續傳燈錄 8.13

8.13

廬山棲賢智遷禪師。杭州高氏子。僧問。一問一答盡是建化門庭。未審向上更有事也無。師曰有。曰如何是向上事。師曰。雲從龍風從虎。曰恁麼則龍得水時添意氣。虎逢山則長威獰。師曰。興雲致雨又作麼生。僧便喝。師曰。莫更有在。僧擬議。師咄曰。念話杜家。問如何是本來心。師曰。拆東籬補西壁。曰恁麼則今日齋晏。師曰。退後著。上堂。聞佛法二字早是。污我耳目。諸人未跨法堂門。脚跟下好與三十棒。雖然如是。山僧。今日也是為眾竭力。珍重。上堂。是甚麼物得恁頑頑嚚嚚𥈅𥈅睍睍。拊掌呵呵大笑曰。今朝巴鼻直是黃面瞿曇。通身是口。也分疎不下。久立。

Chan Master Zhīqiān of Qīxián on Mount Lú was a son of the Gāo family from Hángzhōu. A monk asked, "Asking questions and giving answers are all within the courtyard of establishing teachings. May I ask whether there is an affair beyond or not?"
The Master said, "There is."
[The monk] asked, "What is the affair beyond?"
The Master said, "Clouds follow the dragon; winds follow the tiger."
[The monk] said, "If so, then when the dragon gains water, its spirit swells; when the tiger encounters the mountain, its fierce awe grows."
The Master said, "What about raising clouds and bringing rain?"
The monk then gave a shout.
The Master said, "Is there anything more?"
The monk hesitated.
The Master scolded him, "You recite words from a made-up lineage!"
[A monk] asked, "What is the original mind?"
The Master said, "Dismantling the eastern fence to mend the western wall."
[The monk] said, "If so, then today's midday meal is late."
The Master said, "Step back!"
Ascending the hall, [the Master said], "Hearing the two words 'Buddha-Dharma' has already defiled my ears and eyes. Before you people have crossed the threshold of the Dharma hall, it would be well to give you thirty blows of the stick on the soles of your feet. Even though it is so, today the mountain monk has also exhausted his strength for the assembly. Take care!"
Ascending the hall, [the Master said], "What thing is it that can be so stubborn, deceitful, and blinking?" Clapping his hands and laughing heartily, he said, "Today's handle is such that even if the yellow-faced Gautama's whole body were a mouth, he could not explain it away either. Standing so long!"