禪林寶訓 4.43

4.43

或菴體和尚。初參此菴元布袋於天台護國。因上堂。舉龐馬選佛頌。至此是選佛場之句。此菴喝之。或菴大悟。有投機頌曰。商量極處見題目。途路窮邊入試場。拈起毫端風雨快。遮回不作探花郎。自此匿跡天台。丞相錢公（象先）慕其為人。乃以天封招提勉令應世。或菴聞之曰。我不解懸羊頭賣狗肉也。即宵遁去。

Venerable Huo'an Ti first studied under Ci'an Yuanbudai at Huguo in Tiantai. During a discourse in the hall, Ci'an cited Pang and Ma's verse on selecting buddhas, reaching the line, 'This is the arena for selecting buddhas.' Ci'an shouted at it; Huo'an experienced great awakening. He had a verse matching the occasion that said: / 'At the utmost point of deliberation, one sees the exam topic; / At the end of the road, one enters the testing arena. / Lifting up the brush tip, the wind and rain are swift; / This time, I will not be merely a third-ranking scholar.' / From then on he concealed his traces in Tiantai. Chancellor Lord Qian (Xiangxian) admired his character and urged him to respond to the world by offering him Tianfeng cāturdiśa. When Huo'an heard of this, he said, 'I do not know how to hang a sheep's head and sell dog meat,' and thereupon fled by night.