續傳燈錄 29.28

29.28

溫州淨居尼慧溫禪師。上堂舉。法眼示眾曰。三通鼓罷簇簇上來。佛法人事一時周畢。師曰。山僧道。三通鼓罷簇簇上來。拄杖不在苕菷柄聊與三十。

Chan Nun Huiwen of Jingju in Wenzhou. Ascending the hall, she cited: 'Fayan addressed the assembly, saying, "After the three rolls of the drum, you come crowding forward; the Buddha-Dharma and human affairs are all completed at once."' The master said: 'This mountain monk says: After the three rolls of the drum, you come crowding forward; the staff is not here, so with a broom handle I will provisionally give you thirty blows!'