..续本文上一页he master. Before presenting the customary gift , he asked, “Is it proper to bow, or is it proper not to bow
”
The master shouted. The old worthy bowed low. “A fine thief in the grass you are!” said the master.
“Thief, thief!” cried the old worthy and started to go out.
The master said, “Better not think you can get away with that.” [Later] when the head monk was attending the master, the master asked, “Was there any fault
”
The head monk said, “There was.”
“Whose fault was it, the guest”s or the host”s
” asked the master.
“Both were at fault,” answered the head monk.
“Where was the fault
” asked the master. The head monk started to go out. The master said,“Better not think you can get away with that.”
Later a monk told the story to Nanquan. Nanquan said, “Fine horses trampling one another.”
08师因入军营赴斋、门首见员僚。师指露柱问、是凡是圣。员僚无语。师打露柱云、直饶道得、也祇是个木橛。便入去。
One day the master entered an army camp to attend a feast. At the gate he saw a staff officer. Pointing to a pillar, he asked, “Is this secular or sacred
” The officer had no reply. Striking the pillar, the master said, “Even if you could speak, this is still only a wooden post.” Then he went in.
09师问院主、什么处来。主云、州中粜黄米去来。师云、粜得尽么。主云、粜得尽。师以杖面前画一画云、还粜得这个么。主便喝。师便打。典座至。师举前语。典座云、院主不会和尚意。师云、尔作么生。典座便礼拜。师亦打。
The master said to the steward of the temple, “Where have you come from
”
“I”ve been to the provincial capital to sell the millet,” answered the steward.
“Did you sell all of it
” asked the master.
“Yes, I sold all of it,” replied the steward.
The master drew a line in front of him with his staff and said, “But can you sell this
” The steward gave a shout. The mas, ter hit him. The chief cook came in. The master told him about the previous conversation.
The chief cook said, “The steward didn”t understand you.”
“How about you
” asked the master. The chief cook bowed low. The master hit him, too.
10有座主来相看次、师问、座主讲何经说。主云、某甲荒虚、粗习百法论。师云、有一人、于三乘十二分敎明得。有一人、于三乘十二分敎明不得。是同是别。主云、明得即同、明不得即别。乐普为侍者、在师后立云、座主、这里是什么所在、说同说别。师回首问侍者、汝又作么生。侍者便喝。师送座主回来、遂问侍者、适来是汝喝老僧。侍者云、是。师便打。
When a certain lecture master came to have an interview with Linji, the master said to him, “What sutras and śāstras do you expound
”
“Insofar as my miserable abilities allow, I have made a cursory study of the Baifa lun,” replied the lecture master.
The master said, “Suppose there was a man who had attained comprehension of the Three Vehicles” twelve pisions of the teachings, and there was another man who had not comprehended it, would there be any difference or not
”
“For the one who had attained comprehension, it would be the same; for the one who had not attained comprehension, it would be different,” replied the lecture master.
Lepu, who was standing behind the master attending him, said, “Lecture master, where do you think you are, talking about “same” and “different”!”
Turning his head, the master asked Lepu, “Well, how about you
”
The attendant gave a shout. When the master returned from seeing the lecture master off, he said to the attendant, “Was it to me that you shouted just now
”
“Yes,” said the attendant.
The master hit him.
11师闻第二代德山垂示云、道得也三十棒、道不得也三十棒、师令乐普去问、道得为什么也三十棒、待伊打汝、接住棒送一送、看他作么生。普到彼、如敎而问。德山便打。普接住送一送。德山便归方丈。普回举似师。师云、我从来疑着这汉。虽然如是、汝还见德山么。普拟议。师便打。
The master heard that Deshan of the second generation said, “Thirty blows if you can speak; thirty blows if you can”t.” The master told Lepu to go and ask Deshan, ““Why thirty blows to one who can speak
” Wait until he hits at you, then grab his stick and give him a jab. See what he does then.”
When Lepu reached Deshan”s place he questioned him as instructed. Deshan hit at him. Lepu seized the stick and gave Deshan a jab with it.Deshan went back to his quarters.
Lepu returned and told Linji what had taken place. “I”ve always held wonder for that fell…
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