續集古今佛道論衡 1.46

1.46

After the Dharma Master finished speaking the verse, he said to the Daoist masters, "If you venerables wish to ask anything, come forward and let us debate together." At that time, the Mount Song Daoist master Lü Huitong replied, "We, without measuring our virtue or strength, rashly wished to contend with you. Just now we saw the divine light brilliantly shine, incomparable in the world and hard to fathom; and we encountered the Great Being's extraordinary, divine transformations, while celestial music of unequaled beauty poured down its tones to open our bewildered path. Heavenly flowers displayed auspicious signs, so that we have only now realized where the Great Way returns. We do not yet understand the holy Dharma; how would we dare make inquiries?"