續傳燈錄 17.27

17.27

東京智海普融道平禪師處州人。上堂。山僧不會佛法。為人總沒來由。或時半開半合。或時全放全收。還如萬人叢裏。冷地掉箇石頭。忽然打著一箇。方知觸處周流。上堂。趙州有四門。門門通大道。玉泉有四路。路路透長安。門門通大道。畢竟誰親到。路路透長安。分明進步看。拍膝一下曰。歲晚未歸客。西風門外寒。上堂。舉盤山示眾曰。似地擎山。不知山之孤峻。如石含玉。不知玉之無瑕。古人恁麼說話大似抱贓叫屈。智海門下人人慷慨。生擒虎兕活捉獰龍。眼裏著得須彌山。耳裏著得大海水。遂拈拄杖曰。不是向人誇伎倆。丈夫標致合如斯。卓拄杖下座。

Chan Master Purong Daoping of Zhihai in the Eastern Capital was a native of Chuzhou. Ascending the hall, he said, 'This mountain monk does not understand the Buddha Dharma; my dealings with people are entirely without reason. Sometimes half open and half closed, sometimes completely released and completely held back. Just like in a crowd of ten thousand people, coldly tossing a stone: suddenly hitting one, only then knowing it flows everywhere.' Ascending the hall, he said, 'Zhaozhou has four gates; gate by gate connects to the great avenue. Yuquan has four roads; road by road leads through to Chang'an. Gate by gate connects to the great avenue—in the end, who personally arrives? Road by road leads through to Chang'an—clearly take a step forward and look.' He slapped his knee once and said, 'At year's end, a traveler not yet returned; / The west wind outside the gate is cold.' Ascending the hall, he cited Panshan instructing the assembly: '"Like the earth holding up a mountain, unaware of the mountain's steep solitude; like a stone containing jade, unaware of the jade's lack of blemish." The ancient's words were very much like holding stolen goods and crying of injustice! Under Zhihai's gate, everyone is gallant: capturing tigers and rhinos alive, seizing ferocious dragons in the flesh. Within the eyes, Mount Sumeru can be placed; within the ears, the great ocean water can be contained.' He then picked up his staff and said, 'It is not boasting of my tricks to others; / A great hero's demeanor ought to be like this.' Striking his staff, he stepped down from the seat.