袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.40

1.40

The Master called upon Dongsi. Dongsi asked, "Where are you from?" The Master said, "From Guangnan." Dongsi said, "I hear that in Guangnan there is a sea-calming bright jewel; is that so?" The Master said, "It is so." Dongsi said, "What is this jewel like?" The Master said, "During the dark phase of the moon it is concealed; during the bright phase of the moon it appears." Dongsi said, "Did you bring it along or not?" The Master said, "I brought it along." Dongsi said, "Why don't you present it to this old monk?" The Master clasped his hands and stepped forward, saying, "Yesterday when I arrived at Guishan, he also demanded this jewel from me, to the point that I had no words to answer and no principle to put forward." Dongsi said, "A true lion's cub is adept at roaring." (Jiangshan Qin said, "Dongsi only demanded a single jewel, but Yangshan poured out a whole basketful.") After making prostrations, the Master went to the guest quarters, put on his full monastic deportment, and again went up to pay his formal respects. When Dongsi saw him, he said, "We have already met." The Master said, "Meeting like this—could it not be improper?" Dongsi returned to the abbot's quarters and closed the door. When the Master returned, he recounted this to Guishan. Guishan said, "What kind of mindset does Jizi have?" The Master said, "If I were not like that, how could I have recognized him?" (Baofu Zhan said, "Yangshan was very much like a mosquito on an iron ox." Chengtian Zong said, "Yangshan recognized Dongsi; to force an explanation of the principle is inadmissible. Even if Guishan had gone, he would not yet have been able to meet Dongsi face to face.")