景德傳燈錄 7.5

7.5

洪州泐潭常興禪師。僧問。如何是曹谿門下客。師云。南來燕。僧云。學人不會。師云。養羽候秋風。僧問。如何是宗乘極則事。師云。秋雨草離披。又南泉躬至見師面壁乃拊師背。問汝是阿誰。曰普願。師曰。如何。曰也尋常。師曰。汝何多事。

Chan Master Changxing of Letan in Hongzhou. A monk asked: 'Who is a guest under the gate of Caoxi?' The Master said: 'A swallow coming from the south.' The monk said: 'I do not understand.' The Master said: 'Nurturing its plumage to await the autumn wind.' A monk asked: 'What is the ultimate matter of the ancestral school?' The Master said: 'Autumn rain, grasses drooping.' Also, Nanquan personally came, saw the Master facing the wall, and tapped the Master on the back. He asked: 'Who are you?' [The Master] said: 'Puyuan.' The Master said: 'How is it?' [Nanquan] said: 'Just ordinary.' The Master said: 'Why make so much trouble?'