景德傳燈錄 21.57

21.57

鼓山智嚴了覺大師（第二世住）師上堂曰。多言復多語。由來返相誤。珍重。僧問。石門之句即不敢問。請師方便。師曰。問取露柱。問國王出世三邊靜。法王出世有何恩。師曰。還會麼。僧曰。幸遇明朝輒伸呈獻。師曰。吐却著。僧曰。若不禮拜幾成無孔鐵鎚。師曰。何異無孔鐵鎚。

Master Zhiyan Liaojue of Gushan (second generation abbot). The master ascended the hall and said, “Many words and many speeches originally turn back to mislead each other. Take care.” A monk asked, “I dare not ask about the phrase of Shimen; I request the master’s skillful means.” The master said, “Ask the exposed pillar.” A monk asked, “When a worldly king appears in the world, the three borders are tranquil; when the Dharma King appears in the world, what grace is there?” The master said, “Do you understand?” The monk said, “Fortunately meeting this bright dawn, I venture to present it.” The master said, “Spit it out.” The monk said, “If I did not bow, I would almost become an iron hammer without a hole.” The master said, “How are you any different from an iron hammer without a hole?”