..續本文上一頁he head monk was attending Huangbo. Huangbo said to him, “Though he”s a youngster, he knows about this matter.”

　　“Venerable Priest, your own feet aren”t on solid ground, yet you give recognition to this youngster,” said the head monk.

　　Huangbo gave himself a slap on the mouth.

　　“It”s all right as long as you know it,” said the head monk.

　　06師在堂中睡。黃檗下來見、以拄杖打板頭一下。師舉頭、見是黃檗、卻睡。黃檗又打板頭一下、卻往上間、見首座坐禅、乃雲、下間後生卻坐禅、汝這裏妄想作什麼。首座雲、這老漢作什麼。黃檗打板頭一下、便出去。後、沩山問仰山、黃檗入僧堂、意作麼生。仰山雲、兩彩一賽。

　　Linji was sleeping in the [Monks”] Hall. Huangbo came in, and, seeing him, struck the front plank [of the sitting platform] once with his staff. Linji lifted his head, and seeing it was Huangbo, went back to sleep.

　　Huangbo again struck the front plank, and went to the upper part of the hall. Seeing the head monk sitting in meditation, he said, “That youngster down in the lower part of the hall is sitting in meditation; what”re you doing here, cooking up wild fancies

　　”

　　“What”s this old man up to

　　” said the head monk.

　　Huangbo struck the front plank once more and left.

　　Later Guishan asked Yangshan, “What do you make of Huangbo in the Monks” Hall

　　”

　　“Two wins, one match,” replied Yangshan.

　　07一日普請次、師在後行。黃檗回頭、見師空手、乃問、镢頭在什麼處。師雲、有一人將去了也。黃檗雲、近前來、共汝商量個事。師便近前。黃檗豎起镢頭雲、祇這個、天下人拈掇不起。師就手掣得、豎起雲、爲什麼卻在某甲手裏。黃檗雲、今日大有人普請。便歸院。後沩山問仰山、镢頭在黃檗手裏、爲什麼卻被臨濟奪卻。仰山雲、賊是小人、智過君子。

　　One day during the group work, Linji was going along behind the others.

　　Huangbo looked around, and, seeing that Linji was empty-handed, asked,“Where is your mattock

　　”

　　“Somebody took it away from me,” said Linji.

　　“Come here,” said Huangbo. “I want to talk the matter over with you.”

　　Linji stepped forward. Huangbo lifted up his mattock and said, “Just this people on the earth cannot hold up.”

　　Linji snatched the mattock from Huangbo”s grasp and held it high. “Then why is this in my hand now

　　” he asked.

　　“Today there”s a man who really is working,” said Huangbo, and returned to the temple.

　　Sometime later Guishan asked Yangshan, “The mattock was in Huangbo”s hand. How could it have been taken away by Linji

　　”

　　“The thief is an inferior fellow, but in cleverness he surpasses his superiors,”answered Yangshan.

　　08師爲黃檗馳書去沩山。時仰山作知客。接得書、便問、這個是黃檗底、那個是專使底。師便掌。仰山約住雲、老兄知是般事、便休。同去見沩山。沩山便問、黃檗師兄多少衆。師雲、七百衆。沩山雲、什麼人爲導首。師雲、適來已達書了也。師卻問沩山、和尚此間多少衆。沩山雲、一千五百衆。師雲、太多生。沩山雲、黃檗師兄亦不少。師辭沩山。仰山送出雲、汝向後北去、有個住處。師雲、豈有與麼事。仰山雲、但去、已後有一人佐輔老兄在。此人祇是有頭無尾、有始無終。師後到鎮州、普化已在彼中。師出世、普化佐贊于師。師住未久、普化全身脫去。

　　Linji went to Guishan bearing a letter from Huangbo. Yangshan, who at that time was in charge of receiving guests, took the letter and said, “This is Huangbo”s; where”s the messenger”s

　　”

　　Linji slapped at him.

　　Yangshan seized Linji and said, “Brother, since you know this much, that”s enough.” Then they went together to see Guishan.

　　Guishan asked, “How many students has my brother Huangbo

　　”

　　“Seven hundred,” answered Linji.

　　“Who is their leader

　　”asked Guishan.

　　“He has just delivered a letter to you,” replied Linji. Then Linji, in his turn, asked Guishan, “Venerable Priest, how many students do you have here

　　”

　　“Fifteen hundred,” answered Guishan.

　　“That”s a lot!”said Linji.

　　“My brother Huangbo also has no small number,” said Guishan.

　　Linji took his leave of Guishan. As Yangshan was seeing him off, he said “Later on you”ll go to the north and there”ll be a place for you to stay.”

　　“How can that be

　　” said Linji.

　　“Just go,” replied Yangshan. “Afterwards there”ll be a man to help you, my venerable brother. He”ll have a head but no tail, a beginning but no end.”

　　Later Linji arrived in Zhenzhou; Puhua was already there. When Linji became head of a temple, Puhua was of help to him. But the master had not been there very long when Puhua just vanished, body and all.

　　09師因半夏上黃檗、見和尚看經。師雲、我將謂是個人、元來是揞黑豆老和尚。住數日、乃辭去。黃檗雲、汝破夏來、不終夏去。師雲、某甲暫來禮拜和尚。黃檗遂打、趁令去。師行數裏、疑此事、卻回終夏。師一日、辭黃檗。檗問、什麼處去。師雲、不…

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