景德傳燈錄 21.56

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建州白雲智作真寂禪師永貞人也。姓朱氏。容若梵僧。禮鼓山國師披剃。二十四具戒。一日鼓山上堂召大眾。眾皆迴眸。鼓山披襟示之。眾罔措。唯師朗悟厥旨入室印證。又參次鼓山召令近前。問南泉喚院主意作麼生。師斂手端容退立而已。鼓山莞然奇之。自爾遊吳楚却復閩川。初住南峯次住建州白雲院。師上堂曰。還有人向宗乘中致得一問麼。待山僧向宗乘中答。時有僧禮拜才起。師便歸方丈。問如何是枯木裏龍吟。師曰。火裏蓮生。僧曰。如何是髑髏裏眼睛。師曰。泥牛入水。問如何是主中主。師曰。汝還具眼麼。僧曰。恁麼即學人歸堂去也。師曰。猢猻入布袋。問如何是延平津。師曰。萬古水溶溶。僧曰。如何是延平劍。師曰。速須退步。僧曰。未審津與劍是同是異。師曰。可惜許漢。乾祐二年已酉江南國主李氏延居奉先。賜紫衣師名。上堂升坐眾咸側聆。師曰。相謾去也還知得麼。可不聞昔日靈山多少士眾。只道迦葉親聞。今日叨奉恩命俾揚宗教。不可異於靈山也。既不異靈山。諸仁者作麼生相體悉。也莫泥他古今。但彼此著些精彩。大家驗看是什麼。僧問。靈山一會不異而今。未審親聞底事如何。師曰。更舉。曰恁麼即人天有賴。師曰。闍梨且作麼生。問賢王請命大展法筵。祖嗣西來如何指示。師曰。分明記取。曰終不敢孤負和尚。師曰。也未在。僧問如何是奉先境。師曰。一任觀看。僧曰。如何是境中人。師曰。莫無禮。問如何是奉先家風。師曰。即今在什麼處。僧曰。恁麼即大眾有賴也。師曰。關汝什麼事。問如何是為人一句。師曰。不是奉先道不得。

Chan Master Baiyun Zhizuo Zhenji of Jianzhou was a native of Yongzhen. His family name was Zhu. His countenance resembled that of an Indian monk. He paid homage to the National Master of Gushan, shaved his head, and received full ordination at the age of twenty-four. One day, Gushan ascended the hall and called to the assembly. All turned their eyes to him. Gushan opened his robe to show them. The assembly was at a loss. Only the master clearly realized the intention, entered the room, and had it confirmed. Furthermore, once during his interview, Gushan summoned him to come closer and asked, “What was Nanquan's intention in calling the monastery director?” The master merely folded his hands, composed his countenance, and stepped back to stand. Gushan smiled and thought him remarkable. Thereafter, he traveled through Wu and Chu, then returned to Minchuan. First he resided at Nanfeng, and later at Baiyun Cloister in Jianzhou. The master ascended the hall and said, “Is there anyone who can pose a question within the ancestral vehicle? Wait for this mountain monk to reply within the ancestral vehicle.” At that time a monk bowed, and just as he stood up, the master returned to the abbot’s quarters. A monk asked, “What is the dragon's roar within the withered tree?” The master said, “A lotus growing amidst the fire.” The monk asked, “What is the eye in the skull?” The master said, “A mud ox entering the water.” A monk asked, “Who is the master within the master?” The master said, “Do you possess eyes?” The monk said, “If so, the student will return to the hall.” The master said, “A monkey entering a cloth bag.” A monk asked, “What is the ford of Yanping?” The master said, “Through countless ages, the water flows abundantly.” The monk asked, “What is the sword of Yanping?” The master said, “Quickly take a step back.” The monk asked, “I do not know whether the ford and the sword are the same or different.” The master said, “What a pity for this fellow!” In the second year of the Qianyou era (yiyou), the ruler of Jiangnan, of the Li clan, invited him to reside at Fengxian and bestowed upon him a purple robe and a master's title. Ascending the hall and taking the seat, the assembly listened intently. The master said, “I am deceiving you; do you still understand? Have you not heard how many monks were on Vulture Peak of old? It was merely said that Kāśyapa personally heard it. Today, I humbly receive the imperial decree to propagate the ancestral teaching; it cannot be different from Vulture Peak. Since it is no different from Vulture Peak, how do you benevolent ones understand each other? Do not adhere rigidly to past and present; just put forth a bit of spirit among yourselves, and let all examine what it is.” A monk asked, “The assembly on Vulture Peak is no different from right now. I wonder what the matter of personal hearing was like?” The master said, “Bring it up again.” The monk said, “If so, then humans and devas have someone to rely on.” The master said, “What about you, Ācārya?” A monk asked, “The wise prince requests your presence to broadly unfold the Dharma banquet. How do you indicate the ancestor’s coming from the West?” The master said, “Remember it clearly.” The monk said, “In the end, I dare not fail you, Upādhyāya.” The master said, “Not yet.” A monk asked, “What is the realm of Fengxian?” The master said, “Look at it as you will.” The monk asked, “Who is the person within the realm?” The master said, “Do not be rude.” A monk asked, “What is the house style of Fengxian?” The master said, “Where is it right now?” The monk said, “If so, then the great assembly has someone to rely on.” The master said, “What does that have to do with you?” A monk asked, “What is a phrase that guides people?” The master said, “If it were not Fengxian, it could not be spoken.”