景德傳燈錄 8.10

8.10

石臼和尚初參馬祖。問什麼處來。師云。烏臼來。祖云。烏臼近日有何言句。師云。幾人於此茫然在。祖云。茫然且置。悄然一句作麼生。師乃近前三步。祖云。我有七棒寄打。烏臼。爾還甘否。師云。和尚先喫某甲後甘。却迴烏臼。

When Upādhyāya Shijiu first visited Mazu, [Mazu] asked, "Where have you come from?" The Master said, "I come from Wujiu." The Patriarch said, "What words and phrases does Wujiu have these days?" The Master said, "How many people here are completely at a loss!" The Patriarch said, "Put aside being at a loss for a moment; what about a phrase of utter quietude?" The Master then stepped forward three paces. The Patriarch said, "I have seven blows of the staff to send to Wujiu; would you take them willingly?" The Master said, "After you, Upādhyāya, take them first, then I will accept them willingly." He then returned to Wujiu.