虛堂和尚語錄 3.33

3.33

上堂，舉：「巖頭見德山便問：『是凡是聖？』德山便喝，頭便禮拜。後來洞山聞云：『當時若不是奯公，也大難承當。』巖頭聞云：『洞山老漢，不識好惡，錯下名言，我當時一手擡、一手搦。』」師云：「巖頭大似明上座趁盧行者，到大庾嶺頭，却回向同伴道：此去杳無消息。」

Ascending the hall, he brought up [the case]: "When Yantou saw Deshan, he immediately asked: 'Is it ordinary or is it sage?' Deshan shouted, and Yantou made a bow. Later Dongshan heard of this and said: 'If it had not been Elder Huo at that time, it would have been very difficult to bear.' Yantou heard of this and said: 'That old fellow Dongshan does not know good from bad and gives mistaken remarks; at that time I lifted with one hand and pressed down with the other.'" The master said: "Yantou was very much like Elder Ming pursuing Postulant Lu to the summit of Dayu Ridge, only to turn back and say to his companions: 'From here on, there is no news at all.'"