雲門匡真禪師廣錄 3.178

3.178

師到曹山，山示眾云：「諸方盡把格則，何不與他道一轉語，教伊莫疑去。」師便問：「密密處為什麼不知有？」山云：「秖為密密，所以不知有。」師云：「此人作麼生親近？」山云：「不向密密處。」師云：「不向密密處，還得親近也無？」山云：「始得親近。」師應喏喏。師問曹山：「如何是沙門行？」山云：「喫常住苗稼者。」師云：「便與麼去時如何？」山云：「儞還畜得麼？」師云：「學人畜得。」山云：「儞作麼生畜？」師云：「著衣喫飯有什麼難？」山云：「何不道披毛戴角？」師便禮拜。因瑫長老舉菩薩手中執赤幡，問師：「作麼生？」師云：「儞是無禮漢。」瑫云：「作麼生無禮？」師云：「是儞外道奴也作不得。」

The Master arrived at Caoshan. Caoshan instructed the assembly, saying, "In all directions they completely hold to fixed rules; why not utter a turning word for them to make them no longer doubt?" The Master then asked, "Why is one not aware of its presence in the most secret place?" Shan said, "Just because it is most secret, one is therefore not aware of its presence." The Master said, "How does such a person draw near?" Shan said, "Do not head toward the most secret place." The Master said, "If one does not head toward the most secret place, can one still draw near, or not?" Shan said, "Only then can one draw near." The Master assented, "Yes, yes." The Master asked Caoshan, "What is the conduct of a śramaṇa?" Shan said, "One who eats the crops of the permanent monastic property." The Master said, "What about when proceeding just like that?" Shan said, "Can you still nurture it?" The Master said, "This student can nurture it." Shan said, "How do you nurture it?" The Master said, "Wearing clothes and eating food, what difficulty is there?" Shan said, "Why do you not say 'wearing fur and bearing horns'?" The Master then made a bow. When Elder Tao brought up the Bodhisattva holding a red banner in hand and asked the Master, "What about it?" the Master said, "You are an ill-mannered fellow." Tao said, "In what way am I ill-mannered?" The Master said, "You are not even qualified to be a non-Buddhist's slave."