萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 3.73

3.73

Case: A monk asked Venerable Po of Xingyang, "When Sāgara emerges from the ocean, heaven and earth are quiet. When meeting face to face, what is the affair?" (Scaled earthworms, horned mud-loaches.) / The Master said, "When the garuda king dominates the universe, who in there is the one sticking out his head?" (Spreading wings, surging clouds across the six directions; beating wind, churning waters of the four seas.) / The monk said, "If he suddenly encounters the moment of sticking out his head, then what?" (I grant your gall is broken.) / Xingyang said, "Like a falcon catching a dove, you do not notice; verified before the imperial tower, only then is it known to be genuine." (Good advice not heeded.) / The monk said, "In that case, I fold my hands over my chest and take three steps back." (Still waiting for a second hammer-blow.) / Xingyang said, "Little black tortoise beneath Mount Sumeru's throne, do not wait for another red dot on your forehead." (A second transgression will not be tolerated.)