續傳燈錄 6.17

6.17

越州稱心省倧禪師。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。行人念路。僧曰。不會。師曰。緊峭草鞋。上堂。佛種從緣起。是故說一乘。拈拄杖曰。拄杖是緣。那箇是佛種。拄杖是一乘法。那箇是緣。這裏參見釋迦老子。了却買草鞋行脚。不得向衲僧門下過。打折汝腰。且道衲僧據箇甚麼。良久曰。三十年後莫孤負人。卓拄杖下座。

Chan Master Xingzong of Chengxin in Yuezhou. A monk asked, 'What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?' The master said, 'The traveler keeps his mind on the road.' The monk said, 'I do not understand.' The master said, 'Tighten the straw sandals.' He ascended the hall: '"The Buddha-seed arises from conditions; therefore, the One Vehicle is preached." ' Raising his staff, he said, 'The staff is a condition; which one is the Buddha-seed? The staff is the Dharma of the One Vehicle; which one is the condition? Having met Old Man Śākya here, finish and buy straw sandals for itinerant pilgrimage. You must not pass by the gates of patch-robed monks; I will break your waist! And tell me, what does a patch-robed monk rely on?' After a long silence, he said, 'Thirty years from now, do not fail people.' He struck his staff and descended from the seat.