虛堂和尚語錄 2.96

2.96

上堂，舉：「百丈普請鉏地次，有一僧舉起鉏頭，忽聞鼓聲，乃拋下大笑便歸，丈云：『俊哉！此是觀音入理之門。』歸院乃喚僧問：『適來見箇甚麼道理，便與麼？』僧云：『適來肚飢，聞鼓聲歸喫飯去。』丈乃大笑。」師云：「百丈當面被者僧謾，若是二林，誰管爾口欵，未招便與闌胸一踏。只如百丈笑，者僧笑，還有優劣也無？」

Ascending the hall, he cited: "When Baizhang was weeding the ground during communal labor, a monk raised his hoe and suddenly heard the sound of the drum; he then tossed it down, laughed loudly, and returned. Baizhang said: 'Remarkable! This is Avalokiteśvara's gate of entering the principle.' Returning to the monastery, he called the monk and asked: 'What principle did you see just now that made you act like that?' The monk said: 'Just now my belly was hungry; hearing the drum sound, I went back to eat.' Baizhang then laughed loudly." The master said: "Baizhang was deceived to his face by this monk. If it were Erlin, who would care about your confession? Before you even admitted it, you would receive a kick straight to the chest. But tell me: between Baizhang's laughter and this monk's laughter, is there any superior or inferior?"