折疑論 2.96

2.96

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.)