景德傳燈錄 8.17

8.17

齊峯和尚。一日龐居士入院。師云。俗人頻頻入僧院討箇什麼。居士迴顧兩邊云。誰恁道誰恁道。師乃咄之。居士云。在遮裏。師云。莫是當陽道麼。居士云背後底。師迴首云。看看。居士云。草賊敗草賊敗。師無語。居士又問。此去峯頂有幾里。師云。什麼處去來。居士云可畏峻硬不得問著。師云。是多少。居士云。一二三。師云。四五六。居士云。何不道七。師云。纔道七便有八。居士云。得也得也。師云。一任添取。居士乃咄之而去。師隨後咄之。

Upādhyāya Qifeng. One day Layman Pang entered the monastery. The Master said, "What is a layman repeatedly seeking by coming into a monks' monastery?" The Layman looked to both sides and said, "Who speaks thus? Who speaks thus?" The Master scolded him. The Layman said, "Right here!" The Master said, "Could it be spoken facing the sun?" The Layman said, "It is behind your back." The Master turned his head and said, "Look! Look!" The Layman said, "The petty bandit is defeated! The petty bandit is defeated!" The Master was silent. The Layman asked again, "How many li from here to the peak?" The Master said, "Where have you come from?" The Layman said, "Terrifyingly steep and unyielding; one cannot ask about it." The Master said, "How much is it?" The Layman said, "One, two, three." The Master said, "Four, five, six." The Layman said, "Why not say seven?" The Master said, "As soon as you say seven, there is eight." The Layman said, "Fine, fine!" The Master said, "Add as much as you like." The Layman then scolded him and left. The Master scolded him from behind.