【第五折】
Chapter 5
門人得處分，卻來各至自房，遞相謂言：「我等不須澄心用意作偈，將呈和尚。神秀上座是教授師，秀上座得法後，自可依止，偈不用作！」諸人息心，盡不敢呈偈。
The disciples, after receiving their instructions, each returned to their own rooms. They said to one another, "There is no need for us to quiet our minds and compose verses to present to the Master. The senior monk Shenxiu is our teacher of instruction. Once he attains the Dharma, we can naturally rely on him. There is no need to write verses." So they all put aside their efforts and none dared to present a verse.
時大師堂前有三間房廊，於此廊下供養，欲畫楞伽變，並畫五祖大師傳授衣法流行後代為記。畫人盧珍看壁了，明日下手。
At that time, in front of the Great Master's hall, there were three rooms with a corridor. Under this corridor, offerings were made, and it was planned to paint a depiction of the Laṅkāvatāra transformation, as well as a record of the Fifth Patriarch transmitting the robe and Dharma, which was passed down through later generations as a testimony. The painter Lu Zhen examined the wall and was to begin work the next day.