法演禪師語錄 2.96

2.96

Ascending the hall, he said, "Maudgalyāyana leapt over the pit with both feet; Mahākāśyapa danced on hearing the zither; Pilindavatsa reviled the river deity; Kālodayin buried his body in excrement. Each of these matters has its source in the teachings, and all are said to be vāsanās. As for under the ancestral masters' gates: Bodhidharma faced the wall for nine years; Momi raised his pitchfork; Heshan beat the drum; Shigong drew his bow; Xuefeng rolled the ball; the National Teacher [pointed to] the bowl of water; Guizong hauled a rock; Deshan struck with his staff upon entering the gate; Linji shouted upon entering the gate; Wuye, as soon as someone asked, would say, 'Do not have false thinking.' Tell me, what is this? Among the assembly, is there still a patch-robed monk who has long practiced with former virtues, roams freely throughout the world, and possesses the eye atop the crown? Come forth and bear witness for Baiyun; let us also gladden our whole life. Is there? Is there? If not, thirty years hence this talk will be widely practiced. Tell me: ultimately, how is it? Vermilion summer's fire-clouds return to the azure cavern; clear autumn's towering dew drips on the golden platter."