虛堂和尚語錄 9.21

9.21

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."