萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 2.51

2.51

師云。玄沙專使馳書上雪峯。峯拆開乃見三張白紙。示其僧云。會麼。僧云。不會。峯云。不見道。君子千里同風。僧迴舉似沙。沙云。山頭老和尚蹉過也不知。玄沙承嗣雪峯。尋常證父攘羊。當仁不讓。道要南山作麼。此又果毅無前。太剛之甚。長慶隨邪便道。大有人喪身失命。不解師子返擲。此真見義不為。是無勇也。風雲際會頭角生。果見韶陽下手弄。此頌雲門覿面拈出一條活蛇。不同諸師弓柸現影。能遣能呼者。俚諺有云。呼蛇即易。遣蛇即難。有擒有縱者。此頌既攛向面前復作怕勢。已能擒縱必解遣呼。天童末後道。底事如今付阿誰。冷口傷人不知痛。但凡拍頌歸於自己。拈向面前。始是作家。雪竇亦云。如今藏在乳峯前。來者一一看方便。師高聲喝云。看脚下。萬松道。雪竇貪觀脚下。不知穿過髑髏。天童冷口傷人。明人不作暗事。我當時若作雲門。以拄杖攛向雪峯懷裏。擬議不來。隨後教伊自作自受親遭一口。為什麼如此。今朝二月二。暫放龍擡頭。

The Master said: Xuansha sent a special courier speeding with a letter up to Xuefeng. Xuefeng opened it and saw three sheets of white paper. Showing them to the monk, he said, 'Do you understand?' The monk said, 'I do not.' Xuefeng said, 'Have you not heard it said: Gentlemen a thousand leagues apart share the same wind?' The monk returned and recounted this to Xuansha. Xuansha said, 'The old venerable on the mountaintop blundered without knowing it.' Xuansha succeeded Xuefeng; ordinarily, just as a son testifies against his father who stole a sheep, facing benevolence he did not yield. Saying 'What use is Southern Mountain?' was also resolute and unmatched, exceedingly unyielding. Changqing followed the delusion and immediately said, 'Many people have lost their bodies and lives,' not understanding the lion's pouncing backward. This is truly 'seeing what is right and not doing it is a lack of courage.' 'When wind and clouds converge, its horns and head emerge; indeed one sees Shaoyang step in and handle it'—this versifies Yunmen face-to-face bringing out a live snake, unlike various masters showing a reflection in a bow and cup. 'Can be dismissed and summoned'—a folk proverb says, 'To summon a snake is easy; to dismiss a snake is hard.' 'There is capturing and releasing'—this versifies his throwing it in front and then making a posture of fright. Already able to capture and release, he must know how to dismiss and summon. Tiantong says at the very end: 'To whom is this matter entrusted nowadays? A cold bite injures a person without them feeling the pain.' Whenever one brings the verse back to oneself and raises it before oneself, only then is one an adept. Xuedou also said, 'Nowadays it is hidden before Milk Peak; let all who come look at it with discernment.' The Master shouted loudly: 'Watch your step!' Wansong says: Xuedou was keen on watching his step, unaware that his skull had been pierced through. Tiantong's cold bite injures a person; a clear person does not do murky deeds. If I had been Yunmen at that time, I would have thrown the staff into Xuefeng's bosom; if he hesitated, I would have made him reap what he sowed and suffer a bite in person. Why so? Today is the second day of the second month: let us temporarily allow the dragon to raise its head.