宏智禪師廣錄 4.268

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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."