虛堂和尚語錄 3.114

3.114

師歛衣就座，乃云：「動絃別曲，落葉知秋，是爾衲子，知有邊事。因甚黃河向北流？會得，物理疏通；不然，有疑請問。」時有僧出問：「金雞唱曉，玉鳳銜花，一句投機，請師祝聖。」答曰：「㵎底青松有茯苓。」僧曰：「如是則九州四海，雷動風馳。」答曰：「巢知風，穴知雨。」僧曰：「如何是第一句？」答曰：「却是第二句。」僧曰：「如何是第一句？」答曰：「須彌山。」僧曰：「恁麼則葵心向日傾。」答曰：「知恩人難得。」僧問：「太宗皇帝因僧朝見，僧奏曰：『陛下還記得否？』此意如何？」答曰：「將經寺裏彈。」僧問：「帝曰：『何處相見來？』僧曰：『自從靈山一別，直至如今。』還端的也無？」答曰：「來風可鑑。」僧問：「帝曰：『以何為驗？』僧無語，又作麼生？」答曰：「生銕秤鎚被蟲蛀。」僧曰：「只如今日祝聖開堂，有何祥瑞？」答曰：「秋花照眼明。」僧曰：「泉聲中夜後，山色夕陽時。」答曰：「錯認定盤星。」僧禮拜。

The Master gathered his robes and took his seat, then said: "When the strings move, one distinguishes the melody; when leaves fall, one knows autumn. You patch-robed monks know there is something fundamental. Why does the Yellow River flow to the north? If you understand, the principles of things are clear; if not, ask your questions where there is doubt." Then a monk came forward and asked: "The golden cock crows at dawn; the jade phoenix holds a flower in its beak. At the single phrase that matches the occasion, we invite the Master to pray for the Emperor's longevity." The Master answered: "Beneath the valley's green pines there is fuling." The monk said: "If so, then across the nine provinces and the four seas, thunder rumbles and the wind races." The Master answered: "The nest knows the wind; the burrow knows the rain." The monk asked: "What is the first phrase?" The Master answered: "It is actually the second phrase." The monk asked: "What is the first phrase?" The Master answered: "Mount Sumeru." The monk said: "If so, the sunflower turns its heart toward the sun." The Master answered: "One who knows gratitude is hard to find." The monk asked: "When a monk was granted an audience with Emperor Taizong, the monk memorialized, 'Does Your Majesty still remember?' What is the meaning of this?" The Master answered: "Playing the lute in a monastery of scriptures." The monk asked: "The Emperor asked, 'Where did we meet before?' The monk said, 'Since parting at Gṛdhrakūṭa, right down to the present.' Was he speaking the truth or not?" The Master answered: "The approaching wind can be mirrored." The monk asked: "The Emperor said, 'What is the proof?' The monk had no words. What about that?" The Master answered: "A raw-iron steelyard weight eaten through by worms." The monk said: "Just on this day of praying for the Emperor's longevity and opening the hall, what auspicious omen is there?" The Master answered: "Autumn flowers shine brightly before the eyes." The monk said: "The sound of the spring past midnight; the mountain's hue at sunset." The Master answered: "You have mistaken the mark on the steelyard." The monk made bows.