佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 10.22

10.22

[Case 95] Case: Changqing said on occasion: "I would rather say an arhat has the three poisons
(Scorched grain does not sprout.)
than say the Tathāgata has two kinds of speech.
(Already slandering old Śākya.)
I do not say the Tathāgata has no speech,
(Still muddle-headed; already seven penetrations and eight holes.)
only that he has no two kinds of speech."
(Convoluted fellow! What third or fourth kind can you speak of?)
Baofu said, "What is the Tathāgata's speech?"
(A fine interrogation! What does he say?)
Qing said, "How could a deaf person hear it?"
(Crying out toward the empty sky; seven blossoms and eight splits.)
Baofu said, "I knew you were speaking from the secondary level."
(How could you deceive a clear-eyed person? Twisting his nostrils around; how is it merely the secondary level?)
Qing said, "What is the Tathāgata's speech?"
(A mistake. Yet it is a bit better.)
Baofu said, "Go have some tea."
(Understood. He also said: Do you still understand? You missed it!)