明覺禪師語錄 3.11

3.11

舉：「僧問雪峯：『古㵎寒泉時如何？』峯云：『瞪目不見底。』僧云：『飲者如何？』峯云：『不從口入。』僧舉到趙州，州云：『不可從鼻孔裏入。』僧却問趙州：『古㵎寒泉時如何？』州云：『苦。』云：『飲者如何？』州云：『死。』雪峯聞舉云：『趙州古佛。』從此不答話。」師云：「眾中總道，雪峯不出者僧問頭，所以趙州不肯。如斯話會，深屈古人。雪竇即不然，斬釘截鐵，本分宗師；就下平高，難為作者。」

He brought up: "A monk asked Xuefeng, 'How is it when the cold spring is in the ancient torrent?' Feng said, 'Staring with open eyes, one cannot see the bottom.' The monk said, 'How is one who drinks it?' Feng said, 'It does not enter through the mouth.' The monk brought this up to Zhaozhou. Zhou said, 'It cannot enter through the nostrils.' The monk then asked Zhaozhou, 'How is it when the cold spring is in the ancient torrent?' Zhou said, 'Bitter.' The monk said, 'How is one who drinks it?' Zhou said, 'He dies.' When Xuefeng heard this brought up, he said, 'Zhaozhou is an ancient Buddha!' From then on he did not answer questions." The Master said, "People in the assembly all say that Xuefeng could not get out of this monk's question, which is why Zhaozhou did not approve. Understanding the words like this deeply wrongs the ancient ones. Xuedou is not like that: cutting through nail and severing iron—a true master of the fundamental role; descending to level the high—difficult for an adept."