佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 2.15

2.15

"Old Xinkai"—Xinkai was the name of a cloister. "Is genuinely distinctive"—Xuedou had good reason for his praise. And tell me, where is the distinctive place? All words are Buddha-Dharma. When this mountain monk speaks like this, what kind of principle does it amount to? Xuedou slightly revealed a bit of his meaning, saying: It is just genuinely distinctive. Later he opened it up, saying: "He is capable of saying, 'Snow piled in a silver bowl.'" He further added a footnote for you: "The ninety-six should know for themselves." Only when they are defeated in debate will it do! If you do not know, go ask the moon at the edge of the sky. An ancient once answered this topic saying, "Ask the moon at the edge of the sky." When Xuedou finished eulogizing, there had to be an active path at the very end—phrases of the lion springing backward. He again brought it up to say to you: "The Deva school, the Deva school! Beneath the red banner, a pure wind arises." Baling said, "Snow piled in a silver bowl." Why did Xuedou instead say, "Beneath the red banner, a pure wind arises"? Do you know that Xuedou kills people without using a knife?