宏智禪師廣錄 4.268

4.268

上堂舉。藥山久不陞堂。院主白云。大眾久思示誨。請和尚為眾說法。山令打鼓。眾方集。山陞座。良久便歸方丈。主問云。和尚適來許為眾說法。何不垂示一言。山云。經有經師。論有論師。爭怪得老僧。師云。家法簡嚴。非二非三。月來明湛水。雲退露寒巖。真機自得。妙處誰參。不是文殊白槌後。也應千古屈瞿曇。

Ascending the hall, he cited: Yaoshan had not ascended the hall for a long time. The temple director reported, "The great assembly has long yearned for instruction and guidance; we ask the Venerable to preach the Dharma for the assembly." Yaoshan ordered the drum beaten. When the assembly had gathered, Yaoshan ascended the seat, remained for a good while, and then returned to the abbot's quarters. The director asked, "Just now the Venerable consented to preach the Dharma for the assembly; why did you not offer a single word of instruction?" Yaoshan said, "For the sūtras there are sūtra masters; for the treatises there are treatise masters. How can you blame this old monk?" The Master said: "The family regulation is concise and strict, neither two nor three. The moon comes, illuminating the clear water; the clouds recede, revealing the cold cliff. Gaining the true dynamic on one's own, who can study the wondrous place? Had it not been for Mañjuśrī striking the gavel afterwards, Gautama too would have been wronged for a thousand ages."