楊岐方會和尚語錄
Record of Chan Master Yangqi Fanghui
袁州楊岐山普通禪院會和尚語錄
Record of Chan Master Hui of Pufeng Temple, Mount Yangqi, Yuanzhou
江寧府保寧禪院嗣法小師仁勇編
Jiangning Fu Baoning Chan Closter Dharma Heir, Lesser Teacher Ren Yong, Compiled
師在筠州九峯山。受疏了披法衣。乃拈起示眾云。會麼。若也不會。今日無端走入水牯牛隊裏去也。還知麼。筠陽九曲萍實楊岐。乃陞座。時有僧出眾。師云。漁翁未擲釣。躍鱗衝浪來。僧便喝。師云。不信道。僧撫掌歸眾。師云。消得龍王多少風。問師唱誰家曲。宗風嗣阿誰。師云。有馬騎馬無馬步行。進云。少年長老足有機籌。師云。念爾年老。放爾三十棒。問如何是佛。師云。三脚驢子弄蹄行。進云。莫只者便是。師云。湖南長老。問人法俱遣。未是衲僧極則。佛祖雙亡。猶是學人疑處。未審和尚如何為人。師云。爾只要看破新長老。進云。與麼則旋斫生柴帶葉燒。師云。七九六十三。師云。更有問話者麼。試出眾相見。楊岐今日性命。在爾諸人手裏。一任橫拕倒拽。為什麼如此。大丈夫兒須是當眾決擇。莫背地裏似水底捺葫蘆相似。當眾引驗莫便面赤。有麼有麼出來決擇看。如無。楊岐失利。師纔下座。九峯勤和尚把住云。今日喜遇同參。師云。同參底事作麼生。峯云。九峯牽犁楊岐拽杷。師云。正當與麼時。楊岐在前九峯在前。峯擬議。師托開云將謂同參。元來不是。
The teacher was at Jiufeng Mountain in Junzhou. After receiving the precepts and putting on his robe, he lifted it up and said to the assembly, "Do you understand? If not, today I've unwittingly stepped into a herd of water buffalo. Do you know what I mean? The floating duckweed of Junyang, the Yangqi school..." Then he ascended the seat.
A monk came forward from the assembly. The teacher said, "Before the fisherman casts his line, the leaping scales stir the waves." The monk let out a shout. The teacher said, "Don't you believe it?" The monk clapped his hands and returned to the assembly. The teacher commented, "How much wind from the Dragon King could that be worth?"
A monk asked, "Whose school do you follow? From whom do you inherit your lineage?" The teacher replied, "If you have a horse, ride it; if not, just walk." The monk pushed further, "A young elder indeed, full of wit and strategy." The teacher said, "Out of respect for your age, I spare you thirty blows."
Another monk asked, "What is a Buddha?" The teacher answered, "A three-legged donkey stepping out with its hooves." The monk asked, "Is that all it is?" The teacher replied, "Elder from Hunan."
Yet another monk asked, "To transcend both self and dharmas is not the ultimate point for a monk. The complete extinction of both Buddha and patriarchs is still a matter of doubt for students. May I ask, teacher, how do you guide people?" The teacher said, "You just need to see through the new elder." The monk said, "Then it's like cutting fresh firewood and burning it with the leaves still on." The teacher said, "Seven times nine is sixty-three."
The teacher then said, "Are there any more questions? Try to come forward and face me. Today, the life of Yangqi is in your hands. You may drag me around as you wish. Why is this? A real man must decide these matters openly before the assembly, not secretly like pushing a gourd underwater. Test it in front of everyone—don't just blush. Is there anyone, anyone at all, to come forward and sort this out? If not, then Yangqi has failed."
As soon as the teacher got down from the seat, Elder Qin of Jiufeng grabbed hold of him and said, "Today I'm delighted to meet a fellow practitioner." The teacher asked, "What does being a fellow practitioner mean?" Elder Qin said, "Jiufeng pulls the plow, and Yangqi drags the harrow." The teacher asked, "Right now, in this very moment, is Yangqi in front or Jiufeng?" Elder Qin hesitated. The teacher pushed him away and said, "I thought you were a fellow practitioner—but it turns out you're not."
