The Patriarch Asks Him,
"Why Are You Explaining
Sutras?"
After he finished his Sutra lecture, he was
surprised when the Indian began to question him. The Patriarch asked,
"Dharma Master, what are you doing?"
Dharma Master Shen Guang replied, "I am
lecturing on the Sutras. You don't even know that? I thought you came
to listen to the explanation of the Sutra, but it turns out you don't
even know what a Sutra lecture is all about!"
Patriarch Bodhidharma asked, "Hmm. What are you
doing when you lecture on the Sutras? Why explain Sutras?"
