黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.24

1.24

上堂，舉：「睦州有一秀才相見，州云：『會箇什麼？』秀才云：『會二十四家書。』州以拄杖空中點一點云：『會麼？』秀才罔措，州云：『又道會二十四家書，永字八法也不識。』」師云：「睦州一點，直在威音王已前，及乎八法論書，却被俗人勘破。若是歸宗即不然，孔門弟子無人識，碧眼胡僧笑點頭。」下座。

Ascending the hall, he cited: "A scholar came to meet Muzhou. Muzhou said, 'What do you understand?' The scholar said, 'I understand the calligraphy of the twenty-four masters.' Muzhou made a dot in the air with his staff and said, 'Do you understand?' The scholar was at a loss. Muzhou said, 'You claim to understand the calligraphy of the twenty-four masters, yet you do not even recognise the eight methods of the character yong.'" The Master said, "Muzhou's single dot was straight from before the King of Awesome Voice; yet when it came to discussing calligraphy with the eight methods, he was exposed by a worldly man. If it were Guizong, it would not be so: among the disciples of Confucius, no one recognises it; the blue-eyed barbarian monk smiles and nods." He descended from the seat.