續傳燈錄 20.30.2

20.30.2

泗洲人見大聖。 參。 上堂。 若要七縱八橫見老和尚。 打鼓陞堂七十三八十四。 將拄杖驀口便築。 然雖如是。 拈却門前下馬臺。 剪却五色索。 方始得安樂。 僧問。 承師有言。 山前一片閑田地。 秖如威音王已前。 未審甚麼人為主。 師曰。 問取寫契書人。 曰和尚為甚倩人來答。 師曰。 秖為爾教別人問。 曰與和尚平出去也。 師曰。 大遠在。 問如何是佛。 師曰。 口是禍門。 又曰。 肥從口入。 問一代時教是箇切脚。 未審切那箇字。 師曰。 鉢囉娘。 曰學人秖問一字。 為甚麼却答許多師曰。 七字八字。 問如何是和尚家風。 師曰。 鐵旗鐵鼓。 曰秖有這箇為復別有。 師曰。 採石渡頭看。 曰忽遇客來將何祇待。 師曰。 龍肝鳳髓且待別時。 曰客是主人相師。 師曰。 謝供養。 問如何是先照後用。 師曰。 王言如絲。 曰如何是先用後照。 師曰。 其出如綸。 曰。 如何是照用同時。 師曰。 舉起軒轅鑑。 蚩尤頓失威。 曰如何是照用不同時。 師曰。 金將火試。 問佛未出世時如何。 師曰。 大憨不如小憨。 曰出世後如何。 師曰。 小憨不如大憨。 問牛頭未見四祖時如何。 師曰。 頭上戴纍垂。 曰見後如何。 師曰。 青布遮前。 曰未見時為甚麼百鳥銜花獻。 師曰。 富與貴是人之所欲。 曰見後為甚麼不銜花獻。 師曰。 貧與賤是人之所惡。 問如何是佛。 師曰。 露胸跣足。 曰如何是法。 師曰。 大赦不放。 曰如何是僧。 師曰。 釣魚船上謝三郎。 問四面無門山嶽秀。 箇中時節若為分。 曰東君知子細。 遍地發萌芽。 曰春去秋來事宛然也。 師曰。 纔方搓彈子。 便要揑金剛。 上堂。 古人道。 我若向爾道。 即禿却我舌。 若不向爾道。 即瘂却我口。 且道還有為人處也無。 四面有時擬為爾吞却。 秖被當門齒礙。 擬為爾吐却。 又為咽喉小。 且道還有為人處也無。 乃曰。 四面自來柳下惠。 上堂。 結夏無可供養作一家燕管顧諸人。 遂擡手曰。 囉邏招囉邏搖囉邏送。 莫怪空疎。 伏惟珍重。 上堂。 白雲不會說禪。 三門開向兩邊。 有人動著關棙。 兩片東扇西扇。 上堂。 一向恁麼去路絕人稀。 一向恁麼去孤負先聖。 去此二途祖佛不能近。 設使與白雲同生同死。 亦未稱平生。 何也鳳皇不是凡間物。 不得梧桐誓不棲。 上堂。 千峯列翠岸柳搖金。 樵父謳歌漁人鼓舞。 笙簧聒地鳥語呢喃。 紅粉佳人風流公子。 一一為汝諸人發。 上上機開正法眼。 若向這裏薦得。 金色頭陀無容身處。 若也不會喫粥喫飯。 許爾七穿八穴。 上堂。 此箇物。 上拄天下拄地。 皖口作眼皖山作鼻。 太平退身三步。 放爾諸人出氣。 上堂。 狗子還有佛性也無。 也勝猫兒十倍。 上堂。 太平淈𣸩漢。 事事盡經遍。 如是三十年。 也有人讚歎箇道。 讚歎是甚麼。 好箇淈𣸩漢。 上堂。 汝等諸人見老和尚鼓動唇吻竪起拂子。 便作勝解。 及乎山禽聚集牛動尾巴。 却將作等閑。 殊不知簷聲不斷前旬雨。 電影還連後夜雷。 謝監收。 上堂。 人之性命事第一須是○欲得成此○先須防於○若是真○人○○。 上堂。 有佛處不得住。 換却爾心肝五臟。 無佛處急走過。 雁過留聲。 三千里外逢人不得錯舉。 出門便錯。 恁麼則不去也。 種粟却生豆。 摘楊華摘楊華。 不覺日又夜。 爭教人少年。 上堂。 悟了同未悟。 歸家尋舊路。 一字是一字。 一句是一句。 自小不脫空。 兩歲學移步。 湛水生蓮花。 一年生一度。 僧問。 如何是奪人不奪境。 師曰。 秋風吹渭水。 落葉滿長安。 曰如何是奪境不奪人。 師曰。 路上逢人半是僧。 曰如何是人境兩俱奪。 師曰。 高空有月千門照。 大道無人獨自行。

