佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 10.31

10.31

金佛不渡罏。人來訪紫胡。此一句亦頌了也。為什麼却引人來訪紫胡。須是作家罏鞴始得。紫胡和向。山門立一牌。牌中有字云。紫胡有一狗。上取人頭。中取人腰。下取人脚。擬議則喪身失命。凡見新到便喝云。看狗。僧纔回首。紫胡便歸方丈。且道為什麼却咬趙州不得。紫胡又一夕夜深於後架叫云。捉賊捉賊。黑地逢著一僧。攔胸捉住云。捉得也捉得也。僧云。和尚不是某甲。胡云。是則是。只是不肯承當。爾若會得這話。便許爾。咬殺一切人。處處清風凜凜。若也未然。牌中數箇字。決定不奈何。若要見他。但透得盡方見。頌云。

"A golden Buddha does not pass through a furnace; / people come to visit Zihu." This line too finishes the eulogy. Why then bring in "people come to visit Zihu"? One must have the furnace and bellows of an adept before it works. Master Zihu erected a board at his mountain gate. On the board were written words saying: "Zihu has a dog: above, it takes a person's head; in the middle, it takes a person's waist; below, it takes a person's legs. If you hesitate, you forfeit body and life." Whenever he saw a newcomer arrive, he would shout, "Look out for the dog!" As soon as the monk turned his head, Zihu would return to the Abbot's quarters. But tell me: why could it not bite Zhaozhou? On another evening late at night, Zihu called out in the latrine, "Catch the thief! Catch the thief!" In the dark he ran into a monk, grabbed him by the chest, and said, "Caught you! Caught you!" The monk said, "Master, it's not me." Zihu said, "It is indeed you, only you are unwilling to acknowledge it." If you can understand this talk, I will grant that you can bite everyone to death, and everywhere the cool breeze will be brisk and awe-inspiring. If not, the few words on the sign will certainly be beyond your help. If you want to see him, you can only see him once you have penetrated through thoroughly. The verse says: