萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 6.5

6.5

Chan Master Lingyou of Guishan in Tanzhou went to study under Baizhang Dazhi at age twenty-three and served as chief cook for twenty years. Upon poking the fire, he awakened to the Way. Later, in answering about the pure vase in a contest against Hualin, he won Mount Gui. The Regional Military Commissioner Li Jingrang petitioned that the temple be named Tongqing-si. Chancellor Pei Xiu once inquired into its profound mysteries. The Master once saw a wildfire and asked Daowu, "Do you see the fire?" Wu said, "I see it." Shan said, "From where did it arise?" Wu said, "Setting aside walking, standing, sitting, and lying down, please pose another question, Master." Shan stopped. Fojian raised this and said, "Everyone sees the blazing wildfire; only Daowu saw it completely differently." Wansong says: Equally visiting the sick, none is like Daowu who saw right through the heart, liver, and five viscera. Guishan opened a skillful means, following the table to call the toasts, and said, "Even if you could speak, it would have no connection with him." Only Tiantong said, "The place where there is no connection is precisely the time to speak." The verse says: