續傳燈錄 2.73

2.73

Chan Master Liyu of Yaoshan in Lizhou ascended the hall and said: 'The mountains, rivers, and great earth, the sun, moon, and stars, are born together with all of you senior venerable ones; the Buddhas of the three periods practice together with you senior venerable ones; the sacred teachings of the Tripiṭaka are contemporaneous with you senior venerable ones. Can you truly have faith in this? If you can have faith in this, the iron ox of Shanzhou swallows the universe. Even though it is like this, being obstructed by the Dharmakāya, you cannot turn your body. You must know there is a path to extricate oneself. What is the path for you senior venerable ones to extricate yourselves? Speak, speak!' After a long silence, he said: 'If you cannot speak, you will sink forever in the sea of suffering. Take care.' A monk asked: 'I beg the Master to demonstrate discourse that goes beyond the rules.' The Master said: 'If you want to speak of it, it is not difficult.' The monk said: 'Then into an emerald pool of ten thousand fathoms, a single line is permitted to be dropped?' The Master said: 'The assembly laughs at you.'