景德傳燈錄 9.16

9.16

廣州和安寺通禪師者。婺州雙林寺受業。自幼寡言。時人謂之不語通也。因禮佛有禪者問云。座主禮底是什麼。師云。是佛。禪者乃指像云。這箇是何物。師無對。至夜具威儀禮問禪者云。今日所問某甲未知意旨如何。禪者云。座主幾夏邪師云。十夏。禪者云。還曾出家也未。師轉茫然。禪者云。若也不會百夏奚為。禪者乃命師同參馬祖。行至江西馬祖已圓寂。乃謁百丈頓釋疑情。有人問。師是禪師否。師云。貧道不曾學禪。師良久却召其人。其人應諾。師指椶櫚樹子（其人無對）。

Chan Master Tong of He'an Monastery in Guangzhou: He underwent training at Shuanglin Monastery in Wuzhou. From his youth he spoke little, and the people of his time called him "Speechless Tong." While he was paying homage to the Buddha, a Chan practitioner asked, "What is it that the lecturer is paying homage to?" The master said, "It is the Buddha." The Chan practitioner pointed to the statue and said, "What thing is this?" The master had no reply. When night came, he arranged his robes and deportment, paid homage, and asked the Chan practitioner, "Regarding your question today, I do not yet know what the intention was." The Chan practitioner said, "How many summer retreats have you had, lecturer?" The master said, "Ten retreats." The Chan practitioner said, "Have you ever left home?" The master became even more bewildered. The Chan practitioner said, "If you do not understand, what use are a hundred retreats?" The Chan practitioner then told the master to join him in visiting Mazu. When they arrived in Jiangxi, Mazu had already entered nirvāṇa. He then visited Baizhang, and his doubts were suddenly resolved. Someone asked, "Is the master a Chan master?" The master said, "This poor monk has never studied Chan." After a long pause, the master called the person. The person answered, "Yes?" The master pointed to a palm tree. (The person had no reply.)