圓悟佛果禪師語錄 17.40

17.40

舉：「仰山坐次，大禪佛到，翹一足云：『西天二十八祖亦如是，唐土六祖亦如是，和尚亦如是，某甲亦如是。』仰山下禪床打四藤條。」師拈云：「師資會遇，袞芥投針，一期借路經過，不免互相鈍置。雪竇道：『藤條未到折，因甚只打四下？』」師云：「餬餅討什麼汁。雪竇云：『須是箇斬釘截鐵漢始得。』」師云：「大似隨邪逐惡。大禪佛後到霍山，自云：『集雲峯下四藤條，天下大禪佛，參。』霍山云：『維那打鐘著。』禪便走。」師拈云：「這漢擔仰山一箇冬瓜印子，向人前賣弄。若不是霍山，幾被塗糊。雖然，可惜令行一半。當時不用喚維那，好與擒住，更打四藤條，且聽這漢疑三十年。」

He cited: "When Yangshan was sitting, Great Chan Buddha arrived, lifted one foot, and said, 'The twenty-eight patriarchs of the Western Heavens were also like this; the six patriarchs of the Tang land were also like this; the Venerable is also like this; and I too am like this.' Yangshan came down from his meditation seat and struck him with four blows of a cane."
The Master critiqued this, saying, "Teacher and disciple meeting, rolling mustard seed and cast needle; borrowing a road to pass through for a time, they inevitably blunt each other. Xuedou said, 'Before the cane broke, why did he strike only four blows?'"
The Master said, "What sauce do you seek in a pancake? Xuedou said, 'One must be a fellow who cuts iron and severs nails before it can be so.'"
The Master said, "Much like following the corrupt and chasing the wicked. Later, Great Chan Buddha arrived at Huoshan and himself said, 'Four blows of a cane beneath Jiyun Peak; the world's Great Chan Buddha has come to study.' Huoshan said, 'Karmadāna, strike the bell!' Chan immediately fled."
The Master critiqued this, saying, "This fellow carried a melon seal of Yangshan to flaunt before others. Had it not been for Huoshan, he would almost have been duped. Even so, what a pity the order was executed only halfway. At that time, there was no need to call the karmadāna; he should have seized him right then and struck him with another four blows of a cane, letting this fellow doubt for thirty years!"