宏智禪師廣錄 2.38

2.38

舉法眼問脩山主。毫釐有差。天地懸隔。汝作麼生會。脩云。毫釐有差。天地懸隔。眼云。恁麼又爭得。脩云。某甲只如此。和尚又如何。眼云。毫釐有差。天地懸隔。脩便禮拜。頌曰。

Pointer: Fayan asked Mountain Master Xiu, "'An inch's difference is as far apart as heaven and earth.' How do you understand this?" Xiu said, "'An inch's difference is as far apart as heaven and earth.'" Fayan said, "How could it do to put it like that?" Xiu said, "I can only manage this much; what about the Venerable?" Fayan said, "'An inch's difference is as far apart as heaven and earth.'" Xiu then bowed. The verse says: