鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.105

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師諱義玄，曹州南華人也，俗姓邢氏，幼而頴異，長以孝聞。及落髮受具，居於講肆，精究毘尼，博𦣱經論，俄而歎曰：「此濟世之醫方也，非教外別傳之旨。」即更衣游方，首參黃蘗，次謁大愚，其機緣語句載于行錄。既受黃蘗印可，尋抵河北鎮州城東南隅，臨滹沱河側小院住持，其臨濟因地得名。時普化先在彼，佯狂混眾，聖凡莫測。師至即佐之。師正旺化，普化全身脫去，乃符仰山小釋迦之懸記也。適丁兵革，師即棄去，太尉默君和於城中捨宅為寺，亦以臨濟為額迎師居焉。後拂衣南邁至河府，府主王常侍延以師禮。住未幾，即來大名府興化寺，居于東堂。師無疾，忽一日攝衣據坐，與三聖問答畢，寂然而逝，時唐咸通八年丁亥孟陬月十日也。門人以師全身建塔于大名府西北隅，勅諡慧照禪師，塔號澄靈。合掌稽首，記師大略。住鎮州保壽嗣法小師延沼謹書。

The Master's taboo name was Yixuan. He was a native of Nanhua in Caozhou, of the secular surname Xing. As a youth he was extraordinarily bright, and as he grew up he was renowned for filial piety. After shaving his head and receiving full ordination, he resided in the lecture halls, thoroughly investigating the vinaya and broadly studying the sutras and treatises. Suddenly he sighed and said, "These are formulas for curing the world, not the essential principle of the special transmission outside the teachings." Thereupon he changed his robes and wandered on foot. He first studied under Huangbo, and next visited Dayu. His encounter occasions and sayings are recorded in the Record of Practice. Having received Huangbo's seal of approval, he soon reached the southeastern corner of the city of Zhenzhou in Hebei, where he presided as abbot over a small cloister on the bank of the Hutuo River; it took the name Linji from this location. At that time, Puhua was already there, feigning madness and mingling with the multitude, so that neither holy nor ordinary could fathom him. When the Master arrived, he assisted him. Just when the Master's teaching was flourishing, Puhua cast off his whole body and departed, thus fulfilling the prediction by Yangshan, the Little Śākya. When military turmoil occurred, the Master abandoned the place and left. Grand Defender Mo Junhe donated his residence within the city to make a monastery, which was also named Linji on its placard, and invited the Master to reside there. Later, shaking his robes, he went south to He Prefecture, where the prefect, Attendant Censor Wang, received him with the courtesies due to a master. After staying a short time, he came to Xinghua Temple in Daming Prefecture and resided in the Eastern Hall. The Master had no illness; suddenly one day he gathered his robes, sat upright, and after completing his question-and-answer dialogue with Sansheng, passed away in silence. It was the tenth day of the first month in the dinghai year, the eighth year of the Xiantong era of the Tang [867 CE]. His disciples built a stupa for the Master's whole body in the northwestern corner of Daming Prefecture. By imperial order he was bestowed the posthumous title Chan Master Huizhao, and the stupa was named Chengling. With joined palms and bowed head, I have recorded this summary of the Master. Respectfully written by Yanzhao, the Dharma-heir disciple residing at Baoshou in Zhenzhou.