袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.3

1.3

耽源謂師云：「國師當時傳得六代祖師圓相，共九十七箇，授與老僧乃云：『吾滅後三十年，南方有一沙彌到來，大興此教，次第傳受，無令斷絕。』我今付汝，汝當奉持。」遂將其本過與師，師接得一覽便將火燒却。耽源一日問：「前來諸相甚宜祕惜。」師云：「當時看了便燒却也。」耽源云：「吾此法門無人能會，唯先師及諸祖師、諸大聖人方可委悉，子何得焚之？」師云：「慧寂一覽已知其意，但用得，不可執本也。」耽源云：「然雖如此，於子即得，後人信之不及。」師云：「和尚若要，重錄不難。」即重集一本呈上，更無遺失。耽源云：「然。」

Danyuan said to the Master, "The National Teacher in his day transmitted the circular figures of the six generations of patriarchs, ninety-seven in total, and conferred them upon this old monk, saying: 'Thirty years after my passing, a śrāmaṇera will arrive from the south and greatly propagate this teaching, transmitting and conferring it in succession so as not to let it be severed.' I now entrust them to you; you should uphold and practice them." He then handed the original over to the Master. The Master took it, glanced through it once, and immediately burned it with fire. One day Danyuan asked, "The various figures from before should be kept strictly secret and treasured." The Master said, "Back then, as soon as I looked at them, I burned them up." Danyuan said, "No one can comprehend this dharma gate of mine; only my late teacher, the patriarchs, and the great sages could fully know it. How could you burn it?" The Master said, "With a single glance, Huiji already knew its meaning; it is only to be put to use—one must not cling to the book." Danyuan said, "Though that may be so, while it is fine for you, people of later times will not be able to believe in it." The Master said, "If the upādhyāya requires it, it is not difficult to record them again." He immediately compiled another volume and presented it, with not a single one missing. Danyuan said, "So it is."