續傳燈錄 18.11

18.11

襄州谷隱靜顯禪師。僧問。覿面相呈事若何。師曰。清風來不盡。僧云。通上徹下絲毫不納也。師曰。明月照無私。問文彩既彰願聞舉唱。師曰。巡海夜叉頭戴角。僧云。祇園五葉花開處。不別東君別是春。師曰。重疊關山路。問一鏃破三關即不問。道人相見時如何。師曰。賊身已露。乃曰。三日一風五日一雨。時清道泰歌謠滿路。釋迦掩室謾商量。淨名杜口休更舉。要知極則本根源。識取南莊李胡子。敢問諸人。秖如李胡子有甚長處會麼。今年必定有來年。不如剩種來年粟。又曰。晷運推移日長一線。且道佛法長多少。自曰。九九八十一。諸人還會麼。若無人會。山僧為珍重說。偈言。九九八十一。日南長至日。晷運既推移。大家相委悉。非為世諦流布。且要應時納祐參。又曰。今朝正月五。大眾明看取。火上更加熱。苦中更加苦。堪笑谷隱太無端。空谷巖前流謎語。喝一喝。又曰。語默視瞬皆說。見聞覺知盡聽。香積世界餐香飯悟無生。極樂國中聽風柯悟般若。遂拈拄杖曰。若將耳聽終難曉。眼處聞聲方得知。卓一下。

Chan Master Jingxian of Guyin in Xiangzhou. A monk asked, "How is it when presenting oneself face-to-face?" The Master said, "The pure breeze comes endlessly." The monk said, "Penetrating through from top to bottom, not a single hair is admitted." The Master said, "The bright moon shines impartially." He asked, "Since the literary brilliance is already evident, we wish to hear you expound it." The Master said, "A yakṣa patrolling the sea with horns on his head." The monk said, "Where the five petals of the flower bloom in the Jeta Grove, it does not distinguish the Lord of the East; it is another spring altogether." The Master said, "Layer upon layer, the mountain passes and roads." He asked, "I do not ask about breaking three barriers with a single arrow. How is it when people of the Way meet?" The Master said, "The thief's body is already exposed." He then said, "Wind every three days, rain every five days; the times are peaceful and the Way flourishes, folksongs fill the roads. Śākya shut himself in his room, deliberating in vain; Vimalakīrti stopped his mouth, bringing it up no more. If you wish to know the ultimate, original source, recognize bearded Li of the southern manor. I dare ask everyone: what excellence does this bearded Li have? Do you understand? This year there must certainly be a coming year; it is better to sow extra millet for the coming year." He also said, "As the sun's shadow shifts, the day lengthens by a thread. Tell me, how much does the Buddhadharma grow?" He himself answered, "Nine times nine is eighty-one. Do you people still understand? If no one understands, this mountain monk will explain it for your sake." He spoke a verse: "Nine times nine is eighty-one, / the day the sun turns south and the solstice arrives. / As the sun's shadow has already shifted, / let everyone understand clearly together. / This is not for circulating worldly conventions, / but to accommodate the season and receive blessings—examine this!" He also said, "Today is the fifth of the first month. Great assembly, look clearly: atop fire, heat is added; amidst bitterness, bitterness is increased. How laughable that Guyin is so unreasonable, letting riddles flow before the crags of the empty valley!" He gave a shout. He also said, "Speaking, silence, looking, and blinking all preach; seeing, hearing, perceiving, and knowing all listen. In the World of Accumulated Fragrance, one eats fragrant rice and awakens to the unproduced; in the Land of Ultimate Bliss, one listens to the wind through the branches and awakens to prajñā." He then took up his staff and said, "If you listen with your ears, it is ultimately hard to comprehend; only when you hear sound where the eyes are will you first know it." He struck once.