74Jinniu's Rice Bucket
Introduction 垂示
鏌鎁橫按，鋒前剪斷葛藤窠；明鏡高懸，句中引出毘盧印。田地穩密處，著衣喫飯；神通遊戲處，如何湊泊？還委悉麼？看取下文。
A famous sword swings sideways and shears the tangle of vines clean through. A bright mirror hangs high, and from inside a single phrase the master draws out the seal of truth. On solid, settled ground, you put on your clothes and eat your rice. In the playground of miracles, where do you get a foothold? See it yet? Look at the case below.
金牛和尚每至齋時，自將飯桶，於僧堂前作舞，呵呵大笑云：「菩薩子喫飯來！」雪竇云：「雖然如此，金牛不是好心。」僧問長慶：「古人道『菩薩子喫飯來』，意旨如何？」慶云：「大似因齋慶讚。」
Whenever mealtime came, the monk Jinniu would grab the rice bucket himself, dance around in front of the monks' hall, laugh out loud, and call, "Bodhisattvas, come and eat!"
Xuedou said, "Even so, Jinniu wasn't acting out of kindness."
A monk asked Changqing, "When the old master said, 'Bodhisattvas, come and eat,' what was he getting at?"
Changqing said, "Sounds a lot like throwing a party to celebrate the food."