萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.121

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師云。立修證分因果。一尺水一丈波。墮在五百生野狐精魅。積翠庵下二僧縱有逸群之辯。點檢將來。未免撞入葛藤窠裏。天童此句有兩字未穩。何不道依前撞入野狐窠。阿呵呵。此頌明百丈悟處。露自己胸襟道會也麼。但問天童會也未。若是爾灑灑落落。不妨我哆哆和和。幸有一陰地。何勞不為人。哆哆和和。嬰兒言語不真貌。又法華釋籤云。多跢學行之相。嘙和習語之聲。涅盤經有病行嬰兒行。有本云婆婆和和。石室善道禪師云。涅盤十六行中。嬰兒行為最。哆哆和和時。喻學道人離分別取捨心。與下神歌社舞。皆一意也。且道。是何曲調。萬籟有心聞不得。孤巖無耳却知音。

The Master said: Establishing cultivation and realization, dividing cause and effect, a foot of water becomes a fathom of wave, falling into the phantom spirit of a wild fox for five hundred lifetimes. Even if the two monks at Jicui Hermitage had eloquence that stood out from the crowd, upon examination, they could not avoid bumping into a nest of entangling vines. In this line of Tiantong's, two words are not settled; why did he not say, "As before, he bumps into a wild fox's den"? Ah, haha! This versifies Baizhang's realization and exposes his own bosom, saying, "Do you understand?" Just ask Tiantong whether he understands or not. If you are free and unconstrained, it does not hinder my babbling along. Fortunately there is a shady spot; why bother not sharing it with people? Babbling along (duoduo hehe) depicts the indistinct speech of an infant. Furthermore, the Fahua shiqian says, "Duoduo describes the appearance of learning to walk; pohe is the sound of learning to speak." The Nirvāṇa Sūtra has the practice of illness and the practice of infancy; one edition reads pohe pohe. Chan Master Shishi Shandao said, "Among the sixteen practices of the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra], the practice of infancy is foremost." Babbling along illustrates that a practitioner of the Way is free from minds of discrimination, grasping, and rejection. It has the same meaning as the "spirit songs and village dances" below. And tell me, what melody is this? With mind, the myriad sounds cannot hear it; having no ears, the solitary cliff yet recognizes the tune.