圓悟佛果禪師語錄 17.22

17.22

舉：「外道問佛：『不問有言，不問無言。』世尊良久，外道禮拜讚歎云：『世尊大慈大悲，開我迷雲，令我得入。』外道去後，阿難問佛：『外道有何所證而言得入？』世尊云：『如世良馬，見鞭影而行。』」師拈云：「外道因邪打正，世尊看樓打樓，阿難不善旁觀，引得世尊拕泥帶水。若據山僧見處，待伊道：『不問有言，不問無言。』和聲便打。及至阿難問：『外道有何所證而言得入？』亦和聲便打。何故？殺人須是殺人刀，活人須是活人劍。」

[The Master] cited: "A non-Buddhist asked the Buddha, 'I do not ask about words, nor do I ask about wordlessness.' The World-Honoured One remained silent for a good while. The non-Buddhist bowed in reverence and praised him, saying, 'The World-Honoured One with great loving-kindness and great compassion has cleared away my clouds of delusion and enabled me to enter.' After the non-Buddhist left, Ānanda asked the Buddha, 'What did the non-Buddhist realize that he spoke of having gained entrance?' The World-Honoured One said, 'Like a fine horse in the world, which runs upon seeing the shadow of the whip.'"
The Master critiqued it, saying, "The non-Buddhist struck true through what was crooked; the World-Honoured One saw the tower and struck the tower. Ānanda was not skilled at looking on from the side, drawing the World-Honoured One into dragging through mud and dripping with water. According to this mountain monk's view, waiting until he said, 'I do not ask about words, nor do I ask about wordlessness,' along with his voice I would strike him. And when Ānanda asked, 'What did the non-Buddhist realize that he spoke of having gained entrance?' along with his voice I would also strike him. Why? To kill a person requires the sword that kills persons; to give life to a person requires the sword that gives life to persons."