虛堂和尚語錄 9.111

9.111

佛涅槃上堂，僧問：「將此身心奉塵剎，是則名為報佛恩。」師云：「只爾一箇是五逆兒孫。」僧云：「世尊臨入涅槃，以手摩胸，普告大眾：『汝等善觀吾紫磨金色之身，今日即有，明日即無，瞻仰取足，母貽後悔。』此意如何？」師云：「臨崖看滸眼，特地一場愁。」僧云：「如是人天大眾悉皆垂淚，惟有波旬踊躍歡喜，又作麼生？」師云：「甜瓜徹蒂甜，苦瓠連根苦。」僧云：「且道波旬是誰弟子？」師云：「是佛弟子。」僧云：「既是佛弟子，因甚麼却踊躍歡喜？」師云：「三臺須是大家催。」僧云：「今日忽有箇漢，出來助哀，又作麼生？」師云：「非吾眷屬。」僧禮拜。

Ascending the hall on the Buddha's nirvāṇa day, a monk asked: "'Offering this body and mind to dust-like realms—this is called repaying the Buddha's benevolence.'" The master said: "You alone are a descendant guilty of the five heinous deeds." The monk said: "When the World-Honoured One was about to enter nirvāṇa, he stroked his chest with his hand and addressed the great assembly: 'Observe well my purple-tinged golden body; today it exists, tomorrow it will not. Gaze upon it to your fill; do not leave behind future regret.' What is the meaning of this?" The master said: "Looking at the water's edge from a high cliff—a special cause for sorrow." The monk said: "Thus the great assembly of humans and devas all shed tears; only Pāpīmān leaped with joy. What about this?" The master said: "A sweet melon is sweet to its stem; a bitter gourd is bitter to its root." The monk said: "Tell me, whose disciple is Pāpīmān?" The master said: "He is the Buddha's disciple." The monk said: "Since he is the Buddha's disciple, why then did he leap with joy?" The master said: "The Santai dance requires everyone to urge it on." The monk said: "Today if suddenly a fellow comes out to assist in mourning, what about that?" The master said: "He is not of my kin." The monk bowed.