虔州西堂智藏禅师，虔化廖氏子。八岁从师，二十五具戒。有相者睹其殊表，谓之曰：「骨气非凡，当为法王之辅佐也。」师遂参礼大寂，与百丈海禅师同为入室，皆承印记。
一日，大寂遣师诣长安，奉书于忠国师。国师问曰：「汝师说甚么法？」师从东过西而立。国师曰：「秖这个更别有？」师却从西过东边立。国师曰：「这个是马师底，仁者作么生？」师曰：「早个呈似和尚了也。」寻又送书上径山，﹝语在国一章。﹞属连帅路嗣恭延请大寂居府，应期盛化。师回郡，得大寂付授衲袈裟，令学者亲近。僧问：「马祖离四句、绝百非，请师直指西来意。」祖曰：「我今日劳倦，不能为汝说，得问取智藏。」其僧乃来问师。师曰：「汝何不问和尚？」僧曰：「和尚令某甲来问上座。」师曰：「我今日头痛，不能为汝说，得问取海兄去。」僧又去问海。﹝百丈和尚。﹞海曰：「我到这里却不会。僧乃举似马祖。祖曰：「藏头白，海头黑。」马祖一日问师曰：「子何不看经？」师曰：「经岂异邪？」祖曰：「然。虽如此，汝向后为人也须得。」曰：「智藏病思自养，敢言为人。」祖曰：「子末年必兴于世。」师便礼拜。马祖灭后，师唐贞元七年，众请开堂。李尚书尝问僧：「马大师有甚么言教？」僧曰：「大师或说即心即佛，或说非心非佛。」李曰：「总过这边。」李却问师：「马大师有甚么言教？」师呼李翱！李应诺。师曰：「鼓角动也。」师普请次，曰：「因果历然，争柰何！争柰何！」时有僧出，以手托地。师曰：「作甚么？」曰：「相救！相救！」师曰：「大众！这个师僧犹较些子。」僧拂袖便走。师曰：「师子身中虫，自食师子肉。」僧问：「有问有答，宾主历然。无问无答时如何？」师曰：「怕烂却那！」﹝后有僧举问长庆，庆云：「相逢尽道休官去，林中何曾见一人？」制空禅师谓师曰：「日出太早生。」师曰：「正是时。」师住西堂，后有一俗士问：「有天堂地狱否？」师曰：「有。」曰：「有佛法僧宝否？」师曰：「有。」更有多问，尽答言。有曰：「和尚恁么道莫错否？」师曰：「汝曾见尊宿来邪？」曰：「某甲曾参径山和尚来。」师曰：「径山向汝作么生道？」曰：「他道一切总无。」师曰：「汝有妻否？」曰：「有。」师曰：「径山和尚有妻否？」曰：「无。」师曰：「径山和尚道无即得。」俗士礼谢而去。师元和九年四月八日归寂。宪宗谥大宣教禅师。穆宗重谥大觉禅师。
[五灯会元 - 宋·普济]
I did a rough translation of the highlighted part:
When the Master was living at Xitang, there was a layman who asked him, "Is there Heaven and Hell?"
The Master replied, "Yes."
Next the layman continued to ask,"Is there the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha?"
To this, the Master answered,"Yes"
To other such questions, the Master answered similarly.
Then the layman asked,"Why does the Master answer in this way? Isn't there something wrong?"
The Master asked the layman,"Have you met up with any venerable masters before coming here?"
The layman answered,"Yes, I questioned Master Jingshan before coming here."
Master,"And what did he say?"
Layman,"He answered no to everything."
Master,"Do you have a wife?"
Layman,"Yes."
Master,"Does the Master Jingshan have a wife?"
Layman,"No."
Master,"That's why it is all right for Master Jingshan to answer no."
The layman bowed to express his gratitude and left.
How true this is. Knowing when you are a monk then be a monk, when you are a lay person then be a layperson! The Dharma of a lay person and a monk is different.
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