筠州洞山悟本禪師語錄 1.120

1.120

龍牙謁德山，問云：「遠聞德山一句佛法，及乎到來，未曾見和尚說一句佛法？」德山曰：「嫌什麼？」牙不肯，乃造師法席，如前問之。師曰：「爭怪得老僧？」龍牙又舉：「某甲日前問德山：『學人仗鏌鎁劍擬取師頭時如何？』山引頸近前曰：『㘞。』龍牙云：『頭落也。』山微笑。」師曰：「德山道什麼？」云：「德山無語。」師曰：「莫道無語，且將德山落底頭呈似老僧。」牙省過懺謝，遂止于師席，隨眾參請。

Longya visited Deshan and asked, "From afar I heard of Deshan's single phrase of the Buddha Dharma, but when I arrived, I have never seen the upādhyāya speak a single phrase of the Buddha Dharma." Deshan said, "What do you dislike?" Longya was not satisfied, so he went to the Master's Dharma seat and asked him as before. The Master said, "How can you blame this old monk?" Longya also cited: "The other day I asked Deshan: 'What if a student takes up the sword Moxie and intends to take the master's head?' Deshan stretched his neck forward and said, 'Gah!' Longya said, 'The head has fallen.' Deshan smiled slightly." The Master said, "What did Deshan say?" He said, "Deshan had no words." The Master said, "Do not say he had no words; just bring Deshan's fallen head and present it to this old monk." Longya realised his error, repented, and apologised; thereupon he stayed at the Master's assembly and joined the community in asking for instruction.