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虔州處微 Qianzhou Chuwei (n.d)

Chan Master Qianzhou Chuwei
景德傳燈錄 Jingde chuandeng lu
虔州處微禪師 T.51, no.2076, 269a8 557 424 142
Daoyuan. Records of the Transmission of the Lamp: Volume 2 (Books 4-9), The Early Masters, Book 9.182
Translated by Randolph S. Whitfield

(Dharma-heir of Chan Master Xitang Zhizang of Qianzhou)

A monk asked Chan master Chuwei of Qianzhou (Jiangxi, Hanzhou), ‘If the essentials of the Three Vehicles and the Twelve Divisions of the Teachings have been assimilated, are these of the same purport as the meaning of the Chan Patriarchs, or different?’

‘If it were so, it would be necessary to look into the mirror beyond the six sentences and without following other forms,’ answered the master.

‘What are the six sentences?’ asked the monk.

‘Speech, silence, no-speech, no-silence, all is well, all is not well. With which of these are you in agreement?’ replied the master.

The monk had no reply.

 

The master asked Yangshan, ‘What is your name?’

‘Huiji,’ he replied.

‘Which is Hui (wisdom) and which is Ji (quiescence)?’ asked the master.

‘Just here,’ replied Huiji.

‘Still only approximate,’ replied the master.

‘Just putting aside approximate, what does the venerable monk see?’ asked Huiji.

‘Go and drink some tea,’ replied the master.