續傳燈錄 7.18

7.18

潭州大溈德乾禪師。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。水從山上出。曰意旨如何。師曰。溪㵎豈能留。乃曰。山花似綿。文殊撞著眼睛。幽鳥綿蠻。觀音塞却耳際。諸仁者。更思量箇甚麼。昨夜三更睡不著。翻身捉得普賢。貶向無生國裏。一覺直至天明。今朝又得與諸人相見說夢。噫是甚麼說話。卓拄杖下座。

Chan Master Deqian of Dagui in Tanzhou. A monk asked, "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?"
The Master said, "Water comes forth from the mountain."
He asked, "What is the intention?"
The Master said, "How could a mountain stream detain it?"
He then said, "The mountain flowers are like silk brocade—Mañjuśrī bumps into them with his eyes; the secluded birds chirp melodiously—Avalokiteśvara plugs up his ears. Worthy ones, what else are you pondering? Last night at the third watch I could not sleep; rolling over, I caught Samantabhadra and banished him to the land of the unarisen. In one sleep straight until dawn, this morning I am again able to meet with you all and talk of dreams. Ah, what kind of talk is this?" He struck the staff and stepped down from the seat.