..续本文上一页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师在堂中睡。黄檗下来见、以拄杖打板头一下。师举头、见是黄檗、却睡。黄檗又打板头一下、却往上间、见首座坐禅、乃云、下间后生却坐禅、汝这里妄想作什么。首座云、这老汉作什么。黄檗打板头一下、便出去。后、沩山问仰山、黄檗入僧堂、意作么生。仰山云、两彩一赛。
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.
07一日普请次、师在后行。黄檗回头、见师空手、乃问、镢头在什么处。师云、有一人将去了也。黄檗云、近前来、共汝商量个事。师便近前。黄檗竖起镢头云、祇这个、天下人拈掇不起。师就手掣得、竖起云、为什么却在某甲手里。黄檗云、今日大有人普请。便归院。后沩山问仰山、镢头在黄檗手里、为什么却被临济夺却。仰山云、贼是小人、智过君子。
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师为黄檗驰书去沩山。时仰山作知客。接得书、便问、这个是黄檗底、那个是专使底。师便掌。仰山约住云、老兄知是般事、便休。同去见沩山。沩山便问、黄檗师兄多少众。师云、七百众。沩山云、什么人为导首。师云、适来已达书了也。师却问沩山、和尚此间多少众。沩山云、一千五百众。师云、太多生。沩山云、黄檗师兄亦不少。师辞沩山。仰山送出云、汝向后北去、有个住处。师云、岂有与么事。仰山云、但去、已后有一人佐辅老兄在。此人祇是有头无尾、有始无终。师后到镇州、普化已在彼中。师出世、普化佐赞于师。师住未久、普化全身脱去。
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师因半夏上黄檗、见和尚看经。师云、我将谓是个人、元来是揞黑豆老和尚。住数日、乃辞去。黄檗云、汝破夏来、不终夏去。师云、某甲暂来礼拜和尚。黄檗遂打、趁令去。师行数里、疑此事、却回终夏。师一日、辞黄檗。檗问、什么处去。师云、不…
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