續傳燈錄 2.24

2.24

洪州泐潭懷澄禪師。僧問。如何是佛。師曰。文不加點。問不與萬法為侶者是什麼人。師曰。觀世音菩薩。問如何是佛法大意。師曰。文殊自文殊。解脫自解脫。

Chan Master Huaicheng of Letan in Hongzhou. A monk asked, "What is the Buddha?" The Master said, "Not adding a dot of punctuation to the text." [The monk] asked, "What kind of person is one who does not keep company with the ten thousand phenomena?" The Master said, "Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara." [The monk] asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddhadharma?" The Master said, "Mañjuśrī is of himself Mañjuśrī; liberation is of itself liberation."