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不消一气。无全无半。转上转下。天地玄黄。焉哉乎也。唱云。一日一字非为少。一匝一藏祇嫌多。年老下床无气力。得人钱处要销磨)。 一掌婆 赵州问一婆子。甚么处去。曰偷赵州笋去。州曰。忽遇赵州。又作么生。婆便与一掌。州休去(憨山评云。好笑赵州这片光光地。一茎也无。公然勾贼入门。正是逻赃吃棒。州若待伊掌时。忽便大叫。着贼着贼。直教伊受一。生败阙在。唱云。家家玉板透林间。却背旁人悄作奸。不遇主翁先自觉。独拳打破赵州关)。 无语婆 赵州因出。路逢一婆。婆问。和尚住甚么处。州曰。赵州东院西。婆无语。赵州归问众僧。合使那个西字。或言东西字。或言栖泊字。赵州曰。汝等总作得盐铁判官。曰和尚为甚恁么道。赵州曰。为汝总识字(法灯别众僧云。已知去处)。 (憨山评云。本无所住。如是而住。人人自家有个住处。这老婆子。因甚鹘卢提完然不知。却立三叉□。鼓两片皮。单问取他家屋里事。脚跟煞不点地。及见他指东画西。了没些下落。何销噤不出半字。令秃齿翁缩嘴也。他合道。久向赵州。原来涂抹东西在。直致他东语西话不得。干纳场钝闷。方为一员女将可怪生。只成头大尾尖去。必逢剑客须呈剑。不是诗人莫献诗。唱云。郎 当屋舍各人扶。何待卑卑田厍奴。四止依然旧模样。赵州东壁挂葫芦)。 插田婆 赵州因出外。见婆子插田曰。忽遇猛虎作么生。婆曰。无一法可当情。赵州曰。唋。婆亦曰唋。赵州曰。犹有这个在(憨山评云。木小都空。惟心自虎。为何青天白日。浅草□林。清平语话不提却。教慱饭栽田之者。特地吃场惊怪。还是虎有人。人有虎。离此二途。便请别道。居士乃拳作两虎相扑势。道。昨夜南山白额。咬杀焦尾也。瞥尔悄然。恰好个消息子。长啸一声烟雾深。直入千峰万峰去。唱云。无法可当情。何怖亦何碍。牛头非四祖。犹有这个在)。 寄宿婆 有一婆子。日晚入院来。赵州曰。作什么。婆云寄宿。赵州曰。者里是什么所在。婆呵呵大笑而去(憨山评云。昔有见士女喧阗游寺者。师顾其徒而问。隔壁闻钗钏声。律尚名为破戒。只今作何发付即是。其徒乃从容进话。大好入路。后生家幸标此式样。这百岁翁翁。发白齿落。才遇婆借住。何不道老僧自来柳下惠。一任一任。却止打得个洁净毬子死法。许渠商量活法。未梦着在。咄。㨗疾鬼速倒退。下坡不走。惹头祸崇。唱云。䖍婆胆粗。和尚心小。且开方便。各讨分晓)。 临斋婆 昔有婆子临斋。入赵州法堂云。这一堂师僧 。总是婆婆生得底。唯有大底孩儿。五逆不孝。赵州才顾视。婆便出去。 郑十三娘 郑十三娘。年十二岁时。随师姑到大沩。才礼拜起。沩便问。这个师姑。甚么处住。姑云。南台江边住。沩便喝出。又问。背后老婆甚处住。十三娘放身近前叉手立。沩再问。娘云。早过呈似和尚了也。沩云。去。娘才下到法堂。师姑云。十三娘寻常道。我会禅。口似利剑。今日被大师问着。总无语。娘云。苦哉苦哉。作这个眼目。也道我行脚。脱取衲衣来。与十三娘着。娘后又举似罗山。祇如十三娘参见沩山。恁么祇对。还得平稳也无。罗云。不得无过。娘云。过在甚么处。罗叱之。娘云。锦上添花。保福与甘长老相看。才坐定。福便问。承闻十三娘参见沩山。是否。曰是。福曰。沩山迁化。向甚么处去。郑起身偏床而立。甘曰。闲时说禅。口似悬河。何不道取。郑曰。鼓这两片皮。堪作甚么。甘曰。不鼓这两片皮。又堪作甚么。郑曰。合取狗口。 住庵婆 昔有一僧。参米胡。路逢一婆住庵。僧问。婆有眷属否。曰有。僧曰。在甚么处。曰山河大地。若草若木。皆是我眷属。僧曰。婆莫作师姑来否。曰汝见我是甚么。僧曰俗人。婆曰。汝不可是僧。僧曰。婆莫混滥佛法好。婆曰。我不混滥佛法。僧曰。 现代汉语译本：总是婆婆生出来的东西。只有最大的孩子，犯下五逆不孝之罪。赵州禅师才看顾他一下，婆婆就离开了。 郑十三娘 郑十三娘，十二岁时，跟随师姑到大沩山。刚礼拜起身，沩山禅师便问：‘这个师姑，住在哪里？’师姑说：‘住在南台江边。’沩山禅师便喝斥她出去。又问：‘背后的老妇住在哪里？’十三娘走上前叉手站立。沩山禅师再问。十三娘说：‘早已呈给和尚您了。’沩山禅师说：‘去。’十三娘刚走到法堂，师姑说：‘十三娘平时说，我会禅，口舌像利剑一样。今天被大师问到，总说不出话来。’十三娘说：‘苦啊苦啊！做了这样的眼目，也说我行脚。脱下衲衣来，给十三娘穿。’十三娘后来又把这件事告诉罗山禅师，‘像十三娘参见沩山禅师，这样应对，还能算平稳吗？’罗山禅师说：‘不能算没有过失。’十三娘说：‘过失在哪里？’罗山禅师呵斥她。十三娘说：‘锦上添花。’保福禅师与甘长老互相看望，刚坐定，保福禅师便问：‘听说十三娘参见沩山禅师，是吗？’甘长老说：‘是。’保福禅师说：‘沩山禅师迁化，到哪里去了？’郑十三娘起身靠着床站立。甘长老说：‘闲时说禅，口若悬河，为什么不说出来？’郑十三娘说：‘敲这两片皮，能做什么？’甘长老说：‘不敲这两片皮，又能做什么？’郑十三娘说：‘闭上狗嘴。’ 住庵婆 过去有一个僧人，参访米胡禅师，路上遇到一位婆婆住在庵里。僧人问：‘婆婆有眷属吗？’婆婆说：‘有。’僧人问：‘在哪里？’婆婆说：‘山河大地，若草若木，都是我的眷属。’僧人问：‘婆婆莫非是师姑？’婆婆说：‘你见我是什么？’僧人说：‘俗人。’婆婆说：‘你莫非是僧人？’僧人说：‘婆婆不要混淆佛法好。’婆婆说：‘我不混淆佛法。’僧人说：
