續傳燈錄 2.52

2.52

日芳上座。僧問。如何是函蓋乾坤句。師竪起柱杖。僧曰。如何是截斷眾流句。師橫按拄杖。僧曰。如何是隨波逐浪句。師擲下拄杖。僧曰。三句外請師道。師便起去。師贊開福真曰。清儀瘦兮可瞻可仰。仰之非親。妙筆圖兮可擬可像。像之非真。非親非真秋月盈輪。有言無味兮的中的。既往如在兮覓焉覓。當機隱顯兮絲髮誵訛。金烏卓午兮迅風霹靂。

Senior Monk Rifang. A monk asked, "What is the phrase that encompasses heaven and earth?" The Master held up his staff. The monk asked, "What is the phrase that cuts off all streams?" The Master held his staff horizontally. The monk asked, "What is the phrase that follows the waves and pursues the currents?" The Master threw down his staff. The monk said, "Beyond the three phrases, please speak, Master." The Master simply got up and left. The Master praised the portrait of Kaifu: / His clear demeanor is lean, worthy of gazing upon and revering; / Yet revering him is not intimacy. / A wondrous brush depicted him, worthy of imitation and portrayal; / Yet portraying him is not the reality. / Neither intimate nor real, like the autumn moon in its full disk. / Having words without flavor, hitting the bullseye; / Though departed, he is as if present—where is he to be sought? / Concealing and revealing according to the moment, without a hair's breadth of error; / The golden crow at high noon, swift wind and thunderbolts.