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English version: When Jiufeng was about to leave, Master Wei Shan (Wei Shan Ling You, meaning Mount Wei) called him back. Jiufeng did not even turn his head. Master Wei said, 'This child is worthy of being a vessel of the Dharma.' One day, Jiufeng bid farewell to the Master, saying, 'Disciple Moujia (a humble way to refer to oneself) is taking leave of the Venerable, but even though I am thousands of miles away, my heart will not leave your side.' Master Wei was moved and said, 'Take good care.' Lingyun Zhiqin (Lingyun Zhiqin, a disciple of Wei Shan), initially at Wei Shan, attained enlightenment upon seeing peach blossoms. He composed a verse saying, 'For thirty years, I have sought the swordsman; how many times have leaves fallen and branches sprouted again. Since seeing the peach blossoms, I have had no more doubts until now.' Master Wei read the verse and questioned him about his enlightenment, which matched his own understanding. Master Wei said, 'Enlightenment attained through conditions will never be lost. Take good care to protect and maintain your state of enlightenment.' Shanglin visited Master Wei. Master Wei asked, 'What have you come to do, Great Virtue?' Shanglin said, 'Fully armed.' Master Wei said, 'Take it all off, so I can meet with the Great Virtue.' Shanglin said, 'It is already taken off.' Master Wei scolded, 'The thief has not yet been struck, what are you taking off?' Shanglin was speechless. Yangshan Huiji (Yangshan Huiji, another disciple) replied on his behalf, 'Please have the Venerable dismiss those around you.' Master Wei bowed with his hands and said, 'Nono.' Shanglin later visited Yongtai and then understood the meaning. Shushan arrived to visit Master Wei, just as Master Wei was addressing the assembly, saying, 'Wandering high-minded ones must sleep in sound and form, and sit and lie in sound and form.' Shushan asked, 'What is the phrase that does not fall into sound and form?' Master Wei raised his whisk. Shushan said, 'This is a phrase that falls into sound and form.' Master Wei put down his whisk and returned to his room. Shushan did not understand and bid farewell to Xiangyan Zhixian (Xiangyan Zhixian, another monk). Xiangyan said, 'Why not stay?' Shushan said, 'I have no affinity with the Venerable.' Xiangyan said, 'What affinity is there? Try to tell me.' Shushan then recounted the previous conversation. Xiangyan said, 'I have a saying.' Shushan said, 'What do you say?' Xiangyan said, 'Words spoken are not sound; before form, there is no thing.' Shushan said, 'So there is someone here.' Then he instructed Xiangyan, saying, 'In the future, if there is a place to stay, I will come to see you again.' Then he left. Master Wei asked Xiangyan, 'Where is the short Shramana (Shramana, a novice monk) who asked about sound and form?' Xiangyan said, 'He has already left.' Master Wei said, 'Try to bring it up and see.' Xiangyan brought up the previous conversation. Master Wei said, 'What did he say?' Xiangyan said, 'He deeply affirmed me.' Master Wei laughed and said, 'I...' