大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 21.37

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疏「須彌可傾魔豈能嬈」者，即《高僧傳》中慧嵬禪師之事。雲林修定，有一惡鬼而現其前，有身無首，令禪師懼。公安然不懼，而慰之言：「喜汝無頭痛之患。」次現無腹之鬼，復云：「喜汝無五臟之憂。」如是隨來隨遣，竟不能惑。魔又化為天女云：「天帝令我以備掃灑。」公曰：「我心如地，難可傾動。無以革囊來相見試。」天女乃騰空而去，讚曰：「大海可竭、須彌可傾，彼上人者執志堅貞。」今用一句，義意全同。

Regarding the Commentary's statement, "Sumeru may topple, but how could Māra harass [him]?": this refers to the story of Chan Master Huiwei in the Biographies of Eminent Monks. When he was cultivating meditation in a cloudy forest, an evil demon appeared before him, possessing a body without a head, intending to terrify the Chan master. The Master remained composed and fearless, and consoled it, saying: 'I am happy that you have no trouble with headaches.' Next, a demon without a belly appeared, and he spoke again: 'I am happy that you have no worries about the five internal organs.' In this way, as they came, he dismissed them, so that in the end he could not be deluded. Māra then transformed into a heavenly maiden and said: 'The Lord of Devas has ordered me to provide sweeping and sprinkling.' The Master said: 'My mind is like the earth, difficult to shake. Do not come to test me with a skin bag.' The heavenly maiden then soared into the sky and departed, praising him: 'The great sea may dry up, and Sumeru may topple, but that superior man's resolve remains firm and true.' Now a single line is used here, and the meaning and import are identical.