汾陽無德禪師語錄 1.109

1.109

師因觀洞山价和尚五位語，乃述序并頌：「言之玄也，言不可及；旨之妙也，旨不可歸。即代不乏賢，時不掩德，不乏賢而賢高，不掩德而德盛，先賢盛德，□即洞上价師，曹溪之後，名高振也。權開五位，善接三根，大闡一音，廣弘萬品。橫抽寶劍，剪諸見之稠林；妙俠弘通，截異端之穿鑿。豁空門之關鍵，挑闇室之玄燈，恢廓含容，卷舒自在，實人天之龜鑑，為出要之津梁。若非金色之機，焉能入室。希夷垂露，全明格外之談；請益投針，迴互物中之妙。擊風雷海上，巨浪湛然；耀杲日天中，妖魔絕迹。或藏衣寶，或示髻珠，且非名利於人間，貴顯幽宗於物外。遠來請問，寧以謙辭，遂述古基，以示今學。雖應言而質朴，且玄理以無虧，五位備標，三玄直指，括河沙之法界，通會覺源；該無量之微塵，盡歸真際。然則良哲易明，昏徒難曉者耳。五位參尋切要知，纖毫纔動已相違，金剛透匣誰能用，唯有那吒第一機。舉目便令三界靜，振鈴還使九天歸，正中妙俠通迴互，擬擬鋒鋩失却威。」

The master, because of observing Master Dongshan Liangjie's sayings on the Five Ranks, composed a preface and verses:
"As for the mystery of words, words cannot reach it; as for the subtlety of the purport, the purport cannot be reduced [to concepts]. Yet generations are never lacking in worthy ones, and the times do not obscure virtue. Not lacking in worthy ones, the worthy are exalted; not obscuring virtue, virtue flourishes. The former worthy of flourishing virtue was Master Liangjie of Mount Dong, whose high renown reverberated after Caoxi. Expediently he opened the Five Ranks, skillfully guiding those of the three faculties, greatly expounding the single voice and broadly propagating the myriad types. Drawing forth horizontally the precious sword, he cut down the dense forest of various views; subtly integrating and expansively penetrating, he severed the forced interpretations of divergent doctrines. Throwing wide open the lock of the gate of emptiness, raising high the mysterious lamp in the dark room, broad and encompassing, rolling up and unfurling with ease, he is truly a mirror for gods and humans, a ford and bridge for the essential path of liberation. If one does not have golden capacity, how could one enter his room? In subtle stillness hanging dew, he fully clarified talk beyond the ordinary patterns; asking for instruction and dropping the needle, he brought about mutual integration within the subtlety of things. Striking with wind and thunder upon the sea, the great waves remain serene; shining like the bright sun in the sky, demons and monsters leave no trace. Whether concealing the jewel in the clothes or displaying the pearl in the topknot, this is not for fame and profit in the human world, but to honor and manifest the hidden ancestral teaching beyond things. Coming from afar to ask, how could I refuse with modest words? I have therefore narrated the ancient foundation to instruct present students. Although responding in words that are simple and plain, the mysterious principle is without deficiency. The Five Ranks are fully marked, the Three Mysteries are directly pointed out, encompassing dharma-realms as many as the sands of the Ganges to fully converge in the source of awakening, and embracing measureless fine dust particles to entirely return to the true limit. However, the wise will easily understand, while the confused will find it difficult to comprehend.
"To investigate and seek the Five Ranks, it is crucial to know:
The slightest movement of a hair already runs counter.
Who can wield the vajra breaking through the scabbard?
Only Nezha possesses the foremost capacity.
Lifting the eyes, he immediately causes the three realms to become serene;
Shaking the bell, he brings the nine heavens into submission.
Subtle integration within the apparent penetrates mutual interpenetration;
If you hesitate for an instant at the blade's edge, you lose your majesty."