上堂。指法座云：「者個寶華王座，自釋迦鼻祖以至歷代老和尚，佛佛授受、祖祖相傳，皆由此而開鑿人天眼目、建立從上宗乘。今日原上座到來又作麼生？坐斷佛祖頂𩕳，千聖齊列下風。」便陞。拈香云：「此瓣香爇向爐中，耑為祝延聖躬萬歲萬萬歲，伏願垂衣裳而八荒歸化、靖干戈而萬國來王。此瓣香奉為興郡府邑尊官、現前護法、諸山碩德，伏願昂藏鼻孔，時聞木樨花香；豁達眼睛，頓見菩提果熟。」懷中出香云：「此瓣香壺山種就、蘭水濯成，臭著則鼻孔遼天、觸著則通身慶快，數載囊藏不敢剖露，今對人天眾前信手拈來爇向爐中，供養本寺傳臨濟正宗第三十二世通天堂上逸叟先老和尚，用酬法乳。」斂衣就坐。上首白椎云：「法筵龍象眾，當觀第一義。」師云：「數載潛藏不露鋒，白雲高臥伴青松，今朝推向華王座，振紀提綱繼祖風。眾中還有會得者麼？試出來酬唱看。」良久，乃云：「豁開千聖眼，撥轉萬靈機，蝸牛角上行船，蟭螟眼裡走馬，十方無向背，四面絕遮攔，全體恁麼來、全體恁麼去，淨裸裸、赤灑灑，沒可把，靈利漢到此便知燈即是火、木不離波，大地與我同根、萬物與我一體，何須向外馳求，覓佛、覓法、覓禪、覓道、覓神通、覓妙用？建立也在我、掃蕩也在我、殺活也在我、縱奪也在我，機用現前，不存軌則，我為法王，於法自在。且道：即今就位行權一句作麼生道？」卓拄杖，云：「橫按莫邪行正令，太平寰宇斬癡頑。」復舉：「洛浦參夾山，不禮拜，當面而立，山云：『雞棲鳳巢，非吾同類。出去！』浦云：『自遠趨風，乞師一接。』山云：『目前無闍黎，此間無老僧。』浦便喝，山云：『住！住！且莫草草匆匆，雲月是同，溪山各異，截斷天下人舌即不無，爭教無舌人解語？』浦無語，山便打，浦從此伏膺。」師云：「洛浦不遇夾山，幾乎蹉過一生；夾山不得洛浦，未免一場狼藉。還有知得洛浦落處者麼？鯨吞海水盡，露出珊瑚枝。」上首結椎，云：「諦觀法王法，法王法如是。」便下座。
The master ascended the hall. Pointing to the Dharma seat, he said: "This precious jeweled throne—from the founding ancestor Shakyamuni down through the generations of venerable elders—has been passed down from buddha to buddha, from patriarch to patriarch. Through it, the eye of humans and devas has been opened, and the ancestral lineage of our tradition has been established. Now that this old monk has arrived today, what is to be done? I will sit here, cutting off the very crown of all buddhas and patriarchs, with a thousand sages arrayed below." Then he ascended the seat.
Taking incense, he said: "This stick of incense, burned in the incense burner, is dedicated to wishing the Emperor a long life of ten thousand years upon ten thousand years. I humbly pray that he may govern with effortless grace, bringing all lands under his virtuous influence, pacifying conflict so that all nations come in tribute. This stick of incense is offered for the officials of the prefecture and county, the present protectors of the Dharma, and the virtuous elders of all mountains. I humbly pray that their noble nostrils may always smell the fragrance of osmanthus, and their clear eyes may immediately see the ripening of the fruit of enlightenment."
Taking incense from his robe, he said: "This stick of incense was planted on Mount Hu and cleansed in the Lan River. To smell it is to have nostrils reaching the heavens; to touch it is to experience joy throughout the whole body. For years it has been hidden in my bag, not daring to reveal it. Now, before the assembly of humans and devas, I freely take it and burn it in the incense burner, making an offering to the former Venerable Elder Yisou of Tongtian Hall, the thirty-second generation in the authentic Linji lineage of this temple, in gratitude for the Dharma nourishment." He adjusted his robe and sat down.
The head monk struck the gavel and said: "O dragons and elephants of the Dharma assembly, behold the supreme meaning!"
The master said: "For years hidden away, not revealing my edge, resting high in white clouds, companion to green pines. Today I'm pushed onto this jeweled throne, to uphold discipline and continue the ancestral wind. Is there anyone in the assembly who understands? Try coming forth to respond."
