續傳燈錄 2.26

2.26

Chan Master Zhiyong of Mount Yungai in Tanzhou. A monk asked, "The mist rolls away from Leopard Cliff, and clouds open on the bird's path. The ocean-like assembly has all arrived; we pray for the tide's sound to resonate." The Master said, "The moon reflects white upon a thousand rivers." The monk said, "In that case, the Five Cloud Peaks are elegant, and the wind at the Three Wells is clear." The Master said, "Clouds open, and ten thousand miles are fresh." The monk asked, "What is the environment of Yungai?" The Master said, "At the mountain's corner, golden screens are drawn; the trailing pines hang like jade curtains." The monk said, "Who is the person within the environment?" The Master said, "Few are the young lords in purple robes; many are the rustic monks with snowy heads." The monk asked, "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" The Master said, "The stele of the ancient temple is hard to read." The monk said, "I have not yet understood what the meaning is." The Master said, "Those who read it all knit their brows." The monk asked, "What is the upādhyāya's house style?" The Master said, "It screens the heavens and covers the earth." The monk said, "If a guest suddenly arrives, how do you treat him?" The Master said, "What Zhaozhou said." The Master looked around at the great assembly, gave a shout, and said, "Chan worthies, is it not that host and guest are distinct? Is it not illuminating first and functioning afterward? Is it not simultaneous illumination and function? If you understand it in such ways, the Linji lineage style will sink flat into the bitter ocean. Since you do not understand it in such ways, how will you deliberate on it?" After a long pause, he gave a shout and struck the rope-chair once. He also ascended the hall and said, "Yesterday three, today four. Barring the vital ford, releasing and gathering. Innumerable Chan followers are uniquely at a loss." He gave a shout.