..续本文上一页ow,” the master said. “Be that as it may, did you understand Deshan

　　” Lepu hesitated. The master hit him.

　　12王常侍、一日访师。同师于僧堂前看、乃问、这一堂僧、还看经么。师云、不看经。侍云、还学禅么。师云、不学禅。侍云、经又不看、禅又不学、毕竟作个什么。师云、总敎伊成佛作祖去。侍云、金屑虽贵、落眼成翳。又作么生。师云、将为尔是个俗汉。

　　One day the Councilor Wang visited the master. When he met the master in front of the Monks” Hall, he asked, “Do the monks of this monastery read the sutras

　　”

　　“No, they don”t read sutras,” said the master.

　　“Then do they learn meditation

　　” asked the councilor.

　　“No, they don”t learn meditation,” answered the master.

　　“If they neither read sutras nor learn meditation, what in the world are they doing

　　” asked the councilor.

　　“All I do is make them become buddhas and patriarchs,” said the master.

　　The councilor said, ““Though gold dust is valuable, in the eyes it causes cataracts.””

　　“I always used to think you were just a common fellow,” said the master.

　　13师问杏山、如何是露地白牛。山云、吽吽。师云、唖那。山云、长老作么生。师云、这畜生。

　　The master asked Xingshan, “What is the white ox on the bare ground

　　”

　　“Moo, moo!” said Xingshan.

　　“A mute, eh

　　” said the master.

　　“Venerable sir, how about you

　　” said Xingshan.

　　“You beast!” said the master.

　　14师问乐普云、从上来、一人行棒、一人行喝。阿那个亲。普云、总不亲。师云、亲处作么生。普便喝。师乃打。

　　The master asked Lepu, “Up to now it has been the custom for some people to use the stick and others to give a shout. Which comes closer

　　”

　　“Neither,” replied Lepu.

　　“What does come close

　　” asked the master.

　　Lepu shouted. The master hit him.

　　15师见僧来、展开两手。僧无语。师云、会么。云、不会。师云、浑仑擘不开、与尔两文钱。

　　The master, seeing a monk coming, spread his arms out wide. The monk said nothing. “Do you understand

　　” the master asked.

　　“No, I don”t,” replied the monk.

　　“It”s impossible to break open Hunlun,” said the master. “I”ll give you a

　　couple of coins.”

　　16大觉到参。师举起拂子。大觉敷坐具。师掷下拂子。大觉收坐具、入僧堂。众僧云、这僧莫是和尚亲故、不礼拜、又不吃棒。师闻、令唤觉。觉出。师云、大众道、汝未参长老。觉云不审、便自归众。

　　Dajue came to see Linji. The master raised his whisk. Dajue spread his sitting cloth. The master threw down the whisk. Dajue folded up the cloth and went into the Monks” Hall.

　　“That monk must be related to the Venerable Priest. He didn”t bow and didn”t get hit,” said the monks.

　　Hearing of this, the master sent for Dajue. When Dajue came out, the master said, “The monks are saying that you haven”t yet paid your respects to the master.”

　　“How are you

　　” said Dajue and rejoined the monks.

　　17赵州行脚时参师。遇师洗脚次、州便问、如何是祖师西来意。师云、恰値老僧洗脚。州近前、作听势。师云、更要第二杓恶水溌在。州便下去。

　　Zhaozhou while on a pilgrimage came to see Linji. The master happened to be washing his feet when they met.

　　Zhaozhou asked, “What is the purpose of the Patriarch”s coming from the West

　　”

　　“I just happen to be washing my feet,” replied the master.

　　Zhaozhou came closer and, cocking his ear, gave the appearance of listening.

　　The master said, “I”m going to pour out a second dipper of dirty water.”

　　Zhaozhou departed.

　　18有定上座、到参问、如何是佛法大意。师下绳床、擒住与一掌、便托开。定伫立。傍僧云、定上座、何不礼拜。定方礼拜、忽然大悟。

　　When Elder Ding came to see Linji he asked, “What is the cardinal principle of the buddhadharma

　　”

　　The master got down from his rope-bottomed chair. Seizing Ding, he gave him a slap and pushed him away. Ding stood still.

　　A monk standing by said, “Elder Ding, why don”t you bow

　　” Just as he bowed, Ding attained great enlightenment.

　　19麻谷到参。敷坐具问、十二面观音、阿那面正。师下绳床、一手收坐具、一手搊麻谷云、十二面观音、向什么处去也。麻谷转身、拟坐绳床。师拈拄杖打。麻谷接却、相捉入方丈。

　　Mayu came to see Linji. Spreading his mat, he asked, “Which is the true face of the Twelve-faced Guanyin

　　”

　　Getting down from the rope-bottomed chair, the master seized the mat with one hand and with the other grabbed hold of Mayu. “Where has theTwelve-faced Guanyin gone

　　” he asked.

　　Mayu jerked himself free and tried to sit on the chair. The master picked up his stick and hit at him. Mayu grabbed the stick; holding it between them, they entered the master”s quarters.

　　20师问僧、有时一喝、如金刚王宝剑。有时一喝、如踞地金毛师子。有时一喝、…

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