宏智禪師廣錄 3.71

3.71

舉南園一日自燒浴。僧問。和尚何不使沙彌童行。園撫掌三下。僧舉似曹山。山云。一等是箇撫掌拍手。就中南園奇怪。俱胝一指頭禪。蓋為承當處不諦。僧却問。南園撫掌。豈不是奴兒婢子邊事。山云是。僧云。向上更有事也無。山云有。僧云。如何是向上事。山咄云。這奴兒婢子。師云。識尊卑知貴賤。南園是作家。分玉石辨金鍮。曹山不出世。這僧雖解切瑳琢磨。也祇向奴兒婢子邊著到。還知麼。放矌淋漓兩不傷。猶是夜明簾外客。

[Hongzhi] cited: One day Nanyuan was stoking the bath fire himself. A monk asked, "Why does the Master not employ a śrāmaṇera or a novice?" Nanyuan clapped his hands three times. The monk reported this to Caoshan. Caoshan said, "Though clapping hands is the same in both cases, Nanyuan's was especially strange. Juzhi's one-finger Chan was simply because his undertaking was not precise." The monk then asked, "Nanyuan's clapping of hands—was that not an affair concerning servant boys and maidservants?" Caoshan said, "It was." The monk said, "Is there an affair that goes beyond?" Caoshan said, "There is." The monk said, "What is the affair that goes beyond?" Caoshan scolded, "You servant boy and maidservant!" The Master [Hongzhi] said, "Distinguishing the noble from the lowly, knowing the precious from the base—Nanyuan is an adept. Separating jade from stone, discerning gold from brass—Caoshan does not appear in the world. Although this monk knew how to cut, file, chisel, and polish, he still only attached himself to the side of servant boys and maidservants. Do you know? Leaving things broad and flowing without harming either side, / he is still a guest outside the night-shining screen."