續傳燈錄 16.45

16.45

常州廣福法照曇章禪師。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。春來花自發。僧云。學人未曉。師曰。秋至葉先凋。問如何是露地白牛。師曰。頭角分明。問如何是和尚為人一句。師曰。一二三四五六七。僧云。意旨如何。師曰。萬物皆從這裏出。

Chan Master Fazhao Tanchang of Guangfu in Changzhou. A monk asked, "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" The master said, "When spring comes, flowers bloom by themselves." The monk said, "This student does not understand." The master said, "When autumn arrives, leaves wither first." He asked, "What is the white ox on the open ground?" The master said, "Head and horns are distinct." He asked, "What is the Upādhyāya's phrase for helping people?" The master said, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven." The monk said, "What is the meaning?" The master said, "The ten thousand things all emerge from right here."