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English version: It is always born of the mother-in-law. Only the eldest child commits the five rebellious and unfilial acts. Only when Zhao Zhou (Zen master) glances at him does the mother-in-law leave. Zheng Shisan Niang (Zheng Thirteenth Sister) When Zheng Shisan Niang (Zheng Thirteenth Sister) was twelve years old, she followed her Shigu (female monastic teacher) to Dawei Mountain. As soon as she finished bowing, Wei (沩, referring to Weishan Lingyou, 771-853) asked, 'Where does this Shigu (female monastic teacher) live?' The Shigu (female monastic teacher) said, 'She lives by the Nantai River.' Wei (沩) then shouted her out. He then asked, 'Where does the old woman behind you live?' Shisan Niang (Zheng Thirteenth Sister) stepped forward, clasped her hands, and stood there. Wei (沩) asked again. Niang (娘, Sister) said, 'I have already presented it to the He Shang (和尚, venerable monk, usually referring to the abbot).' Wei (沩) said, 'Go.' As soon as Niang (娘) reached the Dharma hall, the Shigu (female monastic teacher) said, 'Shisan Niang (Zheng Thirteenth Sister) usually says, 'I know Chan (禅, Zen),' and her mouth is like a sharp sword. Today, when asked by the great master, she is speechless.' Niang (娘) said, 'It is bitter, bitter! Having such eyes, yet saying I am a wandering monk. Take off your kasaya and give it to Shisan Niang (Zheng Thirteenth Sister) to wear.' Later, Niang (娘) told Luo Shan (Zen master) about this, 'Like Shisan Niang (Zheng Thirteenth Sister) visiting Weishan (沩山), is such a response still considered stable?' Luo (罗, referring to Luoshan Daohan, 807-872) said, 'It cannot be considered without fault.' Niang (娘) said, 'Where is the fault?' Luo (罗) scolded her. Niang (娘) said, 'Adding flowers to brocade.' Baofu (保福, referring to Baofu Congzhan, died 928) and Elder Gan (甘长老) visited each other. As soon as they sat down, Fu (福, referring to Baofu Congzhan) asked, 'I heard that Shisan Niang (Zheng Thirteenth Sister) visited Weishan (沩山), is that