虛堂和尚語錄 9.21

9.21

上堂，舉：「仰山坐次，忽有異僧從空而至，作禮庭立，仰云：『近離甚處？』僧云：『今早離西天。』仰云：『何來太遲？』僧云：『游山翫水。』仰云：『神通妙用則不無闍梨，佛法須還老僧。』僧云：『特來東土禮文殊，却遇著箇小釋迦。』」拈云：「仰山布漫天網，於集雲峯下羅織有知，無端被小果聲聞，用冬瓜印子當頭一搭，却乃休去。若到徑山門下，更須驗過始得。何故？」擊拂子：「禮非玉帛而不表，樂非鐘鼓而不傳。」

Ascending the hall, he cited: "While Yangshan was sitting, an unusual monk suddenly arrived through the sky, bowed, and stood in the courtyard. Yangshan said, 'Where have you just left?' The monk said, 'This morning I left the Western Heaven.' Yangshan said, 'Why did you come so late?' The monk said, 'I was roaming the mountains and enjoying the waters.' Yangshan said, 'Supernatural penetrations and wondrous functions are certainly not lacking in the ācārya, but the Buddhadharma must be returned to this old monk.' The monk said, 'I specially came to the Eastern Land to pay homage to Mañjuśrī, but instead met a little Śākya.'" He brought it up and said: "Yangshan spread a net that covered heaven, weaving a snare for the knowledgeable below Jiyun Peak; for no reason, he was given a single chop on the head with a wax-gourd seal by a small-vehicle śrāvaka, and then he simply let it rest. If he came under the gate of Jingshan, he would have to be tested again to pass. Why?" Striking with the whisk, [he said]: "Ritual is not expressed without jade and silk; music is not transmitted without bells and drums."