景德傳燈錄 22.36

22.36

洪州清泉山守清禪師福州閩縣人也。姓林氏。出家于巖背山。悟心之後受請居清泉。玄侶臻集。問如何是佛。師曰問。僧曰。如何是祖。師曰答。僧問。和尚見古人得箇什麼便住此山。師曰。情知汝不肯。僧曰。爭知某甲不肯。師曰。鑒貌辨色。問親切處乞師一言。師曰。莫過此。問古人面壁為何事。師曰屈。曰恁麼即省心力。師曰。何處有恁麼人。問諸餘即不問。如何是向上事。師曰。消汝三拜不消汝三拜。

Chan Master Shouqing of Mount Qingquan in Hongzhou was a native of Min County in Fuzhou. His surname was Lin. He was ordained at Mount Yanbei. After awakening to the mind, he accepted an invitation to dwell at Qingquan. Followers of the mysterious gathered like clouds. [A monk] asked, "What is the Buddha?" The Master said, "Ask." The monk said, "What is the patriarch?" The Master said, "Answer." A monk asked, "What did the upādhyāya obtain upon seeing the ancient to come dwell on this mountain?" The Master said, "I already knew you would not agree." The monk said, "How did you know I would not agree?" The Master said, "By inspecting the face and discerning the expression." [A monk] asked, "At the point of closest intimacy, I beg the Master for a single word." The Master said, "Nothing surpasses this." [A monk] asked, "Why did the ancient face the wall?" The Master said, "A grievance." [The monk] said, "If that is so, it saves mental effort." The Master said, "Where is there such a person?" [A monk] asked, "Setting aside everything else, what is the transcendental matter?" The Master said, "It is worthy of your three bows; it is not worthy of your three bows."