[like] people of Sizhou seeing the Great Sage. Enter.' He ascended the hall and said, 'If you want to see the old upādhyāya in seven vertical and eight horizontal ways, beating the drum and ascending the hall at seventy-three or eighty-four, take the staff and thrust it right into his mouth. Even though it is so, only when you remove the dismounting platform before the gate and cut through the five-colored cords will you finally attain peace and joy.'

A monk asked, 'I have received the Master's words: "Before the mountain, a single plot of idle land." But before the King of the Majestic Voice, I wonder who was the host?'
The Master said, 'Ask the person who wrote the deed.'
The monk said, 'Why does the upādhyāya hire someone else to answer?'
The Master said, 'Only because you had someone else ask.'
The monk said, 'Then I depart on level terms with the upādhyāya.'
The Master said, 'Far from it.'

A monk asked, 'What is the Buddha?'
The Master said, 'The mouth is the gate of calamity.' He also said, 'Fatness enters through the mouth.'

A monk asked, 'The teachings of a whole generation are an initial-and-final spelling. I wonder which character they spell?'
The Master said, 'Prajñā.'
The monk said, 'Your student asked for only one character; why answer with so many?'
The Master said, 'Seven characters, eight characters.'

A monk asked, 'What is the upādhyāya's house style?'
The Master said, 'Iron banner, iron drum.'
The monk said, 'Is there only this, or is there something else?'
The Master said, 'Look at Caishi Ferry.'
The monk said, 'If a guest suddenly arrives, how will you entertain him?'
The Master said, 'Dragon liver and phoenix marrow—let that wait for another time.'
The monk said, 'The guest is the host's physiognomist.'
The Master said, 'Thank you for the offering.'

A monk asked, 'What is illumination first and function later?'
The Master said, 'The king's words are like silk.'
The monk said, 'What is function first and illumination later?'
The Master said, 'Their issuing forth is like cords.'
The monk said, 'What are illumination and function simultaneous?'
The Master said, 'Holding up the mirror of Xuanyuan, Chiyou instantly loses his power.'
The monk said, 'What are illumination and function not simultaneous?'
The Master said, 'Gold is tested with fire.'

A monk asked, 'How was it before the Buddha appeared in the world?'
The Master said, 'A great fool is not as good as a small fool.'
The monk said, 'How was it after he appeared in the world?'
The Master said, 'A small fool is not as good as a great fool.'

A monk asked, 'How was Niutou before he met the Fourth Patriarch?'
The Master said, 'On his head he wore hanging ornaments.'
The monk said, 'How was he after meeting him?'
The Master said, 'Blue cloth covered his front.'
The monk said, 'Before meeting him, why did a hundred birds hold flowers in their beaks to offer him?'
The Master said, 'Riches and honor are what people desire.'
The monk said, 'After meeting him, why did they not hold flowers in their beaks to offer him?'
The Master said, 'Poverty and lowliness are what people detest.'

A monk asked, 'What is the Buddha?'
The Master said, 'Bare-chested and barefooted.'
The monk said, 'What is the Dharma?'
The Master said, 'Not released in a general amnesty.'
The monk said, 'What is the Saṅgha?'
The Master said, 'The third son of Xie on the fishing boat.'

