宏智禪師廣錄 2.165

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舉龍牙問翠微。如何是祖師西來意。微云。與我過禪版來。牙取禪版與翠微。微接得便打。牙云。打即任打。要且無祖師意。又問臨際。如何是祖師西來意。際云。與我過蒲團來。牙取蒲團與臨際。際接得便打。牙云。打即任打。要且無祖師意。牙後住院。有僧問。和尚當年問翠微臨際祖師意。二尊宿明也未。牙云。明即明矣。要且無祖師意。頌曰。

Longya asked Cuiwei: "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?"
Cuiwei said: "Pass me the meditation board."
Longya brought the meditation board and handed it to Cuiwei.
Cuiwei took it and immediately struck him.
Longya said: "Strike as you will, but there is still no Patriarch's meaning."
Longya also asked Linji: "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?"
Linji said: "Pass me the cushion."
Longya brought the cushion and handed it to Linji.
Linji took it and immediately struck him.
Longya said: "Strike as you will, but there is still no Patriarch's meaning."
Later, when Longya resided at a monastery, a monk asked: "When the Venerable asked Cuiwei and Linji about the Patriarch's meaning in those years, did the two venerable elders understand or not?"
Longya said: "Understand they certainly understood, but there is still no Patriarch's meaning."
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