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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将谓这矮子有长处。元来祇在这里。此子向去。若有个住处。近山无柴烧。近水无水吃。 师因资国来参。乃指月示之。资国以手拨三下。师云。不道汝不见。祇是见处太粗。 师在法堂坐。库头击木鱼。火头掷却火杪。拊掌大笑。师云。众中也有恁么人。遂唤来问。尔作么生。火头云。某甲不吃粥肚饥。所以欢喜。师乃点头(后镜清怤云。将知沩山众里无人。卧龙球云。将知沩山众里有人)。 师因泥壁次。李军容来。具公裳。直至师背后。端笏而立。师回首见。便侧泥盘。作接泥势。李便转笏。作进泥势。师便抛下泥盘。同归方丈(岩头奯闻云。噫。佛法澹泊也。大小沩山。泥壁也不了 明招谦云。当时合作么生。免被岩头点捡。代云。却转泥盘。作泥壁势。便抛下归去 黄龙新云。岩头错下名言。殊不知。沩山军容。弄巧成拙)。 师因陆侍御入僧堂。乃问。如许多师僧。为复是吃粥饭僧。为复是参禅僧。师云。亦不是吃粥饭僧。亦不是参禅僧。侍御云。在此作甚么。师云。侍御自问他看。 师。一日见刘铁磨来。师云。老牸牛汝来也。刘云。来日台山大会斋。和尚还去么。师乃放身作卧势。刘便出去(净慈一云。众中道。放身便卧是不去。刘铁磨慷㦬而行。有甚交涉。殊不知 现代汉语译本： 说这矮子有长处，原来就在这里。这人以后如果有个住处，就会出现近山没有柴烧，近水没有水喝的窘境。 沩山禅师因为资国禅师前来参访，就指着月亮来开示他。资国禅师用手拨了三下。沩山禅师说：‘不是说你没看见，只是你见解太粗糙了。’ 沩山禅师在法堂里坐着，库头敲击木鱼，火头丢掉火把，拍手大笑。沩山禅师说：‘大众中也有这样的人。’于是叫他来问：‘你做什么？’火头说：‘我没吃粥肚子饿，所以欢喜。’沩山禅师就点头（后来镜清怤禅师说：‘可见沩山寺里没人。’卧龙球禅师说：‘可见沩山寺里有人。’）。 沩山禅师正在泥墙，李军容来了，穿着官服，一直走到沩山禅师背后，拿着笏板站着。沩山禅师回头看见，就侧过泥盘，做出接泥的姿势。李军容就转过笏板，做出进泥的姿势。沩山禅师就放下泥盘，一同回方丈室（岩头奯禅师听了说：‘唉，佛法淡薄了啊！这么大的沩山，泥墙也弄不好。’明招谦禅师说：‘当时应该怎么做，才能免得被岩头禅师批评？’代答说：‘却转过泥盘，做出泥墙的姿势，就放下回去了。’黄龙新禅师说：‘岩头禅师错下评论了，殊不知沩山禅师和军容，弄巧成拙。’）。 沩山禅师因为陆侍御进入僧堂，就问：‘这么多师僧，是吃粥吃饭的僧人，还是参禅的僧人？’沩山禅师说：‘也不是吃粥吃饭的僧人，也不是参禅的僧人。’侍御说：‘那在这里做什么？’沩山禅师说：‘侍御你自己问他们看。’ 沩山禅师有一天看见刘铁磨来了，沩山禅师说：‘老母牛，你来了啊！’刘铁磨说：‘来日台山大会斋，和尚还去吗？’沩山禅师就放身作卧的姿势。刘铁磨就出去了（净慈禅师说：‘大众中有人说，放身便卧就是不去。刘铁磨慷慨而行，有什么关系？殊不知……’）
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English version: Saying this short man has merits, it turns out they are right here. If this person later has a place to live, the situation will arise where there is no firewood to burn near the mountains and no water to drink near the water. Zen Master Weishan, because Zen Master Ziguo came to visit, pointed to the moon to enlighten him. Zen Master Ziguo flicked it three times with his hand. Zen Master Weishan said, 'It's not that you didn't see it, it's just that your understanding is too rough.' Zen Master Weishan was sitting in the Dharma hall, the storehouse head was striking the wooden fish, and the cook threw away the fire poker and clapped his hands and laughed. Zen Master Weishan said, 'There are also people like this in the assembly.' So he called him over and asked, 'What are you doing?' The cook said, 'I'm hungry because I didn't eat porridge, so I'm happy.' Zen Master Weishan then nodded (Later, Zen Master Jingqing Fu said, 'It can be seen that there is no one in Weishan Temple.' Zen Master Wolong Qiu said, 'It can be seen that there are people in Weishan Temple.'). Zen Master Weishan was plastering a wall when Li Junrong came, wearing his official robes, and stood behind Zen Master Weishan holding his tablet. Zen Master Weishan turned his head and saw him, then tilted the mud tray, making a gesture of receiving mud. Li Junrong then turned his tablet, making a gesture of offering mud. Zen Master Weishan then put down the mud tray and returned to his abbot's room together (Zen Master Yantou Huo heard this and said, 'Alas, the Buddha-dharma is so weak! Such a large Weishan, and they can't even plaster a wall properly.' Zen Master Mingzhao Qian said, 'What should they have done at that time to avoid being criticized by Zen Master Yantou?' He replied, 'They should have turned the mud tray around, made a gesture of plastering the wall, and then put it down and left.' Zen Master Huanglong Xin said, 'Zen Master Yantou made a wrong comment, not knowing that Zen Master Weishan and Junrong were being clever but bungling.'). Zen Master Weishan, because Attendant Lu entered the monks' hall, asked, 'Are so many monks rice-eating monks or Chan-practicing monks?' Zen Master Weishan said, 'They are neither rice-eating monks nor Chan-practicing monks.' The attendant said, 'Then what are they doing here?' Zen Master Weishan said, 'Attendant, you can ask them yourself.' One day, Zen Master Weishan saw Liu the Iron Grinder coming, and Zen Master Weishan said, 'Old cow, you've come!' Liu the Iron Grinder said, 'Is the abbot going to the grand vegetarian feast at Mount Tiantai tomorrow?' Zen Master Weishan then lay down. Liu the Iron Grinder then left (Zen Master Jingci said, 'Some people in the assembly say that lying down means not going. Liu the Iron Grinder left generously, what does it have to do with anything? Little do they know...') --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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。沩山老汉。平生一条脊梁拗不曲。被刘铁磨一推推倒直至如今起不得若要扶起沩山。请大众下一转语。众无语。师以拄杖一时赶散)。 师一日唤院主。院主便来。师云。我唤院主。汝来作甚么。院主无对(曹山代云。也知和尚不唤某甲)又令侍者唤首座。首座便至。师云。我唤首座。汝来作甚么。首座亦无对(曹山代云。若令侍者唤。恐不来。法眼云。适来侍者唤)。 上堂。僧出云。请和尚为众说法。师云。我为汝得彻困也。僧礼拜(后人举似雪峰。雪峰云。古人得恁么老婆心切。玄沙云。山头和尚。蹉过古人事也。雪峰闻之。乃问玄沙云。甚么处。是老僧蹉过古人事处。玄沙云。大小沩山。被那僧一问。直得百杂碎。雪峰乃骇然)。 有僧来礼拜。师作起势。僧云。请和尚不用起。师云。老僧未曾坐。僧云。某甲未曾礼。师云。何故无礼。僧无对(同安代云和尚不怪)。 僧问。不作沩山一顶笠。无繇得到莫徭村。如何是沩山一顶笠。师唤云。近前来。僧近前。师与一踏。 师问僧。甚处来。僧云。西京来。师云。还得西京主人公书来么僧云。不敢妄通消息。师云。作家师僧。天然犹在。僧云。残羹馊饭。谁人吃之。师云。独有阇黎不吃。僧作呕吐势。师云。扶出这病僧着。 现代汉语译本： 沩山老汉（Weishan, 人名）。平生一条脊梁，拗不曲。被刘铁磨（Liu Tiemo, 人名）一推，推倒直至如今，起不得。若要扶起沩山，请大众下一转语。众无语。师以拄杖一时赶散。 师一日唤院主（Yuanzhu, 寺院主管）。院主便来。师云：‘我唤院主，汝来作甚么？’院主无对。（曹山（Caoshan, 人名）代云：‘也知和尚不唤某甲。’）又令侍者唤首座（Shouzuo, 寺院职位）。首座便至。师云：‘我唤首座，汝来作甚么？’首座亦无对。（曹山代云：‘若令侍者唤，恐不来。’法眼（Fayan, 人名）云：‘适来侍者唤。’） 上堂。僧出云：‘请和尚为众说法。’师云：‘我为汝得彻困也。’僧礼拜。（后人举似雪峰（Xuefeng, 人名）。雪峰云：‘古人得恁么老婆心切。’玄沙（Xuansha, 人名）云：‘山头和尚，蹉过古人事也。’雪峰闻之，乃问玄沙云：‘甚么处，是老僧蹉过古人事处？’玄沙云：‘大小沩山，被那僧一问，直得百杂碎。’雪峰乃骇然。） 有僧来礼拜。师作起势。僧云：‘请和尚不用起。’师云：‘老僧未曾坐。’僧云：‘某甲未曾礼。’师云：‘何故无礼？’僧无对。（同安（Tongan, 地名）代云：‘和尚不怪。’） 僧问：‘不作沩山一顶笠（Li, 帽子），无繇得到莫徭（Moyao, 地名）村。如何是沩山一顶笠？’师唤云：‘近前来。’僧近前。师与一踏。 师问僧：‘甚处来？’僧云：‘西京（Xijing, 地名）来。’师云：‘还得西京主人公书来么？’僧云：‘不敢妄通消息。’师云：‘作家师僧，天然犹在。’僧云：‘残羹馊饭，谁人吃之？’师云：‘独有阇黎（Sheli, 僧人）不吃。’僧作呕吐势。师云：‘扶出这病僧着。’
