The last time the story said that the sixth ancestor Huineng Master wanted to wash the mantle handed down by the ancestor one day, so he took the mantle and wanted to find a clean and suitable place, and found that the mountains and forests were lush about five miles behind the temple, and the rui qi was circling, so he shook the ground with a tin rod, and a bay of spring water came out, so he knelt on the stone to wash clothes.
was washing clothes, a person who claimed to be Fang Wei appeared, Fang Fang introduced himself as a Xishu person, yesterday in India met Bodhidharma Patriarch, Bodhidharma Patriarch instructed him to go to the Tang Dynasty quickly, the patriarch's mantle has been passed to Cao Xi, where your fate is.
The Sixth Patriarch showed him the mantle and asked Fang Fang, "What does His Holiness usually do?"”
Fang Fang replied, "I'm good at statues. ”
The Sixth Patriarch was sitting upright on the stone, "Come, now try to make one." ”
Fang Fang was stunned for a moment, (in fact, it was the six ancestors who were ignited, how could the statue be made immediately, it was to make him have an epiphany at the moment).
Later, it took three days to make a seven-inch villain, lifelike, and when he gave it to the Sixth Ancestor, Master Huineng said, "You are only good at sculpting, and you are not deep in your own nature." Let him kneel on the ground and rub the top for him, "Child, bless you to always be a human being." ”
After that, he gave the kapok robe to Fang Wei, who divided the clothes into three parts in front of the six ancestors, one draped on the statue, one for himself, and one buried in the ground. And I made a vow that the person who digs out the mantle in the future will be me in the future, and I will preside over and rebuild the temple here.
Later, during the Jiayou period of the Song Dynasty, there was a person called Weixian, who dug up this buried kapok robe when he repaired the main hall
God will be a boy, will it hurt for me to beat you?—The Story of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng (16).
Zhihuang Epiphany - The Story of the Six Ancestors Huineng (15).
Dialogue between the two masters: The story of the six ancestors Huineng (14).
Zen Master's Answer - The Story of the Six Patriarchs Huineng (13).