虛堂和尚語錄 6.165

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He cited: "Guishan saw Xiangyan and Yangshan making rice cakes. Guishan said: 'At that time, the late master Baizhang personally attained this principle.' Yangshan and Xiangyan looked at each other and said: 'What sort of person could answer this topic?' Guishan said: 'There is someone who can answer it.' Yang[shan] said: 'Who?' Guishan pointed to a water buffalo and said: 'Speak, speak!' Yang[shan] brought a bundle of grass; [Xiang]yan brought a bucket of water. Just as the buffalo lowered its head to eat, Guishan said: 'Thus, thus; not thus, not thus.' Both of them bowed. Guishan said: 'Sometimes bright, sometimes dark.'"