宏智禪師廣錄 4.35

4.35

當晚小參舉。僧問九峯。祖祖相傳當傳何事。峯云。釋迦慳迦葉富。僧云。如何是釋迦慳。峯云。無物與人。僧云。如何是迦葉富。峯云。國內孟甞君。僧云未審。相傳底事作麼生。峯云。百歲老兒分夜燈。師云。人人具足。箇箇圓成。有時點即不到。我也為儞不得。有時到即不點。我也障儞不得。諸禪德。明中就位脫盡廉纖。暗裏借功却添光彩。還相委悉麼。蒼龍蛻骨月轉夜。玄豹變文雲弄晴。

That evening, at an informal gathering, [the Master] cited: A monk asked Jiufeng, "When patriarchs transmit to patriarchs, what affair should be transmitted?" Jiufeng said, "Śākya is stingy, Kāśyapa is rich." The monk asked, "What is Śākya's stinginess?" Jiufeng said, "Not a single thing to give to people." The monk asked, "What is Kāśyapa's wealth?" Jiufeng said, "Lord Mengchang within the realm." The monk asked, "I wonder, what is the transmitted affair like?" Jiufeng said, "A hundred-year-old elder dividing the night lamp."
The Master said: "Everyone is fully endowed; each one is completely accomplished. Sometimes when it is lit, it does not arrive—neither can I do anything for you. Sometimes when it arrives, it is not lit—neither can I obstruct you. Venerable Zen practitioners! In the light, taking your place, completely cast off trivialities; in the dark, borrowing function, you yet add brilliance. Do you fully comprehend? The blue dragon sheds its bones as the moon turns into night; the dark leopard transforms its markings as the clouds play with fair weather."