景德傳燈錄 9.9

9.9

天台平田普岸禪師洪州人也。於百丈門下得旨。後聞天台勝概聖賢間出。思欲高蹈方外遠追遐躅。乃結茅薙草宴寂林下。日居月諸為四眾所知。創建精藍號平田禪院焉。有時謂眾曰。神光不昧萬古徽猷。入此門來莫存知解。有僧到參。師打一拄杖。其僧近前把住拄杖。師曰。老僧適來造次。僧却打師一拄杖。師曰。作家作家。僧禮拜。師把住曰。是闍梨造次。僧大笑。師曰。遮箇師僧今日大敗也。有偈示眾曰。

Chan Master Pu'an of Pingtian in Tiantai was a native of Hongzhou. He attained the principle under Baizhang. Later, hearing of the sublime scenery of Tiantai where sages and worthies appeared from time to time, he wished to withdraw far beyond the world and follow their distant footprints. Thereupon he thatched a hut, weeded the grass, and rested in quietude beneath the trees. As the days and months passed, he became known to the fourfold assembly, and they established a monastery called the Pingtian Chan Cloister. Sometimes he addressed the assembly, saying, "The spiritual radiance is never dimmed; an admirable model for ten thousand ages. Having entered this gate, harbor no intellectual understanding." A monk came to consult him. The Master struck him with a staff. The monk stepped forward and grabbed the staff. The Master said, "This old monk was rash just now." The monk then struck the Master with the staff. The Master said, "An adept! An adept!" The monk bowed. The Master seized him and said, "It is the ācārya who was rash." The monk laughed loudly. The Master said, "This monk suffered a great defeat today!" He gave a verse to instruct the assembly, saying: