續傳燈錄 32.33

32.33

寶學劉彥修居士字子羽。出知永嘉。問道於大慧禪師。慧曰。僧問趙州。狗子還有佛性也無。趙州道無。但恁麼看。公後乃於柏樹子上發明。有頌曰。趙州柏樹太無端。境上追尋也大難。處處綠楊堪繫馬。家家門底透長安。

Academician Upāsaka Liu Yanxiu, courtesy name Ziyu, went out to govern Yongjia and asked about the Way from Chan Master Dahui. Dahui said: 'A monk asked Zhaozhou, "Does a dog have Buddha-nature or not?" Zhaozhou said, "Wu." Just look at it like this.' Later, the gentleman attained realization through the 'cypress tree'. He had a verse: 'Zhaozhou’s cypress tree is utterly without rhyme or reason; / Pursuing it through external objects is exceedingly difficult. / Everywhere the green willows are fit to tether a horse; / Beneath the gates of every house runs the road to Chang'an.'