續傳燈錄 33.43

33.43

台州萬年心聞曇賁禪師。永嘉人。住江心病起上堂。維摩病說盡道理。龍翔病咳嗽不已。咳嗽不已說盡道理。說盡道理咳嗽不已。汝等諸人還識得其中意旨也未。本是長江湊風冷。却教露柱患頭風。上堂。一見便見。八角磨盤空裏轉。一得永得。辰錦朱砂如墨黑。秋風吹渭水。已落雲門三句裏。落葉滿長安。幾箇而今被眼瞞。竪拂子曰。瞞得瞞不得。總在萬年手裏。還見麼。華頂月籠招手石。斷橋水落捨身巖。僧問。百丈卷席意旨如何。師曰。賊過後張弓。四明太守以雪竇命師主之。師辭以偈曰。鬧籃方喜得抽頭。退鼓而今打未休。莫把乳峯千丈雪。重來換我一雙眸。

Chan Master Xinwen Tanben of Wannian in Taizhou was a native of Yongjia. When residing at Jiangxin, he arose from illness and ascended the hall: 'Vimalakīrti's illness explained the principle fully; Longxiang's illness coughs unceasingly. Coughing unceasingly explains the principle fully; explaining the principle fully coughs unceasingly. Do you all understand the meaning in this or not? Originally, it was the long river meeting cold wind; yet it made the exposed pillar suffer from a head wind.' / Ascending the hall: 'At one glance, you immediately see—an eight-cornered millstone spins in empty space. Attained once, attained forever—cinnabar from Chenzhou and Jinzhou is as black as ink. The autumn wind blows across the Wei River—it has already fallen into Yunmen's three phrases. Fallen leaves fill Chang'an—how many are now deceived by their eyes?' Raising his whisk, he said, 'Deceived or not deceived, it is completely in the hands of Wannian. Do you see? / On Huading Peak, the moon veils the beckoning stone; / At Duanqiao Bridge, the water drops beneath the self-sacrificing cliff.' / A monk asked, 'What was the meaning of Baizhang rolling up the mat?' The Master said, 'Drawing the bow after the bandits have passed.' / The prefect of Siming appointed the Master to preside over Xuedou. The Master declined with a verse: / 'Only just glad to escape the noisy basket, / The retirement drum is now beaten without rest. / Do not take the thousand-fathom snow of Milk Peak / To come again and exchange for my pair of eyes.'