萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.161

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The Master said: Teacher and disciple match the Way; father and son harmonize their dynamics. The lineage style of Gui and Yang is a model for a thousand ages. Guishan asked Yangshan, "Where have you come from?" How could Guishan not have known that Yangshan came from the fields? Lowering this single question, he wanted to meet with Yangshan. Yangshan did not fail the incoming question; he merely said, "From the fields." Tell me: is there any principle of the Buddha Dharma here or not? Guishan went deep into the tiger's cave and further asked, "How many people were in the fields?" Yangshan thrust down the hoe and stood with hands folded: this was patched-robed monks meeting each other. Xuansha said, "If I had seen him at that time, I would have kicked over the hoe for him." Wansong says: He could not hold himself back. Chan Master Touzi Qing's verse says: 'Guishan's question found few who understood the tune; / Thrusting it into the ground, he answered him with buddhas and patriarchs sinking. / Kicking it over, Xuansha beside him would not approve, / Spared from letting deep spring tinge the azure green.' Wansong says: When the grass withers, the eagle's eye is sharp. Chan Master Ping of Nanyue Falin's verse says: 'Meeting on a narrow path, there is no avoiding; / Thrusting down the hoe, he stands with hands folded. / Having crossed the bridge, he walks upon the bank; / Only then does he realize his whole body is soaked in mud and water.' Wansong says: One cannot bear to look back under the bright moon. In the verses of the two elder masters, there was only the thousand-foot cold pine; look further at Tiantong bringing out the sprouting bamboo shoot of stone. The verse says: