萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 3.30

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Case: Guishan asked Yangshan, 'If someone suddenly asked, "All sentient beings only have vast and boundless karmic consciousness with no foundation to rely upon," how would you test him?' (The horse is an official horse; no brand is needed.) / Yang said, 'If a monk comes, I would call out, "So-and-so!"' (A blow behind the brain; he knows not whence it comes.) / The monk turns his head. (From the crown of his head, the three ethereal souls depart.) / Yang then says, 'What is it?' (While the furnace is hot, strike him once more.) / Waiting for him to hesitate, (Beneath the soles of his feet, the seven corporeal souls are pierced.) / I would say to him, 'Not only is your karmic consciousness vast and boundless, you also have no foundation to rely upon.' (Captured alive and taken in the flesh.) / Gui said, 'Excellent!' (Bitter words from the mouth are words of intimacy.)