For example Master Hui Neng, despite being illiterate, was known for his skill at literary discussion and the composition of religious verse. It was Hui Neng who left his cassock on a rock atop Dayu Ridge, from where the monk who was following him was unable to move it. The external actions of those who had attained enlightenment often strayed into the realm of what for normal people would be "miracles."
如慧能大師不識字能拈提偈語，在大庾嶺時留袈裟在大石上，追他的慧明竟拿不動等等，行持證悟後總多少會外顯出一般人難及難會的行為「奇蹟」。