宏智禪師廣錄 3.62

3.62

[Hongzhi] cited: Yantou took leave of Deshan. Deshan said, "Where are you going?" Yantou said, "I temporarily take leave of the Master to go down the mountain." Deshan said, "What will you do later on?" Yantou said, "I will not forget the Master." Deshan said, "On what basis do you make this statement?" Yantou said, "Have you not heard: 'If one's wisdom equals the master's, it diminishes half the master's virtue; only if one's wisdom surpasses the master's is one worthy of transmission'?" Deshan said, "Just so, just so! Protect and maintain it well yourself." The Master [Hongzhi] said, "Usually under Deshan's staff, neither Buddhas nor patriarchs were established. But when it came to this occasion, he was so grandmotherly! Although this was the affinity of raising a child, how could it escape the scrutiny of later generations? Wait until he says, 'Only if one's wisdom surpasses the master's is one worthy of transmission'—then seize the staff and strike him across the back!"