After a long pause, he said: "Open wide the eye of a thousand sages, turn the mechanism of ten thousand spirits. Sailing a boat on a snail's horn, racing a horse in a gnat's eye. The ten directions have no front or back; the four sides are utterly without obstruction. The whole body comes just like this; the whole body goes just like this. Naked and bare, exposed and free—nothing to grasp. A sharp fellow arriving here knows immediately: the lamp is the fire; wood is not apart from the wave. The great earth and I share the same root; the myriad things and I are one body. Why seek outwardly, looking for buddha, looking for Dharma, looking for Zen, looking for the Way, looking for spiritual powers, looking for wondrous function? To establish is up to me; to sweep away is up to me; to kill and give life is up to me; to let go and take hold is up to me. With function and mechanism present, no fixed rules remain. I am the Dharma King, at ease within the Dharma. Now tell me: What is the phrase for exercising authority from this very seat?"
He thumped his staff and said: "Holding Moye sword sideways, I execute the true command; across the peaceful world, I cut down ignorance and stubbornness."
He then brought up a case: "Luopu visited Jiashan. He did not bow, but stood facing him. Jiashan said, 'A chicken dwelling in a phoenix's nest—not of my kind. Get out!' Luopu said, 'I have come from afar, drawn by your wind. I beg you, Teacher, to receive me.' Jiashan said, 'Before me there is no you; here there is no old monk.' Luopu gave a shout. Jiashan said, 'Hold! Hold! Don't be so hasty. Clouds and moon are the same; streams and mountains are each distinct. Cutting off the tongues of everyone under heaven is not impossible, but how can you make a tongueless man understand speech?' Luopu was silent. Jiashan then hit him. From then on, Luopu submitted wholeheartedly."
The master said: "Had Luopu not met Jiashan, he would have almost wasted his entire life. Had Jiashan not gotten Luopu, it would have been a messy affair. Is there anyone who knows where Luopu landed? When the whale drinks the sea dry, the coral branches are revealed."
The head monk struck the concluding gavel and said: "Behold the Dharma of the Dharma King; the Dharma of the Dharma King is thus." The master then descended from the seat.
上堂。「諸佛末出世，祖師未西來，一不成，二不是；諸佛出世，祖師西來，天是天，地是地。山門頭合掌，法堂裡解義，須彌頂上浪滔天，大海波心紅塵起。蟭螟眼裡撐舟，螃蟹眶中遊戲，鞭起陝府銕牛，踏殺南山鱉鼻。」
The master ascended the teaching seat and said:
"Before the Buddhas appeared in the world, before the Patriarch came from the West—nothing was complete, nothing was certain. But when the Buddhas appeared, when the Patriarch came—heaven was heaven, earth was earth.
At the temple gate, palms join in reverence; in the Dharma hall, meanings are explained. On the peak of Mount Sumeru, waves surge to the sky; in the heart of the great ocean, red dust rises.
Sailing a boat in the eye of a gnat, playing games in the socket of a crab. Whip the iron ox of Shanfu into motion, trample the turtle-nosed snake of South Mountain."
上堂。按拄杖云：「山僧前不讓釋迦，後不讓彌勒，臨濟、德山無地容身，有口秪堪掛壁。且道通天有甚奇特便恁麼說？」卓拄杖云：「若無舉鼎拔山力，千里烏騅不易騎。」
The master ascended the hall, pressed his staff and said, "This mountain monk yields not to Shakyamuni before, nor to Maitreya after. Linji and Deshan have nowhere to stand, and mouths are only fit to hang on the wall. Now tell me, what is so extraordinary about piercing the heavens that I speak like this?" He struck his staff and said, "Without the strength to lift a cauldron or uproot a mountain, even a thousand-mile steed is not easily ridden."
退院，上堂。「祖印高提豎剎竿，勉承師命繼通天，償酬夙債一年畢，孰取浮生半日閒？佛尚不為成何範？世情何得苟攀緣？烏藤倒握翻身去，一個閒人天地間。大眾且道：正與麼時如何？」良久，云：「今朝獨步乾坤外，直蹋毘盧頂上行。」拽拄杖便行。
Withdrawing from the abbacy, I ascended the hall. "The ancestral seal is raised high, the banner pole stands tall; urged by my teacher's command, I continue the path to the heavens. One year's worth of past debts repaid—who can claim even half a day of leisure in this fleeting life? If even the Buddha did not cling to becoming a model, how can worldly attachments be allowed to entangle? Turning the black cane upside down, I turn and depart—a free man between heaven and earth. Assembly, tell me: at this very moment, what is it?" After a long pause, I said: "Today I walk alone beyond the cosmos, treading directly upon the crown of Vairocana." Then, taking my staff, I left.