[Buddha-l] question about Chan-Master Dongshan Liangjia

[M.B. Schiekel]

Hallo,

here a question about an old chinese Chan-poem of master Dongshan 
Liangjia, the Băojìng Sānmèigē (jap. Hōkyō Zanmaika).

In line 42 we have: 木人方歌　石女起舞 =
"The wooden man starts to sing, the stone woman gets up dancing."

After Dongshan, this line is quoted very often in the Chan-literature. 
Now I'm wondering, if this image of "the wooden man and the stone woman" 
is an old traditional chinese symbol or an invention of Dongshan.

On the other side I guess I've read anywhere, that Baizhang Huaihai 
cites Bodhidharma with:
"to stop all thoughts and emotions, you have to sit like dry wood or a 
stone". But here I can't find any source.
So might be, there is a connection of "sitting like dry wood or stone" 
to Dongshan's statement.

Thank you, and all the best wishes for you,
bernhard


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