景德傳燈錄 12.71

12.71

汝州西院思明禪師有人問。如何是伽藍。師曰。荊棘叢林。曰如何是伽藍中人。師曰。獾兒狢子。問如何是臨濟一喝。師曰。千鈞之弩不為鼷鼠而發機。曰和尚慈悲何在。師打之。僧從漪到法席旬日乃曰莫道會佛法人。覓箇舉話底人也無。師聞而默之。漪異日上法堂次。師召從漪。漪舉首。師曰錯。漪進三兩步。師又曰錯從漪漪復近前。師曰。適來兩錯是上座錯是思明老錯。曰是從漪錯。師曰錯。又曰。上座且遮裏過夏共汝商量遮兩錯。漪不肯便去。後住相州天平山。每舉前話曰。我行脚時被惡風吹到汝州。有西院長老。勘我連下三箇錯。更待留我過夏商量。我不說恁麼時錯。我當時發足擬向南去。便知道錯了也（首山省念和尚云。據天平作恁麼會解未夢見西院在。何故話在）。

Chan Master Siming of Xiyuan in Ru Prefecture. Someone asked, "What is a monastery (saṅghārāma)?" The Master said, "A thicket of thorns and briars." The person asked, "What kind of people reside in the monastery?" The Master said, "Badgers and raccoon dogs." A monk asked, "What is Linji's single shout?" The Master said, "A bow of a thousand jun is not triggered for a tiny mouse." The monk asked, "Where is the Master's compassion?" The Master struck him. When the monk Congyi had been at the Dharma assembly for ten days, he said, "Do not say there are people who understand the Buddha-Dharma; one cannot find even a single person who brings up a topic." The Master heard this and remained silent. Another day, when Congyi went up to the Dharma hall, the Master called out, "Congyi!" Congyi raised his head. The Master said, "Wrong!" Congyi took two or three steps forward. The Master said again, "Wrong!" Congyi approached closer still. The Master said, "Regarding the two 'wrongs' just now, was the sthavira wrong, or was old Siming wrong?" Congyi said, "Congyi was wrong." The Master said, "Wrong!" and added, "Sthavira, stay here for the summer retreat, and I will discuss these two 'wrongs' with you." Congyi would not agree and left immediately. Later he resided at Mount Tianping in Xiang Prefecture, and whenever he brought up this past dialogue, he would say, "When I was traveling on foot, I was blown by an ill wind to Ru Prefecture. The elder of Xiyuan tested me with three successive 'wrongs' and even tried to detain me for the summer retreat to discuss them. I did not say I was wrong at that time; the moment I set out my feet intending to head south, I already knew it was wrong." (Upādhyāya Shengnian of Mount Shou said, "Judging by Tianping's understanding, he has not even dreamed of Xiyuan yet. Why? The topic remains.")