明覺禪師語錄 3.56

3.56

舉：「鼓山示眾云：『若論此事，如一口劍。』時有僧問：『承和尚有言，若論此事，如一口劍，和尚是死屍，學人是死屍。如何是劍？』山云：『拖出者死屍。』僧應諾，歸衣鉢下，打揲便行。山至晚問首座：『問話僧在否？』座云：『當時便去也。』山云：『好與二十棒。』」師云：「諸方老宿總道，鼓山失却一隻眼，殊不知，重賞之下必有勇夫。然雖如此，若仔細點撿來，未免一時埋却。」

He cited: "Gushan instructed the assembly, saying, 'If we discuss this matter, it is like a single sword.' At that time a monk asked, 'I have received the Upādhyāya's words: "If we discuss this matter, it is like a single sword." The Upādhyāya is a dead corpse; the student is a dead corpse. What is the sword?' Gushan said, 'Drag out this dead corpse.' The monk assented, returned to his robes and bowl, packed up his luggage, and left. In the evening, Gushan asked the head monk, 'Is the monk who asked the question still here?' The head monk said, 'He left immediately at that time.' Gushan said, 'He deserves twenty blows of the stick.'" The Master said, "The veteran masters of the various quarters all say that Gushan lost an eye; they little know that under heavy reward there must be brave men. Even so, if closely scrutinized, inevitably both are buried at once."