萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 6.97

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The Master said: "'Not entering the world, not following conditions'—with cheeks visible from behind the head, do not associate with him. 'In the emptiness of the kalpa-gourd there is a family transmission'—Dongshan sang thus, Caoshan harmonised thus, Xuefeng disposed of it thus. 'The Three Platforms must be urged along by everyone'—for the Yellow River was already turbid from its very source. Zhou Qi's *Fengtu ji* says: ping, pin, and qin are names of water plants; the large is pin, the small is ping. As for 'white duckweed', Liu Yun's poem has: 'Gathering white duckweed at the sandbar lake, /江南 sunset in spring. / In the cave is a returning traveller; / Encountering an old friend at the Xiao and Xiang.' Later people named that place 'White Duckweed Sandbar'. As for 'gentle breeze, evening on the autumn river', Song Yu's 'Rhapsody on the Wind' says: 'Now the wind arises at the tip of the green duckweed, / Soaks into valleys and streams, / Climbs the slope of Mount Tai, / And dances beneath the pines and cypresses.' It is called white duckweed because its sprouts are lush and its flowers white. May I ask: To what place does the boat returning to the ancient shore go? Who knows that beyond the distant mist and waves there is another fine thought?"