Funyomitta

The twenty-sixth patriarch was the Venerable Punyamitra. When he was a crown prince, the twenty-fifth patriarch asked him, "You wish to make your home departure. What thing must you do?" The master replied, "When I make my home departure, I will not do any particular thing." The Patriarch asked, "What thing will you not do?" The master answered, "I will not do any ordinary thing." The Patriarch asked, "What thing must you do?" The master answered, "I must do Buddha work." The Patriarch said, "The crown prince's wisdom is naturally excellent; you must be a successor of various sages." Then, the Patriarch permitted him to make his home departure.