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English version: Old man Weishan (Weishan, a person's name) had a spine that would never bend. But Liu Tiemo (Liu Tiemo, a person's name) pushed him down, and he hasn't been able to get up since. If you want to help Weishan up, please give a turning word. The assembly was silent. The master scattered them with his staff. One day, the master called the director of the monastery (Yuanzhu, a monastery director). The director came immediately. The master said, 'I called the director, what are you doing here?' The director had no reply. (Caoshan (Caoshan, a person's name) replied on his behalf, 'I also know that the abbot is not calling me.') Then he ordered the attendant to call the head monk (Shouzuo, a monastery position). The head monk arrived. The master said, 'I called the head monk, what are you doing here?' The head monk also had no reply. (Caoshan replied on his behalf, 'If the attendant were ordered to call, he might not come.' Fayan (Fayan, a person's name) said, 'The attendant just called.') Ascending the Dharma hall, a monk came out and said, 'Please, Abbot, preach the Dharma for the assembly.' The master said, 'I am utterly exhausted for you.' The monk bowed. (Later, someone told Xuefeng (Xuefeng, a person's name) about this. Xuefeng said, 'The ancients were so earnestly kind.' Xuansha (Xuansha, a person's name) said, 'The abbot on the mountain missed the ancient affair.' Hearing this, Xuefeng asked Xuansha, 'Where did the old monk miss the ancient affair?' Xuansha said, 'Great Weishan was utterly shattered by that monk's question.' Xuefeng was shocked.) A monk came to bow. The master made a gesture to rise. The monk said, 'Please, Abbot, do not rise.' The master said, 'This old monk has never sat down.' The monk said, 'I have never bowed.' The master said, 'Why is there no bow?' The monk had no reply. (Tongan (Tongan, a place name) replied on his behalf, 'The abbot does not blame.') A monk asked, 'Without making a Weishan bamboo hat (Li, hat), there is no way to reach Moyao (Moyao, a place name) village. What is the Weishan bamboo hat?' The master called out, 'Come closer.' The monk came closer. The master gave him a kick. The master asked a monk, 'Where do you come from?' The monk said, 'From Xijing (Xijing, a place name).' The master said, 'Did you bring a letter from the master of Xijing?' The monk said, 'I dare not rashly convey messages.' The master said, 'A true monastic, naturally still present.' The monk said, 'Who eats leftover, spoiled food?' The master said, 'Only you, Venerable (Sheli, a monk), do not eat it.' The monk made a vomiting gesture. The master said, 'Help this sick monk out.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 僧便出去。