so?' Gan (甘) said, 'Yes.' Fu (福) said, 'Where did Weishan (沩山) go after his Qianhua (迁化, death)?' Zheng (郑) got up and leaned against the bed. Gan (甘) said, 'When idle, you talk about Chan (禅, Zen) with a mouth like a waterfall, why don't you say it now?' Zheng (郑) said, 'What can these two pieces of skin be used for?' Gan (甘) said, 'If these two pieces of skin are not beaten, what can they be used for?' Zheng (郑) said, 'Shut the dog's mouth.' Zhu An Po (庵婆, Hermitage Woman) In the past, there was a monk who visited Mi Hu (米胡, Zen master). On the road, he met an old woman living in a hermitage. The monk asked, 'Does the old woman have family?' The old woman said, 'Yes.' The monk asked, 'Where are they?' The old woman said, 'The mountains, rivers, and earth, all the grass and trees, are my family.' The monk asked, 'Is the old woman perhaps a Shigu (师姑, female monastic teacher)?' The old woman said, 'What do you see me as?' The monk said, 'A layperson.' The old woman said, 'Are you perhaps a monk?' The monk said, 'Old woman, it is best not to confuse the Buddha Dharma.' The old woman said, 'I do not confuse the Buddha Dharma.' The monk said: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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汝恁么岂不是混滥佛法。婆曰。你是男子。我是女人。岂曾混滥(憨山评云。不见龙蛇混杂。凡圣同居。云何平地铁围突陷文殊。咄。梦语作么。唱云。见佛见法非圆通。别僧别俗真穿凿。欲知僧俗本同家。师姑元是女人作)。 平田嫂 临济访平田岸禅师。路逢一嫂。在田使牛。临济问嫂。平田路向甚么处去。嫂打牛一棒曰。这畜生。到处走到。此路也不识。临济又曰。我问你平田路向甚么处去。嫂曰。这畜生。五岁尚使不得。临济心语曰。欲观前人。先观所使。便有抽钉㧞楔之意。及见岸。岸问。你还曾见我嫂也未。临济曰。已收下了也(憨山评云。这畜生。非容易。从来狠角顽蹄。今日饥餐饱睡。纵饶鼻索牵头。也费目光满背。挞痴挞痴。一岁一岁。这畜生非容易。唱云。朝耕平田去。暮骑平田归临风和渔唱。带月卧牛衣)。 闭门婆 临济到京行化。至一家门首曰。家常添钵。有婆曰。太无厌生。临济曰。饭也未曾得。何言太无厌生。婆便闭却门(憨山评云。去去饭袋子。茅厮带累却也。当初果是小厮儿。宛有大人作略。才见婆恁么道。便与趯倒饭床撩钵竟行。犹较具半只眼。可怜生。却向婆门外立。受这场热屈。待怎生雪得。无意气时增意气。不风流处也风流。且莫错怪老婆舌头 现代汉语译本 临济问：‘你这样岂不是混淆佛法？’婆子说：‘你是男子，我是女人，怎么会混淆？’（憨山评：不见龙蛇混杂，凡圣同居，为何平地设铁围山，突显文殊菩萨？咄！说梦话吗？唱道：见佛见法非圆通，区别僧俗真穿凿。要知道僧俗本是一家，师姑原来也是女人做的。） 平田嫂 临济去拜访平田岸禅师，路上遇到一个农妇，正在田里使牛耕作。临济问农妇：‘去平田的路怎么走？’农妇用鞭子打了一下牛，说：‘这畜生，到处乱走，这条路也不认识。’临济又说：‘我问你去平田的路怎么走？’农妇说：‘这畜生，五岁了还使唤不了。’临济心想：‘要观察前人，先观察他所使用的东西。’便有了抽钉拔楔的意图。等到见到平田岸禅师，岸禅师问：‘你见过我的嫂子了吗？’临济说：‘已经领教过了。’（憨山评：这畜生，不容易对付。向来凶狠倔强，今天却只能饥餐饱睡。纵然用鼻绳牵着头，也费尽眼力。挞痴！挞痴！一年又一年！这畜生不容易对付。唱道：早晨在平田耕作，傍晚骑着平田回家。迎着风唱着渔歌，伴着月亮睡在牛衣里。） 闭门婆 临济到京城去弘扬佛法，到了一户人家门前说：‘请施舍些饭食。’婆子说：‘太不知满足了。’临济说：‘饭还没得到，怎么说太不知满足？’婆子就把门关上了。（憨山评：走开，饭桶！连累了茅厕。当初果真是个小厮，却装作大人的样子。刚见婆子这么说，就应该踢翻饭桌，抢走饭钵，然后离开，还算有半只眼。可怜啊，却站在婆子的门外，受这份窝囊气，要怎么才能雪耻？没意气的时候反而增加意气，不风流的地方也装作风流。千万不要错怪老婆子的舌头。）
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English version Linji asked: 'Aren't you confusing the Buddha-dharma?' The old woman said, 'You are a man, and I am a woman. How could I be confusing it?' (Hanshan commented: Not seeing the dragons and snakes mixed, the saints and ordinary people coexisting, why set up an iron fence on flat ground, highlighting Manjushri (Bodhisattva of wisdom)? Bah! Talking in your sleep? Sing: Seeing the Buddha and seeing the Dharma is not perfect understanding; distinguishing monks and laypeople is truly contrived. To know that monks and laypeople are originally one family, the female master was originally made by a woman.) The Woman at the Rice Field Linji visited Zen Master Ping Tian'an. On the way, he met a woman working in the field with an ox. Linji asked the woman, 'Which way leads to Ping Tian?' The woman struck the ox with a whip and said, 'This beast, wandering everywhere, doesn't even know this road.' Linji said again, 'I'm asking you which way leads to Ping Tian?' The woman said, 'This beast is five years old and still can't be used properly.' Linji thought to himself, 'To observe a predecessor, first observe what they use.' Then he had the intention of pulling out nails and removing wedges. When he met An, An asked, 'Have you seen my sister-in-law?' Linji said, 'I have already learned from her.' (Hanshan commented: This beast is not easy to deal with. Always fierce and stubborn, today it can only eat and sleep. Even if the nose rope is leading its head, it still takes a lot of effort. Lash, lash! Year after year! This beast is not easy to deal with. Sing: Plowing the rice field in the morning, riding the rice field home in the evening, facing the wind and singing fisherman's songs, sleeping in the ox's coat with the moon.) The Door-Closing Woman Linji went to the capital to propagate the Dharma. He arrived at the door of a house and said, 'Please give some food.' The old woman said, 'Too insatiable.' Linji said, 'I haven't even gotten any food yet, how can you say I'm too insatiable?' The old woman then closed the door. (Hanshan commented: Get away, rice bag! You've implicated the latrine. In the beginning, you were really just a servant, but you pretended to be an adult. As soon as you saw the old woman say that, you should have kicked over the table and snatched the bowl, then left, which would have been half-sighted. It's a pity that you stood outside the old woman's door, enduring this humiliation. How can you avenge it? When there's no spirit, you increase spirit; where there's no romance, you pretend to be romantic. Don't blame the old woman's tongue.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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好。唱云。我胎未出。此粒已饱。添个甚么。一口便了)。 凤林婆 临济往凤林。路逢一婆子。婆问。甚处去。济曰。凤林去。婆曰。恰值凤林不在。济曰。甚处去。婆便行。济召婆。婆回首。济便行(一作济曰谁道不在)。 (憨山评云。犀因玩月纹生角。象为惊雷花入牙。看看临济长老。被婆子瞒榸。（音哉）祇如婆子既道是凤林不在。若要行便行。却复窥人面孔。随人脚跟。殊不男儿。递相茶糊。仔细案验将来。一者掩鼻偷香。一者灸瘢着艾。各各有痛棒分。莫放得凤林否。近时王令稍严。不许藏头露尾。唱云。山鸡林凤更无差。千里同风共一家。狭路相逢不相识。可知灵照赚丹霞)。 卖饼婆 澧阳路上有一婆子。卖饼。初德山鉴禅师。常讲金刚。因担青龙疏钞出蜀。遂息肩买饼点心。婆乃指担问曰。这个是甚么文字。师曰。青龙疏钞。婆曰。讲何经。师曰。金刚经。婆曰。我有一问。你若答得。施与点心。若答不得。且别处去。金刚经道。过去心不可得。现在心不可得。未来心不可得。未审上座点那个心。山无语。婆令往龙潭。一夕侍久便出。却回曰。外面黑。潭点纸烛度与山。山拟接。潭复吹灭。山忽大悟。竟焚疏钞于法堂前。皆婆激发之也(憨山评云。过去心不可得 现代汉语译本： 唱云：我胎儿尚未出生，这粒米饭就已经吃饱了。还要添加什么呢？一口就吃完了。 凤林婆 临济（？-867）前往凤林。路上遇到一位老妇人。老妇人问：‘你往哪里去？’临济说：‘往凤林去。’老妇人说：‘恰好凤林不在。’临济问：‘往哪里去了？’老妇人便走了。临济叫住老妇人。老妇人回头。临济便走了（一说临济说：‘谁说他不在？’）。 （憨山（1546-1623）评道：犀牛因为玩赏月亮而角上生出纹路，大象因为害怕雷声而牙齿上出现花纹。看看临济长老，被老妇人欺骗了。就如老妇人既然说是凤林不在，如果想要走就走，却又窥视别人的面孔，跟随别人的脚步，真不像个男子汉。互相欺骗。仔细考察起来，一个掩着鼻子偷香，一个用艾草烧灼伤疤。各自都有痛打的份。难道放过了凤林吗？近来王令稍微严厉，不允许藏头露尾。唱道：山鸡和林凤没有差别，千里之内风俗相同，是一家。狭路相逢却不相识，可知灵照欺骗了丹霞（739-824）。） 卖饼婆 澧阳的路上有一位老妇人，卖饼。当初德山鉴禅师（782-865），经常讲解《金刚经》。因为挑着《青龙疏钞》从四川出来，于是放下担子买饼充饥。老妇人就指着担子问道：‘这是什么文字？’禅师说：‘《青龙疏钞》。’老妇人说：‘讲的是什么经？’禅师说：‘《金刚经》。’老妇人说：‘我有一个问题，你如果答得上来，就施舍给你点心，如果答不上来，就到别处去吧。《金刚经》上说：过去心不可得，现在心不可得，未来心不可得。不知道上座您要点哪个心？’德山鉴禅师无话可说。老妇人让他去龙潭。德山鉴禅师在一个晚上侍奉很久后便出来，然后回来，说：‘外面黑。’龙潭点燃纸烛递给德山鉴禅师，德山鉴禅师想要接，龙潭又吹灭了。德山鉴禅师忽然大悟，最终在法堂前焚烧了《青龙疏钞》。都是老妇人启发了他。（憨山评道：过去心不可得