續傳燈錄 14.34

14.34

通州狼山法印載儀禪師。僧問。祥雲綻處現千朵之危峯。羽扇搖時去九旬之炎熱。正當恁麼時如何是到地頭一句。師曰。一雨普潤。僧云。未審如何踐履。師曰。射虎須當機。僧云。快便難逢。師曰。要棒喫那。問知師久蘊囊中寶。今日當筵略借看。師曰。莫是南番真舶主。僧云。不獨學人有賴。大眾亦乃沾恩。師曰。元來秖是杜波斯。乃顧視大眾曰。好好可謂幽顯朗照物理虛通。為森羅之寶印。作萬象之真宗。其動也形其寂也冥。本淨非瑩法爾圓成。所以道。如何無價之寶隱在陰入之坑。大眾。山僧今日敢對眾前特地拈出。乃畫一圓相擎示大眾曰。這裏既放憨去。亦要大家精鑑。莫謂連城之價可以並輝。徑寸之圓堪同其美。直謂龍女爭鋒無垢世界未當正覺。縱使金輪獨步立功勳者權為重賞。且道是什麼寶得恁麼殊異。良久曰。海神知貴不知價。留與人間光照夜。

Chan Master Fayin Zaiyi of Langshan in Tongzhou. A monk asked, 'Where auspicious clouds burst open, a thousand towering peaks appear; when the feather fan is waved, the sweltering heat of the ninety days is dispelled. Just at this very moment, what is the phrase that arrives at the destination?'
The master said, 'A single rain universally moistens.'
The monk said, 'I wonder how to put this into practice?'
The master said, 'To shoot a tiger, one must match the critical moment.'
The monk said, 'Such a quick opportunity is rare to encounter.'
The master said, 'Do you want to take a blow of the stick?'
[The monk] asked, 'I know the master has long harbored the jewel in his pouch; today at this gathering, please lend it briefly for us to see.'
The master said, 'Could you be a true shipmaster from the southern barbarians?'
The monk said, 'Not only does this student rely on it; the great assembly also partakes of its grace.'
The master said, 'So you are merely an inferior Persian.'
He then looked around at the great assembly and said, 'Very well, very well! It can be called: the hidden and manifest brightly illumined, the principles of things open and penetrating. It serves as the jeweled seal of the myriad phenomena, and acts as the true lineage of the ten thousand forms. In its motion, it takes form; in its stillness, it is dark and quiet. Originally pure, not made brilliant [by polishing], it is naturally and fully accomplished. Therefore it is said: "How is it that the priceless jewel is hidden within the pit of the skandhas and āyatanas?" Great assembly! Today before the assembly, this mountain monk dares especially to bring it out.'
He then drew a circle, held it up, showed it to the great assembly, and said, 'Since here one lets oneself play foolish, it also requires everyone's refined appraisal. Do not say that the value of contiguous cities can match its radiance, or that a round gem an inch in diameter is fit to equal its beauty. Even saying the Nāga maiden contested the dynamic in the Vimalā world does not match true awakening. Even if one who walks alone with the golden wheel establishes merit, it is only provisionally a heavy reward. Tell me, what kind of jewel is it that is so extraordinary?'
After a long pause, he said: / 'The sea god knows its worth, but knows not its price; / It is left for the human world to illumine the night.'