景德傳燈錄 25.28

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洪州百丈山大智院道常禪師。本山出家。禮照明禪師披剃。尋參淨慧獲預函丈。因請益問。外道問佛不問有言不問無言。敘語未終。淨慧曰。住住汝擬向世尊良久處會去。師從此悟入。後本山請歸住持。當第十一世。學者尤盛。師上堂示眾曰。乘此寶乘直至道場。每日勞諸上座訪及。無可祇延。時寒不用久立。却請迴車。珍重。僧問。如何是學人行脚事。師曰。拗折拄杖得也未。問古人有言。釋迦與我同參。未審參何人。師曰。唯有同參方得知。曰未審此人如何親近。師曰。恁麼即不解參也。問如何是祖師西來意。師曰。往往問不著。問還鄉曲子作麼生唱。師曰。設使唱落汝後。問如何是百丈境。師曰。何似雲居。問如何是百丈為人一句。師曰。若到諸方總須問過。師又謂眾曰。實是無事與上座各各事佛。更有何疑得到遮裏。古人只道。十方同共聚箇箇學無為。此是選佛場心空及第歸。心空是及第。且作麼生會心空。不是那裏閉目冷坐是心空。此正是識陰想解。上坐要心空麼。但且識心。所以道。過去已過去。未來更莫算。兀然無事坐。何曾有人喚。設有人喚上座。應他好不應好。若應阿誰喚上座。若不應不患聾也。三世體空且不是木頭。所以古人道。心空得見法王。還見法王麼也只是老病僧。又莫是渠自伐麼。珍重僧問。如何是佛。師曰。汝有多少事不問。僧舉人問玄沙曰。三乘十二分教即不問。如何是祖師西來意。玄沙曰。三乘十二分教不要。其僧不會。請師為說。師曰。汝實不會。曰實不會。師示偈曰。

Chan Master Daochang of Dazhi Cloister on Mount Baizhang in Hongzhou went forth from home at this mountain, shaving his head under Chan Master Zhaoming. Soon afterwards, he visited Jinghui and was admitted into his abbot's quarters. Due to seeking further instruction, he asked, 'A non-Buddhist asked the Buddha: "I do not ask about the spoken; I do not ask about the unspoken."' Before he finished speaking, Jinghui said, 'Stop, stop! You intend to understand it at the World-Honoured One's remaining silent for a while.' From this, the master had an awakening. Later, his home mountain invited him back to be abbot, becoming the eleventh generation; his students were exceptionally numerous. Ascending the hall, the master instructed the assembly, saying: 'Riding this jewel carriage directly to the bodhimanda, every day I trouble you sthaviras to visit; there is nothing with which to entertain you. The weather is cold, no need to stand for long. Please turn your carriages back. Take care.' A monk asked, 'What is the student's business of travelling on foot?' The master said, 'Have you snapped your staff yet?' [The monk] asked, 'An ancient had a saying: "Śākyamuni is a fellow student with me." I wonder whom he studied with?' The master said, 'Only a fellow student can know.' [The monk] said, 'I wonder how one should draw close to this person?' The master said, 'If so, then you do not understand how to study.' [The monk] asked, 'What is the Patriarch's meaning of coming from the west?' The master said, 'Often people fail to hit upon it when asking.' [The monk] asked, 'How does one sing the tune of returning home?' The master said, 'Even if sung, it falls behind you.' [The monk] asked, 'What is the environment of Baizhang?' The master said, 'How is it compared to Yunju?' [The monk] asked, 'What is Baizhang's phrase for helping people?' The master said, 'If you go to the various regions, you must ask them all.' The master also addressed the assembly, saying: 'Truly there is nothing the matter; let each sthavira serve the Buddha on his own. What further doubt is there that brings you here? An ancient only said: "Gathering together from the ten directions, each and every one studies non-action. This is the arena for selecting Buddhas; emptying the mind, one passes the examination and returns home." Emptying the mind is passing the examination. But how do you understand emptying the mind? It is not closing your eyes and sitting coldly there that is emptying the mind; that is precisely the ideational understanding of the consciousness aggregate. Sthaviras, do you wish to empty the mind? Just know the mind! Therefore it is said: "The past has already passed; do not calculate the future any more. Sitting silently with nothing the matter, when was there ever anyone calling you?" Suppose someone calls you, sthavira: is it good to answer, or good not to answer? If you answer, who is calling you, sthavira? If you do not answer, you do not suffer from deafness. The substance of the three times is empty, yet it is not a block of wood. Therefore an ancient said: "Emptying the mind, one gets to see the Dharma King." Do you see the Dharma King? It is only an old and sick monk. Or could it be that he is boasting of himself? Take care!' A monk asked, 'What is the Buddha?' The master said, 'How many matters do you have that you do not ask about?' A monk brought up: 'Someone asked Xuansha, "I do not ask about the three vehicles and twelve divisions of the teachings; what is the Patriarch's meaning of coming from the west?" Xuansha said, "The three vehicles and twelve divisions of the teachings are not needed."' The monk did not understand, and requested the master to explain it for him. The master said, 'Do you truly not understand?' [The monk] said, 'I truly do not understand.' The master gave a verse, saying: