續傳燈錄 14.20

14.20

明州啟霞山崇梵慧章禪師。僧問。如何是佛。師曰。爾問我如何是法。師曰。黃卷赤軸。如何是僧。師曰。方袍圓領。如何是向上事。師曰。且待別時。云即今便請。師曰。蹉過了也。

Chan Master Qixia Shan Chongfan Huizhang of Mingzhou. A monk asked, "What is the Buddha?" The master said, "You ask me." "What is the Dharma?" The master said, "Yellow scrolls and red rollers." "What is the Sangha?" The master said, "Square robes and round collars." "What is the transcendent matter?" The master said, "Wait for another time." The monk said, "I ask for it right now." The master said, "You missed it."