..續本文上一頁是河南、便歸河北。黃檗便打。師約住與一掌。黃檗大笑、乃喚侍者、將百丈先師禅板機案來。師雲、侍者、將火來。黃檗雲、雖然如是、汝但將去。已後坐卻天下人舌頭去在。後沩山問仰山、臨濟莫辜負他黃檗也無。仰山雲、不然。沩山雲、子又作麼生。仰山雲、知恩方解報恩。沩山雲、從上古人、還有相似底也無。仰山雲、有。祇是年代深遠、不欲舉似和尚。沩山雲、雖然如是、吾亦要知。子但舉看。仰山雲、祇如楞嚴會上、阿難讃佛雲、將此深心奉塵刹、是則名爲報佛恩。豈不是報恩之事。沩山雲、如是如是。見與師齊、減師半德。見過于師、方堪傳授。

　　Linji came up to Mount Huangbo in the middle of the summer session.

　　Seeing Huangbo reading a sutra, he said, “I always used to think you were a man. Now I see you”re just a black-bean-eating old priest!”

　　Linji stayed a few days and then tried to take his leave. Huangbo said, “You came in violation of the rules of the summer session, and now you”re leaving before it”s over.”

　　“I came for a little while to pay my respects to you, Venerable Priest,” said Linji.

　　Huangbo hit him and chased him out. After he had gone a few li, Linji, thinking the matter over, returned to the temple and finished the summer session.

　　One day he took his leave of Huangbo. Huangbo asked, “Where are you going

　　”

　　“If I don”t go to Henan, I”ll return to Hebei,” replied Linji.

　　Huangbo hit at him. Linji seized Huangbo and gave him a slap. Laughing heartily, Huangbo called to his attendant, “Bring me the backrest and armrest that belonged to my late teacher Baizhang.”

　　“Attendant, bring me some fire!”cried Linji.

　　“Be that as it may, just take them with you. In the future you”ll cut off the tongues of every man on earth,” said Huangbo.

　　Later, Guishan asked Yangshan, “Didn”t Linji abuse Huangbo”s trust

　　”

　　“Not at all!”said Yangshan.

　　“Well then, what do you think

　　”

　　“Only one who recognizes beneficence can requite it,” said Yangshan.

　　“From ancient times to the present, has there been anyone like him

　　”asked Guishan.

　　“Yes there has, but he lived so long ago I don”t want to tell you about him, Venerable Priest,” replied Yangshan.

　　“Be that as it may, I”d like to know. Come on, try and tell me,” said Guishan.

　　Yangshan said, “At the Śūraṅgama assembly, Ānanda, in praising the Buddha, said, “With my whole heart I shall serve all beings throughout the myriad worlds. This is called “requiting the Buddha”s beneficence”.” Isn”t this [also] an example of requiting beneficence

　　”

　　“Just so, just so!” replied Guishan. “One whose insight is the same as his teacher”s lacks half of his teacher”s power. Only one whose insight surpasses his teacher”s is worthy to be his heir.”

　　10師到達磨塔頭。塔主雲、長老、先禮佛、先禮祖。師雲、佛祖倶不禮。塔主雲、佛祖與長老是什麼寃家。師便拂袖而出。

　　Linji arrived at Bodhidharma”s memorial tower. The master of the tower said to him, “Venerable sir, will you pay homage first to the Buddha or to Bodhidharma

　　”

　　“I don”t pay homage to either the Buddha or to Bodhidharma,” saidLinji.

　　“Venerable sir, why are the Buddha and Bodhidharma your enemies

　　” asked the master of the tower.

　　Linji swung his sleeves and left.

　　11師行腳時、到龍光。光上堂。師出問雲、不展鋒铓、如何得勝。光據坐。師雲、大善知識、豈無方便。光瞪目雲、嗄。師以手指雲、這老漢、今日敗阙也。

　　Linji, while on a pilgrimage, arrived at the place of Longguang. Longguang had already ascended the high seat [to give a discourse] when Linji advanced and asked, “Without unsheathing the point of a weapon, how can one win a battle

　　”

　　Longguang straightened up in his seat.

　　“Has the venerable teacher no expedient [means]

　　” asked Linji.

　　Staring fixedly at Linji, Longguang exhaled loudly.

　　Linji pointed his finger at Longguang and said, “Today you lose, old man.”

　　12到叁峯。平和尚問曰、什麼處來。師雲、黃檗來。平雲、黃檗有何言句。師雲、金牛昨夜遭塗炭、直至如今不見蹤。平雲、金風吹玉管、那個是知音。師雲、直透萬重關、不住淸霄內。平雲、子這一問太高生。師雲、龍生金鳳子、沖破碧琉璃。平雲、且坐吃茶。又問、近離甚處。師雲、龍光。平雲、龍光近日如何。師便出去。

　　Linji arrived at Sanfeng. Venerable Ping asked him, “Where did you come from

　　”

　　“I came from Huangbo,” replied Linji.

　　“What does Huangbo have to say

　　” asked Ping.

　　Linji said:

　　The golden ox met with disaster last night,

　　And no one has seen a trace of it since.

　　Ping said:

　　The autumn wind blows a flute of jade;

　　Who is he who knows the tune

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