佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 10.6

10.6

"The rhinoceros-horn fan has been used for a long time; when asked about it, originally none know at all." Everyone has a rhinoceros-horn fan, and throughout the twelve periods of the day they completely derive strength from it. Why is it that when asked about it, they do not know its whereabouts at all? The attendant, Touzi, and even Baofu also did not know at all. Now tell me, did Xuedou know? Have you not seen: when Wuzhuo visited Mañjuśrī, while drinking tea, Mañjuśrī held up a glass bowl and asked, "Is there also this in the South?" Wuzhuo said, "No." Mañjuśrī said, "What do you usually drink tea with?" Wuzhuo was speechless. If you know where this gong'an lands, you will know that the rhinoceros-horn fan has boundless pure breeze and will also see the rhinoceros's head and horns towering high. What those four old fellows said was like morning clouds and evening rain, once gone, hard to pursue. Xuedou also said, "If you want the pure breeze to return and head and horns to be reborn, I ask the Chan guests each to offer a turning phrase." He asked, "Since the fan is broken, bring me back the rhinoceros!" At that time a Chan guest came forward and said, "Great assembly, go to the hall to participate!" This monk seized the master's authority; what he said was spoken very well, yet he only said eighty percent. If he wanted one hundred percent, he should have immediately overturned the Chan seat. Tell me, did this monk understand the rhinoceros or not? If he did not understand, yet he could speak like that. If he understood, why did Xuedou not approve of him? Why did he say, "I cast a hook to fish for a leviathan or whale, but only caught a frog"? In the end, how is it? When you all have nothing to do, try to bring it up and examine it.