禪林寶訓 3.66

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萬菴曰。比見士大夫監司郡守入山有處。次日令侍者取覆長老。今日特為某官陞座。此一節猶宜三思。然古來方冊中雖載。皆是士大夫訪尋知識而來。住持人因參次略提外護教門光輝泉石之意。既是家裏人。說家裏兩三句淡話令彼生敬。如郭公輔楊次公訪白雲。蘇東坡黃太史見佛印。便是樣子也。豈是特地妄為取笑識者。

Wan'an said: “Lately I have seen that when literati, surveillance commissioners, or prefects enter the mountain and lodge there, the next day they instruct an attendant to notify the elder: ‘Today, ascend the seat especially for such-and-such an official.’ On this point one should reflect thrice. Although recorded in ancient books, it was entirely because literati came seeking kalyāṇamitras; during interviews, the abbot briefly mentioned the intent of their outer patronage of the teaching gate and bringing glory to the springs and rocks. Since they were one of the household, speaking two or three plain words of the household caused them to generate reverence. Just as when Guo Gongfu and Yang Cigong visited Baiyun, or Su Dongpo and Senior Clerk Huang met Foyin, that was the model! How could it be done intentionally and errantly, bringing ridicule from those who know?”