續傳燈錄 2.30

2.30

明州天童山景德懷清禪師。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。眼裏不著沙。僧云。如何領會。師曰。耳裏不著水。僧云。恁麼則禮拜也。師曰。東家點燈西家暗坐。上堂曰。西湖隱出山峯秀。樓櫓參差若畫成。禪流共在祇園住。莫教虛度一平生。便下座。

Chan Master Huaiqing of Jingde on Mount Tiantong in Mingzhou. A monk asked, "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" The Master said, "No sand enters the eye." The monk said, "How should I comprehend it?" The Master said, "No water enters the ear." The monk said, "In that case, I make my prostration." The Master said, "The eastern house lights a lamp; the western house sits in the dark." He ascended the hall and said, "The West Lake faintly reveals the mountain peak's elegance; / The pavilions are uneven as if painted in a picture. / Practitioners of Chan dwell together in the Jetavana; / Do not let an entire lifetime pass in vain." He then stepped down from the seat.