虛堂和尚語錄 9.50

9.50

中秋送鏡空西堂赴三塔，上堂：「門當古道，塔帶寒江，不須招手自來，誰敢橫趨而去？景德堂上鏡空禪師，蘊前輩典刑，有尊宿禮貌，榮膺朝命，光闡宗猷，聚首龍峯，可無攀感，直得寒山拊掌，拾得歡呼。何也？」卓主丈：「此夜一輪滿，清光何處無。」

Ascending the hall at Mid-Autumn on sending off Western Hall Jingkong to Santa: "The gate faces the ancient road; the pagoda borders the cold river. No need to beckon, he comes of himself; who dares to stride crosswise away? Chan Master Jingkong of the Jingde Hall embodies the models of past masters and possesses the decorum of venerable elders. Having gloriously received the court's command, he brilliantly illuminates the ancestral lineage. Meeting together at Longfeng, how could there not be fond attachment? It makes Hanshan clap his hands and Shide shout with joy. Why?" Striking the staff, he said: "Tonight the single disc is full; / where is clear light absent?"