續傳燈錄 2.78

2.78

濠州南禪聰禪師。僧問。如何是西來意。師曰。冬月深林雨。三春平地風。問如何是大道根源。師曰。雲興當午夜。石虎叫連宵。

Chan Master Cong of Nanchan in Haozhou. A monk asked: 'What is the meaning of the coming from the West?' The Master said: 'Rain in the deep forest during the winter months; wind on level ground in the three spring months.' The monk asked: 'What is the root source of the Great Way?' The Master said: 'Clouds rising at midnight; the stone tiger roaring through consecutive nights.'