折疑論 2.96

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丹霞迴途選佛（傳燈。丹霞唐文宗時人。因儒長安應舉。遇僧曰。選官何如選佛。霞詣江西馬祖既至云。緣在石頭既至命執爨後三年披剃。大了祖意矣。此言丹霞為儒。終歸釋門。後果成道矣）。

Danxia turned back from his journey to be chosen as a Buddha. (The Transmission of the Lamp states: Danxia was a man of the time of Emperor Wenzong of the Tang. Being a Confucian, he was heading to Chang'an to sit for the examinations when he met a monk who said: "How can being selected as an official compare to being chosen as a Buddha?" Danxia went to Jiangxi to Mazu; upon arriving, Mazu said: "Your condition is with Shitou." Upon arriving there, he was ordered to tend the hearth; after three years, his head was shaved, and he completely understood the patriarchal intent. This means that Danxia was once a Confucian, but ultimately returned to the Buddhist school and subsequently attained the Way.)