萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 6.95

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師云。本錄中問。三身中那一身說法。山云。吾常于此切。疎山仁禪師始問洞山。未有之言。請師示誨。山曰。不諾。無人肯。疎曰。還可切也無。山曰。闍梨即今還切得否。疎曰。切不得則無諱處。山肯之。僧後問曹山。先師道。吾常於此切。意旨如何。山云。要頭斫取去。僧又問雪峯。峯以拄杖劈口打曰。我也曾到洞山來。承天宗云。一轉語海晏河清。一轉語風高月冷。一轉語騎賊馬趁賊。試請辨看。忽有箇衲僧出來。道總不恁麼。也許伊具一隻眼。元來藥山下。子孫旁提護諱。好本多同。不見。僧問石霜。如何是祖師西來意。霜乃咬齒示之。僧不薦。霜遷化後問九峯。先師咬齒意旨如何。峯云。我寧可截舌。不犯國諱。僧又問雲蓋。蓋云。我與先師。有甚冤讐。保寧勇和尚頌云。此切堪傷向外求。至親何故似冤讐。始終滿面無慚色。更被曹山乞爾頭。好即甚好。太犯風煙。爾看。天童幾般綿密。頌云。

The Master said: "In Dongshan's original record, the question was: 'Among the three bodies, which body expounds the Dharma?' Dongshan said, 'I am ever earnest about this.' When Zen Master Ren of Shushan first questioned Dongshan: 'Regarding words that have never existed, please, Master, instruct me.' Dongshan said, 'Without consent, no one approves.' Shushan said, 'Can one still be earnest, or not?' Dongshan said, 'Acārya, right now can you still be earnest?' Shushan said, 'If one cannot be earnest, there is no taboo to conceal.' Dongshan approved of him. Later, a monk asked Caoshan, 'The late master said, "I am ever earnest about this." What is the meaning?' Caoshan said, 'If you want my head, chop it off and take it.' A monk also asked Xuefeng; Xuefeng struck him across the mouth with his staff and said, 'I too have been to Dongshan.' Chengtian Zong said: 'One turning word: the seas are calm and rivers clear. One turning word: the wind is high and the moon cold. One turning word: mounting the bandit's horse to chase the bandit. Pray test and distinguish them.' If a patch-robed monk were suddenly to step forward and say, 'None of it is so,' I would also allow that he possesses a single eye. Originally, under Yaoshan, descendants raised the matter sideways to protect the taboo; good standards are mostly the same. Have you not seen? A monk asked Shishuang, 'What is the meaning of the Ancestral Master's coming from the West?' Shishuang then gritted his teeth and showed it to him. The monk did not comprehend. After Shishuang passed away, he asked Jiufeng, 'What was the meaning of the late master gritting his teeth?' Feng said, 'I would rather have my tongue cut out than violate the state taboo.' The monk also asked Y蓋 [Yungai]; Gai said, 'What enmity did I have with the late master?' Venerable Yong of Baoning's verse says: 'This earnestness is lamentable, seeking outwardly; / Why should the most intimate resemble an enemy? / From start to finish the face is devoid of shame, / Furthermore having Caoshan beg for your head.' Good as it is, it violates the wind and smoke too much. Look at how completely meticulous Tiantong is. The verse says: