景德傳燈錄 21.53

21.53

潭州妙濟院師浩傳心大師。曾住郴州香山。僧問。擬即第二頭不擬即第三首。如何是第一頭。師曰收。僧問。古人斷臂當為何事。師曰。我寧可斷臂。問如何是學人眼。師曰。須知我好心。問如何是香山劍。師曰異。僧曰。還露也無。師曰。不忍見。問如何是松門第一句。師曰。切不得錯舉。問如何是妙濟家風。師曰。左右人太多。問如何是佛法大意。師曰。兩口無一舌。問如何是香山一路。師曰。滔滔地。僧曰。到者如何。師曰。息汝平生。問如何是世尊密語。師曰。阿難亦不知。僧曰。為什麼不知。師曰。莫非仙陀。問如何是香山寶。師曰。碧眼胡人不敢定。僧曰。露者如何。師曰。龍王捧不起。因僧舉。聖僧塑像被虎咬乃問師。既是聖僧為什麼被大蟲咬。師曰。疑殺天下人。問如何是無慚愧底人。師曰。闍梨合喫棒。

Great Master Shihao Chuanxin of Miaoji Monastery in Tanzhou once resided at Xiangshan in Chenzhou. A monk asked, "Hesitating is the second head; not hesitating is the third header. What is the first head?" The master said, "Gather it in." A monk asked, "When an ancient severed his arm, what was it for?" The master said, "I would rather sever my arm." [A monk] asked, "What is the student's eye?" The master said, "You must know my good intention." [A monk] asked, "What is the sword of Xiangshan?" The master said, "Extraordinary." The monk said, "Is it exposed or not?" The master said, "I cannot bear to look." [A monk] asked, "What is the first phrase of the pine gate?" The master said, "By no means quote it mistakenly." [A monk] asked, "What is the house style of Miaoji?" The master said, "Too many people around." [A monk] asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" The master said, "Two mouths without a single tongue." [A monk] asked, "What is the single road of Xiangshan?" The master said, "Torrential." The monk said, "What about one who arrives?" The master said, "Put an end to your whole life." [A monk] asked, "What is the secret word of the World-Honoured One?" The master said, "Ānanda does not know either." The monk said, "Why does he not know?" The master said, "Could it not be a saindhava?" [A monk] asked, "What is the treasure of Xiangshan?" The master said, "The blue-eyed barbarian dares not evaluate it." The monk said, "What about when it is exposed?" The master said, "The dragon king cannot hold it up." Because a monk cited that a clay statue of a holy monk was bitten by a tiger, he asked the master, "Since he is a holy monk, why was he bitten by a big bug (tiger)?" The master said, "It perplexes everyone in the world to death." [A monk] asked, "What is a person without shame?" The master said, "The ācārya deserves a beating with the staff."