僧云。皆因今日也。師曰。更雨新好者。問如何是佛。師曰。真書梵字。示眾曰。法本不生今則無滅。無滅無生眼中金屑。古佛家風青天明月。

Chan Master Zehe of Mount Yang in Yuanzhou. A monk asked, "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" The Master said, "A gentleman does not abandon travel." He asked, "Within the Tathāgatagarbha, what constitutes Buddha-work?" The Master said, "A fragrant wind blows withered flowers." The monk said, "It is all because of today." The Master said, "Fresh, fine ones rain down further." He asked, "What is the Buddha?" The Master said, "Standard script and Sanskrit letters." He instructed the assembly, saying: "Phenomena are fundamentally unborn; / Now they are without cessation. / Neither cessation nor birth: / Gold dust in the eyes. / The house style of ancient Buddhas: / Blue sky and bright moon."