A monk asked, 'On four sides there are no gates, and the mountain peaks are exquisite. How does one distinguish the season within this?'
The Master said, 'The Lord of the East knows the details; over all the earth, shoots and buds sprout.'
The monk said, 'Spring goes and autumn comes—the affair is evident!'
The Master said, 'You have only just rolled a pellet, and already you want to knead a Vajra warrior.'

He ascended the hall and said, 'An ancient said: "If I speak to you, my tongue will become bald. If I do not speak to you, my mouth will become mute." Tell me, is there still a way of helping people, or not? There are times when Simian intended to swallow it for you, but was obstructed by his front teeth. He intended to vomit it out for you, but his throat was too narrow. Tell me, is there still a way of helping people, or not?' He then said, 'Simian by nature has always been a Liuxia Hui.'

He ascended the hall and said, 'For the summer retreat there is nothing to offer as a family banquet to look after you all.' He then raised his hand and said, 'Luoluo beckons, luoluo waves, luoluo sees you off! Do not blame me for being hollow and scanty. I respectfully wish you: Take care.'

He ascended the hall and said, 'Baiyun does not know how to speak of Chan. The triple gate opens to both sides. If someone touches the latch, the two panels fan east and fan west.'

He ascended the hall and said, 'To go entirely like this—the road is cut off and people are scarce. To go entirely like that—one fails the past sages. Leaving aside these two paths, neither patriarchs nor Buddhas can approach. Even if you were to live together and die together with Baiyun, you still would not fulfill your lifelong aspiration. Why so? The phoenix is not an ordinary creature; without a wutong tree, it vows never to roost.'

He ascended the hall and said, 'A thousand peaks arrayed in emerald, the bank's willows sway with gold. Woodcutters sing and fishermen dance; pipes and reeds din upon the ground, and birds chatter softly. Rouge-powdered beauties, romantic young gallants—one and all, for you people, they manifest the highest faculty and open the eye of the correct Dharma. If you can realize it here, the Golden-colored Ascetic will have no place to put his body. If you still do not understand, eating congee and eating rice, I allow you seven perforations and eight cavities.'

He ascended the hall and said, 'This thing props up heaven above and supports earth below. It takes the mouth of Huankou as its eyes and Mount Huan as its nose. Taiping steps back three paces to let you people breathe.'

He ascended the hall and said, 'Does a dog have Buddha-nature, or not? It is also ten times superior to a cat.'

He ascended the hall and said, 'The muddy fellow of Taiping has experienced every single matter thoroughly. Like this for thirty years, there are also people who praise him: What is this praise? "A fine muddy fellow!"'

He ascended the hall and said, 'When all of you see the old upādhyāya moving his lips and holding up the whisk, you immediately produce superior understanding. But when mountain birds flock together and an ox wags its tail, you treat it as ordinary. You little know that the dripping from the eaves continues the rain of the past ten days, and the flashes of lightning still join with the thunder of the night to come. Thanks to the superintendent of harvest.'

He ascended the hall and said, 'The primary matter of a person's life is certainly [circle]. If you wish to accomplish this [circle], you must first guard against [circle]. If one is a true [circle] person, [circle] [circle].'

He ascended the hall and said, 'Where there is a Buddha, you must not stay—exchange your heart, liver, and five viscera. Where there is no Buddha, run quickly past—a passing wild goose leaves its cry. When meeting someone three thousand miles away, you must not quote mistakenly—stepping out the door, you are already mistaken. In that case, I will not go—planting millet produces beans. Pick poplar blossoms, pick poplar blossoms! Unawares, day turns to night again; how can people be kept young?'

He ascended the hall and said:
'Awakened is the same as unawakened;
Returning home, look for the old road.
One word is one word;
One phrase is one phrase.
From childhood not indulging in empty boasting,
At two years old learning to walk.
From clear water lotuses grow,
Blossoming once a year.'

A monk asked, 'What is taking away the person but not taking away the environment?'
The Master said, 'The autumn wind blows over the Wei River; fallen leaves fill Chang'an.'
The monk said, 'What is taking away the environment but not taking away the person?'
The Master said, 'Of the people met on the road, half are monks.'
The monk said, 'What is taking away both person and environment?'
The Master said, 'High in the sky is the moon, shining upon a thousand gates; on the great road there are no people, walking alone.'