續傳燈錄 6.27

6.27

筠州洞山慧圓禪師。參雪竇得旨。年甚少聲名籍甚。後依開先暹禪師法席。會洞山闕人。暹舉之以應筠人之請。遂出世說法。僧問。遠離廬阜將屆新豐。不涉程途請師便道。師曰。山僧今日倦。僧云。善知識方便在什麼處。師曰瞎。僧便喝。師曰。猶未省在。乃曰。學非稽古道愧當時。俛仰無門乃隨眾意。古人道。無事上山行一轉。借問時人會也無。秖如老僧與諸人從廬阜來。遇夜便宿逢曉便行。直至此間。一脚在前一脚在後。如今箇箇高挂鉢囊閣却拄杖。更有什麼事可會。然雖如是。若不登樓望。焉知滄海深。時黃龍南禪師住黃檗。因出邑相見於淨戒寺。南默無所言。但焚香相對危坐而已。自申時至三鼓。師起曰。夜深恐妨和尚偃息。即趨出。明日各還山。南偶問永首座。在廬山識今洞山老否。永云。不識止聞其名。久之問云。和尚此回見之如何。南云。奇人。永退問侍者。汝隨和尚見洞山。夜語及何事。侍者以實告。永笑云。疑殺天下人。

Chan Master Dongshan Huiyuan of Junzhou called upon Xuedou and grasped the purport. At a very young age his reputation was prominent. Later he relied on the Dharma seat of Chan Master Kaixian Xian. It happened that Dongshan lacked an abbot, and Xian recommended him to answer the invitation of the people of Junzhou. He then came forth into the world to preach the Dharma. A monk asked, "Having departed Lu Mountain from afar and about to reach Xinfeng, without traveling the journey's path, please speak directly, Master." The Master said, "This mountain monk is tired today." The monk said, "Where is the kalyāṇamitra's skillful means?" The Master said, "Blind!" The monk then shouted. The Master said, "Still haven't realized it." Then he said, "My learning does not examine the ancients; my Dao falls short of the times. Bowing and looking up without recourse, I merely follow the assembly's wishes. The ancients said: 'Without business, take a walk up the mountain; may I ask, do the people of the time understand?' Take, for instance, this old monk and all of you coming from Lu Mountain: when encountering night, we rested; when meeting dawn, we walked, directly reaching here. One foot in front, one foot behind. Now that each of you has hung up your alms-bowl bag high and set aside your staff, what further matter is there to understand? Although it is like this, if you do not climb the tower to gaze out, how could you know the depth of the azure sea?" At that time Chan Master Huanglong Nan resided at Huangbo. Having gone to the county town, they met at Jingjie Temple. Nan spoke not a word, but merely burned incense and sat upright opposite him. From the hour of the Monkey until the third drum, the Master stood up and said, "The night is deep; I fear I disturb the Upādhyāya's rest." He then hurried out. The next day each returned to his mountain. Nan casually asked Head Monk Yong, "While on Lu Mountain, did you know the present old Dongshan?" Yong said, "I did not know him; I only heard his name." After a long pause, he asked, "How was it when the Upādhyāya met him this time?" Nan said, "An extraordinary man!" Yong withdrew and asked the attendant, "You accompanied the Upādhyāya to see Dongshan; what did they speak of at night?" The attendant told him the truth. Yong laughed and said, "It would baffle everyone in the world to death!"