續傳燈錄 34.12

34.12

福州鼓山木庵安永禪師。閩縣吳氏子。弱冠為僧。未幾謁懶庵於雲門。一日入室。庵曰。不問有言不問無言世尊良久。不得向世尊良久處會。隨後便喝。倏然契悟作禮曰。不因今日問爭喪目前機。庵許之。住後上堂。要明箇事須是具擊石火閃電光底手段。方能嶮峻巖頭全身放捨。白雲深處得大安居。如其覷地覓金針。直下腦門須迸裂。到這裏假饒見機而變。不犯鋒鋩全身獨脫。猶涉泥水。秖如本分全提一句。又作麼生道。擊拂子曰。淬出七星光燦爛。解拈天下任橫行。上堂舉。睦州示眾云。諸人未得箇入處須得箇入處。既得箇入處不得忘却老僧。師曰。恁麼說話面皮厚多少。木庵則不然。諸人未得箇入處須得箇入處。既得箇入處直須颺下入處始得。上堂拈拄杖曰。臨濟小廝兒未曾當頭道著。今日全身放憨。也要諸人知有。擲拄杖下座。僧問。須彌頂上翻身倒卓時如何。師曰。未曾見毛頭星現。曰恁麼則傾湫倒嶽去也。師曰。莫亂做。僧便喝。師曰。雷聲浩大雨點全無。

Chan Master Mu'an Anyong of Mount Gu in Fuzhou was a native of Min County, from the Wu clan. In his youth he became a monk. Before long he visited Lan'an at Yunmen. One day he entered the room. Lan'an said: "'Not asking about having words, not asking about having no words'—the Bhagavat remained silent for a good while. You must not understand it at the Bhagavat's remaining silent for a good while." Following this he immediately gave a shout. The master suddenly accorded and awakened, bowed, and said: "Were it not for today's question, how could I have relinquished the faculty before my eyes?" Lan'an approved him. / After becoming abbot, he ascended the hall: "To clarify this matter, one must possess the method of striking sparks from stone or a flash of lightning; only then can one cast off the whole body at the precipitous cliff-edge, finding great peace and dwelling deep within the white clouds. If one peers at the ground searching for a gold needle, one's crown will burst open directly. Arriving here, even if you adapt according to the moment, not clashing with blade points and standing out completely emancipated, you still wade through mud and water. As for a single phrase that fully brings forth one's fundamental lot, how do you say it?" Striking the whisk, he said: "Tempered to bring forth the Seven Stars' brilliant radiance; if one knows how to wield it, one roams across the world at will." / He ascended the hall and brought up: "Muzhou instructed the assembly, saying: 'If you have not obtained an entry point, you must obtain an entry point. Once you have obtained an entry point, you must not forget the old monk.'" The master said: "To speak like that—how thick can one's face be? Mu'an is not like that: If you have not obtained an entry point, you must obtain an entry point. Once you have obtained an entry point, you must fling away that entry point, and only then will you be done." / He ascended the hall, held up his staff, and said: "The young lad of Linji never addressed it straight on. Today I completely act the fool, wanting you all to know it exists." He threw down the staff and stepped down from the seat. / A monk asked: "How is it when one turns one's body and stands upside down on the summit of Mount Sumeru?" The master said: "I have never seen the comet appear." The monk said: "If so, then the pond collapses and the mountain topples!" The master said: "Do not act blindly." The monk gave a shout. The master said: "The thunder is immense, but there are no raindrops at all."