景德傳燈錄 23.55

23.55

西川慧禪師初參羅山（見十七卷羅山章）。羅山問。什麼處來。師曰。遠離西蜀近發開元。即今事作麼生。羅山揖曰。喫茶去師良久無言。羅山曰。秋氣稍暖去。羅山來日上堂。師出問。豁開戶牖當軒者誰。羅山乃喝。師良久。羅山曰。毛羽未備且去（一本云。初參羅山。纔禮拜起。山云。甚處來。師云。遠離西蜀。近發開元。却近前云。即今事作麼生。羅山揖云喫茶去。師擬議間。羅山云。秋氣稍暖出去。師到法堂自歎云。我在西川峨眉山脚下。拾得一隻蓬蒿箭。擬擬亂天下。今日到福建道陳老師寨裏。弓折箭盡去也。休休。羅山明日升堂。師又出問。豁開戶牖當軒者誰。山便喝。師無對。山云。羽毛未備翼。梢未全且去）。師因而摳衣久承印記。後謁台州勝光。光在繩床上坐。師直入到身邊叉手立光問。什麼處來。師曰猶待答話在。師便下去。光拈得拄杖拂子下。僧堂前見師提起拂子問曰。闍梨喚遮箇作什麼。師曰。敢死喘氣。光低頭歸方丈。

Chan Master Hui of Xichuan first visited Luoshan (see chapter on Luoshan in fascicle 17). Luoshan asked, "Where have you come from?" The Master said, "I have traveled far from Western Shu and recently set out from Kaiyuan. What is the immediate matter like?" Luoshan bowed with hands clasped and said, "Go drink tea." The Master remained silent for a long while. Luoshan said, "The autumn air is slightly warm; go away." The next day, Luoshan ascended the hall. The Master came forward and asked, "Throwing open the doors and windows, who is the one in the veranda?" Luoshan then shouted. The Master paused for a long while. Luoshan said, "Your feathers are not yet fully fledged; go away for now!" (One text reads: "When he first visited Luoshan, as soon as he rose from bowing, Luoshan said, 'Where have you come from?' The Master said, 'I have traveled far from Western Shu and recently set out from Kaiyuan.' He then stepped forward and said, 'What is the immediate matter like?' Luoshan bowed with hands clasped and said, 'Go drink tea.' While the Master was hesitating, Luoshan said, 'The autumn air is slightly warm; get out!' The Master went to the Dharma hall and sighed to himself, saying, 'At the foot of Mount Emei in Xichuan, I picked up a wormwood arrow, intending to throw the world into disorder. Today, arriving at old teacher Chen's camp in Fujian Circuit, my bow is broken and arrows exhausted. Enough, enough!' The next day Luoshan ascended the hall. The Master came forward again and asked, 'Throwing open the doors and windows, who is the one in the veranda?' Luoshan shouted immediately. The Master had no reply. Luoshan said, 'Your feathers are not yet complete, and the tips of your wings not yet whole; go away for now!'") Thereupon lifting his robes, the Master attended him for a long time and received the seal of transmission. Later he visited Shengguang of Taizhou. Guang was sitting on a rope-chair. The Master went straight up to his side, stood with hands clasped, and Guang asked, "Where have you come from?" The Master said, "I am still waiting to answer your question!" The Master then went down. Guang took up his staff and whisk and went down. In front of the Monks' Hall, seeing the Master, he raised his whisk and asked, "What does the ācārya call this?" The Master said, "A death-defying pant!" Guang lowered his head and returned to the abbot's quarters.