佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 8.10

8.10

【七三】舉。僧問馬大師。離四句絕百非。請師直指某甲西來意（什麼處得這話頭來。那裏得這消息）馬師云。我今日勞倦。不能為汝說。問取智藏去（退身三步蹉過也不知。藏身露影。不妨是這老漢推過。與別人）僧問智藏（也須與他一拶。蹉過也不知）藏云。何不問和尚（草裏焦尾大蟲出來也。道什麼。直得草繩自縛。去死十分）僧云。和尚教來問（愛人處分。前箭猶輕後箭深）藏云。我今日頭痛。不能為汝說。問取海兄去（不妨是八十四員善知識。一樣患這般病痛）僧問海兄（轉與別人。抱贜叫屈）海云。我到這裏却不會（不用忉忉。從教千古萬古黑漫漫）僧舉似馬大師（這僧却有些子眼睛）馬師云。藏頭白海頭黑（寰中天子勅。塞外將軍令）。

[73] Case: A monk asked Master Ma, "Apart from the four propositions and detached from the hundred negations, please, Master, point directly to me the meaning of the Western Come-over." (Where did he get this topic? Where did he get this news?)
Master Ma said, "I am tired today and cannot speak for you. Go ask Zhizang." (Retreating three steps, he misses it without even knowing. Concealing the body while revealing the shadow. No harm in this old fellow passing it off to someone else.)
The monk asked Zhizang. (One should also press him a bit. He misses it without even knowing.)
Zhizang said, "Why not ask the Venerable?" (The singed-tail tiger comes out of the grass! What does he say? He simply ties himself up with grass rope; he is completely dead.)
The monk said, "The Venerable told me to come ask." (He likes other people's instructions. The first arrow was still light, but the second arrow went deep.)
Zhizang said, "I have a headache today and cannot speak for you. Go ask Brother Hai." (No harm in being eighty-four kalyāṇamitras; they all suffer from this same illness.)
The monk asked Brother Hai. (Passing it on again to someone else. Holding stolen goods and crying injustice!)
Hai said, "When I get to this point, I don't understand." (No need for chatter. Let it be pitch black for thousands and myriads of eons.)
The monk reported this to Master Ma. (This monk does have a bit of an eye.)
Master Ma said, "Zang's head is white; Hai's head is black." (The emperor's decree within the realm; the general's command beyond the frontier.)