瑞州洞山良价禪師語錄 1.83

1.83

僧問：「時時勤拂拭，為甚麼不得他衣鉢？未審甚麼人合得？」師云：「不入門者。」僧云：「祇如不入門者，還得也無？」師云：「雖然如此，不得不與他。」師又云：「直道本來無一物，猶未合得他衣鉢。汝道，甚麼人合得？這裏合下得一轉語。且道，下得甚麼語？」時有一僧，下九十六轉語，並不契，末後一轉，始愜師意。師云：「闍黎！何不早恁麼道？」別有一僧密聽，祇不聞末後一轉，遂請益其僧，僧不肯說。如是三年相從，終不為舉。一日因疾，其僧云：「某三年請舉前話，不蒙慈悲，善取不得惡取去。」遂持刀白云：「若不為某舉，即殺上座去也。」其僧悚然云：「闍黎且待，我為爾舉。」乃云：「直饒將來亦無處著。」其僧禮謝。（雪竇顯云：「他既不受是眼，將來必應是瞎。還見祖師衣鉢麼！若于此入門，便乃兩手分付，非但大庾嶺頭一箇提不起，設使合國人來，且款款將去。」翠巖芝云：「總不合得他衣鉢，却與古佛同參。且道，參阿誰？」天童覺云：「長蘆則不然，直須將來。若不將來，爭知不受？將來底必應是眼，不受底真箇是瞎。還會麼？照盡體無依，通身合大道。」靈隱嶽舉翠巖語了云：「到江吳地盡，隔岸越山多。」）

A monk asked, "If one diligently wipes it at all times, why does one not obtain his robe and bowl? I wonder who ought to obtain them?" The Master said, "One who does not enter through the gate." The monk said, "Does such a one who does not enter through the gate obtain them or not?" The Master said, "Even though it is like this, one cannot but give them to him." The Master also said, "Even saying 'originally there is not a single thing' still does not merit obtaining his robe and bowl. Tell me, who ought to obtain them? Here, a turning phrase ought to be brought forth. Now tell me, what phrase can be brought forth?" At that time a monk gave ninety-six turning phrases, none of which hit the mark; only the very last phrase accorded with the Master's mind. The Master said, "Ācārya! Why did you not say so earlier?" Another monk listened secretly, but missed hearing only the very last phrase. He then went to ask that monk for instruction, but the monk refused to speak. Thus he followed him for three years, but he never brought it up for him. One day, on account of an illness, the monk said, "For three years I have asked you to bring up the earlier statement, but I have not received your kindness; if I cannot take it by good means, I will take it by bad." He then took a knife and stated, "If you do not bring it up for me, I will kill you, sthavira." Terrified, the monk said, "Wait a moment, ācārya, I will bring it up for you." He then said, "Even if brought forth, there is no place to put it." The monk bowed in thanks. (Xuedou Xian said, "Since he did not receive it, it was his eye; if brought forth, it must surely be blind. Do you still see the ancestral master's robe and bowl? If one enters through the gate at this point, then both hands hand them over; not only is it not the single person atop Mount Dayuling who could not lift it—even if the people of the whole country came, they could still leisurely carry them off." Cuiyan Zhi said, "Not being suited at all to receive his robe and bowl, one instead studies alongside the ancient buddhas. Now tell me, whom does one study with?" Tiantong Jue said, "Changlu would not do so; one must simply bring it forth. If not brought forth, how could one know it is not received? What is brought forth must surely be an eye; what is not received is truly blind. Do you understand? The illumination exhausted, the essence has no reliance; the whole body accords with the Great Way." Lingyin Yue, having cited Cuiyan's words, said, "Arriving at the river, the land of Wu ends; across the bank, the mountains of Yue are many.")