無門關 1.55

1.55

無門曰。黃面瞿曇傍若無人。壓良為賤。懸羊頭賣狗肉。將謂。多少奇特。只如當時大眾都笑。正法眼藏作麼生傳。設使迦葉不笑。正法眼藏又作麼生傳。若道正法眼藏有傳授。黃面老子誑謼閭閻。若道無傳授。為甚麼獨許迦葉。

Wumen said: The yellow-faced Gautama acted as if nobody were around, forcing the respectable into servitude, hanging a sheep's head to sell dog meat. One would think: how extraordinary is that! Just suppose that at that time the whole assembly had laughed: how would the treasury of the true Dharma eye have been transmitted? Or suppose that Kāśyapa had not smiled: how would the treasury of the true Dharma eye have been transmitted? If you say the treasury of the true Dharma eye has a transmission, the yellow-faced old fellow was deceiving the common folk. If you say there is no transmission, why did he approve only Kāśyapa?