宏智禪師廣錄 2.16

2.16

舉僧問馬大師。離四句絕百非。請師直指某甲西來意。大師云。我今日勞倦。不能為汝說。問取智藏去。僧問藏。藏云。何不問和尚。僧云。和尚教來問。藏云。我今日頭痛。不能為汝說。問取海兄去。僧問海。海云。我到這裡却不會。僧舉似大師。大師云。藏頭白海頭黑。頌曰。

Case: A monk asked Great Master Ma, "Apart from the four propositions and cutting off the hundred negations, please, Master, point out directly to me the meaning of the coming from the west." The Great Master said, "Today I am tired and cannot explain it for you. Go ask Zhizang." The monk asked Zang. Zang said, "Why don't you ask the Venerable Master?" The monk said, "The Venerable Master told me to come ask you." Zang said, "Today I have a headache and cannot explain it for you. Go ask Brother Hai." The monk asked Hai. Hai said, "When it comes to this point, I don't understand." The monk recounted this to the Great Master. The Great Master said, "Zang's head is white; Hai's head is black." The verse says: