袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.42

1.42

When the Master thanked his preceptor for the precepts at Zhongyi's place, Zhongyi slapped his mouth and made a 'he-he' sound. The Master crossed from west to east; Zhongyi again slapped his mouth and made a 'he-he' sound. The Master crossed from east to west; Zhongyi again slapped his mouth and made a 'he-he' sound. The Master stood in the center, and only then thanked him for the precepts. Zhongyi said, "Where did you obtain this samādhi?" The Master said, "I shed it from Caoxi's seal." Zhongyi said, "Tell me, whom did Caoxi receive with this samādhi?" The Master said, "He received Yisujue." The Master said, "Where did the upādhyāya obtain this samādhi?" Zhongyi said, "I obtained this samādhi at Master Mazu's place." (Langye Jue said, "Let not a sorrowful person speak to a sorrowful person.") The Master asked, "How can one perceive the meaning of the buddhadhātu?" Zhongyi said, "I will explain a parable to you: It is like a room with six windows, inside of which there is a monkey. Outside, there is a monkey calling 'Xingxing!' from the east side, and Xingxing immediately responds. In this way, when called from all six windows, it responds to all." The Master bowed in thanks, rose, and said, "Just now I received the upādhyāya's parable, and there is nothing I do not understand. There is still one matter: What if the monkey inside falls asleep, and the monkey outside wants to meet it—how is it then?" Zhongyi stepped down from his rope-chair, took the Master's hand, danced, and said, "Xingxing has met with you! It is like a midge building a nest on a mosquito's eyelash and shouting at the crossroads: 'The land is vast and people are few; those who meet are rare!'" (Yunju Xi said, "At that time, if Zhongyi had not obtained this single statement from Yangshan, where would Zhongyi be?" Chongshou Chou said, "Is there still anyone who can settle this principle? If it cannot be settled, it is merely the maneuvers of playing with ghosts; where is the meaning of the buddhadhātu?" Xuanjue said, "Were it not for Yangshan, how could Zhongyi have been seen? Tell me, where is the place where Yangshan was able to see Zhongyi?")