續傳燈錄 17.36

17.36

安州大安山興教慧淳禪師。開堂日上首白槌竟。師曰。未白槌已前喚作什麼。白槌已後喚作第一義諦。莫有不甘底麼出來相見。問白槌前請師道。師曰。方丈裏。僧云。白槌後又如何。師曰。法座上。僧云。謝師指示。師曰。勿交涉。僧云。如何是第一句。師曰。脚下。僧云。如何是第二句。師曰。口裏。僧云。如何是第三句。師曰。腦上。乃曰。靈山會上迦葉親聞。五祖堂前老盧得旨。至今累及兒孫血脈不斷。豈多學多知負能負勝。人人具英雄志氣。各各出自己胸襟。不取他人處分。便可出生入死。方可報佛恩德。如斯舉唱笑傍觀者。還有同死同生底漢麼。良久曰。若無山僧今日失利。

Chan Master Huichun of Xingjiao on Mount Da'an in Anzhou. On the day he opened the hall, after the senior monk struck the gavel, the master said, "Before the gavel is struck, what is it called? After the gavel is struck, it is called the primary truth. Is there anyone dissatisfied? Come forward and meet with me." [A monk] asked, "Before the gavel was struck, please, Master, speak." The master said, "In the abbot's quarters." The monk said, "What about after the gavel is struck?" The master said, "Upon the Dharma seat." The monk said, "Thank you, Master, for your guidance." The master said, "No relation whatsoever." The monk said, "What is the first phrase?" The master said, "Beneath your feet." The monk said, "What is the second phrase?" The master said, "In your mouth." The monk said, "What is the third phrase?" The master said, "Upon your crown." He then said, "In the assembly on Gṛdhrakūṭa, Kāśyapa heard it personally; before the hall of the Fifth Patriarch, old Lu obtained the directive. Up to the present, this has implicated children and grandchildren, the bloodline unbroken. How could this be from much learning and much knowledge, or carrying abilities and victories? Everyone possesses heroic resolve; each brings forth from their own chest. Not taking instructions from others, one can then enter life and death; only then can one repay the Buddha's kindness and virtue. Speaking and expounding like this makes bystanders laugh. Is there anyone who shares the same death and the same life?" After a long pause, he said, "If not, the mountain monk loses his advantage today."