宏智禪師廣錄 3.91

3.91

[The Master cited:] Xuansha, seeing Gushan coming, drew a circle. Gushan said, "No one can step outside of this." Xuansha said, "I knew very well you were making a livelihood inside a donkey's womb and a horse's belly." Gushan said, "What about the Venerable?" Xuansha said, "No one can step outside of this." Gushan said, "When the Venerable does so, it is acceptable; why is it not acceptable for me?" Xuansha said, "It is acceptable for me, but not for you." The Master said, "Xuansha was very much like relying on power to bully others and using strength to oppress the weak. Because he could turn it around and bring it out, the two were identical. Why did he say, 'It is acceptable for me, but not for you'? What is genuine is hard to conceal; what is counterfeit cannot be passed off."