師入院上堂。僧問。如何是楊岐境。師云。獨松巖畔秀。猿向下山啼。進云。如何是境中人。師云。貧家女子携籃去。牧童橫笛望源歸。師乃云。霧鎖長空風生大野。百草樹木作大師子吼。演說摩訶大般若。三世諸佛在爾諸人脚跟下轉大法輪。若也會得。功不浪施。若也不會。莫道楊岐山勢嶮。前頭更有最高峯。
The Master entered the hall and ascended the seat. A monk asked, "What is the scenery of Yangqi?"
The Master said, "The lone pine stands elegant by the cliffside, while monkeys cry as they descend the mountain."
The monk asked further, "What about the people within this scenery?"
The Master answered, "A poor village girl carries a basket as she goes on her way, and a cowherd plays his flute, gazing toward home from afar."
The Master then said: "Mist seals the vast sky, wind arises across the great wilderness. All the grasses, trees, and plants roar like a great lion, proclaiming the great transcendent wisdom. The Buddhas of the past, present, and future turn the great wheel of Dharma right beneath your feet. If you understand this, all your efforts are not in vain. But if you don't understand, do not say that Yangqi Mountain is dangerous—there is an even higher peak ahead."
上堂云。百丈把火開田說大義。是何言歟。楊岐兩日種禾。亦有箇奇特語。乃云。達磨大師無當門齒。
上堂。楊岐一要。千聖同妙。布施大眾。拍禪床一下云。果然失照。
上堂。楊岐一言。隨方就圓。若也擬議。十萬八千。下座。
上堂。楊岐一語。呵佛叱祖。明眼人前。不得錯舉。下座。
上堂。楊岐一句。急著眼覷。長連床上。拈匙把箸。下座。
上堂。僧問。急水江頭須下釣。如何釣得巨鼈歸。師云。撒手長空外。時人總不知。進云。知底事作麼生。師云。雲生嶺上。進云。作家宗師天然猶在。師云。念言語漢。師乃云。不見一法是大過患。拈起拄杖云。穿却釋迦老子鼻孔。作麼生道得脫身一句。向水不洗水處道將一句來。良久云。向道莫行山下路。果聞猿叫斷腸聲。
上堂。拍禪床一下云。只箇心心心是佛。十方世界最靈物。釋迦老子說夢。三世諸佛說夢。天下老和尚說夢。且問諸人。還曾作夢麼。若也作夢。向半夜裏道將一句來。良久云。人間縱有真消息。偷向楊岐說夢看。參。
上堂。坐斷乾坤天地黯黑。放過一著雨順風調。然雖如是。俗氣未除在。僧問。欲免心中鬧。應須看古教。如何是古教。師云。乾坤月明碧海波澄。進云。未審作麼生看。師云。脚跟下。進云。忽遇洪波浩渺時如何。師云。放過一著十字縱橫。又作麼生。僧便喝。撫掌一下。師云。看者一員戰將。進云。打草蛇驚。師云。也要大家知。
師拈起拄杖云。一即一切一切即一。劃一劃云。山河大地天下老和尚百雜碎。作麼生是諸人鼻孔。良久云。劍為不平離寶匣。藥因救病出金瓶。喝一喝卓一下。參。
上堂。秋雨洗秋林。秋林咸翠色。傷嗟傅大士。何處尋彌勒。
上堂。薄福住楊岐。年來氣力衰。寒風凋敗葉。猶喜故人歸。囉唻哩。拈上死柴頭。且向無煙火。
上堂。楊岐無旨的。栽田博飯喫。說夢老瞿曇。何處覓蹤跡。喝一喝拍禪床一下。參。
上堂。凡聖不存佛祖何立。大眾。清平世界不許人攙奪行市。
上堂。楊岐乍住屋壁疏。滿床皆布雪真珠。縮却項暗嗟吁。良久云。翻憶古人樹下居。