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　　The solitary moon alone does shine—rivers and mountains are still;

　　One laugh from me startles both heaven and earth.

　　Fenglin said:

　　Your tongue may illumine heaven and earth, but

　　Try speaking a word apropos of the moment.

　　Linji replied:

　　If on the road you meet a swordsman, offer him your sword;

　　To a man who”s not a poet, don”t present a poem.

　　Fenglin desisted. Linji then recited this verse:

　　The Great Way defies comparison—one goes east or west at will.

　　No spark from flint can go so fast, nor lightning flash pass by.

　　Guishan asked Yangshan, “If no spark from flint can go so fast, nor lightning flash pass by, how did the old-time sages save men

　　”

　　“What do you think, Venerable Priest

　　” asked Yangshan.

　　Guishan said, “No words have actual significance.”

　　“Not so,” disagreed Yangshan.

　　“Then what do you think

　　” asked Guishan.

　　“Officially, a needle is not permitted to enter; privately, carriages can get through.”

　　20到金牛。牛见师来、横按拄杖、当门踞坐。师以手敲拄杖三下、却归堂中第一位坐。牛下来见、乃问、夫宾主相见、各具威仪。上座从何而来、太无礼生。师云、老和尚道什么。牛拟开口。师便打。牛作倒势。师又打。牛云、今日不着便。沩山问仰山、此二尊宿、还有胜负也无。仰山云、胜即总胜、负即总负。

　　Linji arrived at Jinniu”s place. Jinniu saw him coming and, holding a stick crosswise, sat down at the gate. Linji struck the stick three times with his hand, then entered the [Monks”] Hall and seated himself in the first seat.

　　Jinniu came in, saw him, and said, “In an interview between host and guest, each should conform to the prescribed formalities. Where do you come from, Elder Monk, that you are so rude

　　”

　　“What are you talking about, Old Priest

　　” replied Linji.

　　Jinniu started to open his mouth, and Linji hit him. Jinniu gave the appearance of falling down. Linji hit him again. Jinniu said, “I”m not doing so well today.”

　　Guishan asked Yangshan, “In the case of these two venerable ones, was there a winner or a loser

　　”

　　“Call it a victory, then both won; call it a loss, then both lost,” replied Yangshan.

　　21师临迁化时、据坐云、吾灭后、不得灭却吾正法眼藏。三圣出云、争敢灭却和尚正法眼藏。师云、已后有人问尔、向他道什么。三圣便喝。师云、谁知吾正法眼藏、向这瞎驴边灭却。言讫、端然示寂。

　　When the master was about to pass away, he seated himself and said, “After I am extinguished, do not let my True Dharma Eye be extinguished.”

　　Sansheng came forward and said, “How could I let your True Dharma Eye be extinguished!”

　　“Later on, when somebody asks you about it, what will you say to him

　　” asked the master.

　　Sansheng gave a shout.

　　“Who would have thought that my True Dharma Eye would be extinguished upon reaching this blind ass!” said the master. Having spoken these words, sitting erect, the master revealed his nirvana.

　　22师讳义玄、曹州南华人也。俗姓邢氏。幼而颕异、长以孝闻。及落发受具、居于讲肆、精究毘尼、博赜经论。俄而叹曰、此济世之医方也、非敎外别传之旨。即更衣游方、首参黄檗、次谒大愚。其机缘语句、载于行录。既受黄檗印可、寻抵河北。镇州城东南隅、临滹沱河侧、小院住持。其临济因地得名。时普化先在彼、佯狂混众、圣凡莫测。师至即佐之。师正旺化、普化全身脱去。乃符仰山小释迦之悬记也。适丁兵革、师即弃去。太尉默君和、于城中舍宅为寺、亦以临济为额、迎师居焉。后拂衣南迈、至河府。府主王常侍、延以师礼。住未几、即来大名府兴化寺、居于东堂。师无疾、忽一日摄衣据坐、与三圣问答毕、寂然而逝。时唐咸通八年丁亥、孟陬月十日也。门人以师全身、建塔于大名府西北隅。勅谥慧照禅师、塔号澄灵。合掌稽首、记师大略。

　　The master”s name as a monk was Yixuan. He was a native of the prefecture of Nanhua in the province of Cao. His family name was Xing. As a child he was exceptionally brilliant, and when he became older he was known for his filial piety. After shaving his head and receiving the full precepts, he frequented lecture halls; he mastered the vinaya and made a thorough study of the sutras and śāstras.

　　Suddenly [one day] he said with a sigh, “These are prescriptions for helping the world, not the principle of the transmission outside the scriptures.”

　　Then he changed his robe and traveled on a pilgrimage. First he studied under Huangbo. Then he visited Dayu. What was said on those occasions has been set down in the “Record of Pilgrimages.”

　　After receiving the seal of dharma from Huangbo, the master went to Hebei and became priest of a small temple on the banks of the Hutuo River, outside the southeast corner of t…

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