國清百錄 2.83

2.83

弟子總持和南。東林山寺使至，逮八月八日誨。用慰馳結仰承，已往衡山，至當稍久，法緣若竟願即沿流，冀在歲陰必期展覲。弟子渡江還，去月初移新住，多有造次，未善安立。來旨勗以法事，實用慚悚。始於所居外援，建立慧日道場，安置照禪師以下，江陵論法師亦已遠至於內援。建立法雲道場，安置潭州覺禪師已下，即建深善輒以諮知。仰承相次為營功德，深荷扶助難用遠陳。而發此至江州遂下請僧料，云何能得相資。前施鹽米，其米迴入東林，鹽以上路盈長之外，乃可別營功德。今山僧返路，行用仰酬尋，別遣使迎延，願預整歸計。江山遼敻，豈盡誠曲。謹和南。十月十日。

Your disciple Zongchi bows his head. An envoy from the Donglin mountain monastery arrived, delivering your instruction of the eighth day of the eighth month, which brought comfort to my anxious thoughts. I respectfully learn that you have already gone to Mount Heng, where your stay must be somewhat long; when the Dharma connection is concluded, I hope you will immediately follow the current, anticipating with certainty that in the depths of the year we shall meet. Since your disciple returned across the river, early last month I moved to my new residence; there were many hasty affairs and things are not yet properly settled. Your incoming instruction exhorted me regarding Dharma matters, which truly made me feel ashamed and apprehensive. I have just established the Huiri Bodhimaṇḍa in the outer court of my residence, installing Dhyāna Master Zhao and those below him; Lecture Master Lun of Jiangling has also arrived from afar. In the inner court, I established the Fayun Bodhimaṇḍa, installing Dhyāna Master Jue of Tanzhou and those below him; having established these excellent [works], I take the liberty of informing you. I respectfully learn that you have successively undertaken meritorious deeds on my behalf; feeling deeply indebted for your support, it is difficult to express it from afar. Yet dispatching someone from here to Jiangzhou to request provisions for the monks, how could that be of mutual help? As for the previously donated salt and rice: let the rice be turned over to Donglin; as for the salt, once it has traveled the upper road and produced a surplus, you may use it to undertake other meritorious deeds. Now that the mountain monks are returning, their travel expenses are respectfully reimbursed; I shall soon send a separate envoy to welcome you, and hope you will make preparations for your return in advance. The rivers and mountains are distant; how could I exhaust the sincerity of my heart? Respectfully bowing my head. Tenth day of the tenth month.