萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 4.15

4.15

師云。末後句如此。難明峻硬若德山。頴俊如巖頭。至今分雪不出。不見道。出身猶可易。脫體道應難。鄭谷詩。花月樓臺近九衢。清歌一曲倒金壺。座中亦有江南客。莫向春風唱鷓鴣。天童用後兩句。不勞再舉底意也。舉著後如何。師下座便歸方丈。

The Master said: The last word is like this: hard to clarify, unyielding like Deshan, sharp and brilliant like Yantou—even today, it cannot be explained away. Have you not heard it said: 'Stepping forward into the world may still be easy; / Shedding the body and uttering the word must be hard.' Zheng Gu's poem says: 'Towers of flowers and moon stand close to the thoroughfares; / A single tune of clear singing empties the golden jar. / Among those seated, there are also guests from Jiangnan; / Do not sing "The Partridge" to the spring breeze.' Tiantong uses the last two lines, conveying the sense of not bothering to raise it again. What about after raising it? The Master stepped down from his seat and went straight back to the Abbot's quarters.