虛堂和尚語錄 8.28

8.28

佛生日上堂，僧問：「二千年前天下太平，二千年後風波競起，雲門雖有殺活之機，要且斷他命根不得。今朝佛法，付在育王，未審如何施設？」師云：「惡水劈頭潑。」僧云：「何異諸方？」師云：「今日失利。」僧云：「只如目顧四方，意作麼生？」師云：「已落然燈後。」僧云：「恁麼則黃面老子背地叫屈。」師云：「作麼？」僧云：「氣急殺人。」

Ascending the hall on the Buddha's birthday, a monk asked, "Two thousand years ago, the world was at peace; two thousand years later, wind and waves vie to arise. Although Yunmen had the mechanism of killing and giving life, he could not, after all, cut off his life-root. Today, the Buddhadharma is entrusted to Yuwang; I do not know how you will arrange it?" The master said, "Foul water splashed straight over the head." The monk said, "How does this differ from the various quarters?" The master said, "Today I lost advantage." The monk said, "What about his gazing in the four directions—what was the meaning?" The master said, "It has already fallen behind Dīpaṃkara." The monk said, "If so, then the yellow-faced old fellow cries out injustice behind everyone's back." The master said, "Doing what?" The monk said, "Choking with rage to death."