[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [圓悟佛果禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997) › 8.18 # 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 8.18 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 8.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.8.18) 上堂云：「新月如鉤，輕雲映火，山前麥熟，筐裏蠶繰。田夫戢戢栽苗，柳岸垂垂之線，風調雨順，盜賊消禳。我輩林下之人，一餉非常慶快，纔作此語，驀地有箇符使出來道：『山前諸處五瘟行，疫病太甚，欲就和尚覓箇神符，往前驅逐。』山僧遂以拄杖畫一圓相與之，瞥然不見。逡巡却來道：『五瘟疫鬼已驅，向他方世界去也。只有一事待請益和尚，此靈驗神符從何處得來？』山僧劈脊便打，當下滅跡消聲。因行掉臂，成箇頌子：五月五日天中節，赤口毒舌盡消滅，五月五日五時書，放下蛇頭捋虎鬚。」 > Ascending the hall, \[the master\] said, "The crescent moon is like a hook; light clouds mirror the fire. In front of the mountain the wheat is ripe; in the baskets the silkworms are being reeled. Farmers in swarms plant the shoots; on willow banks, lines hang down. Wind and rain are seasonally balanced; bandits and thieves are dispelled. For us people of the forests, for a while there is extraordinary delight! No sooner was this said than suddenly an envoy bearing a talisman came forth and said, 'In various places in front of the mountain, the five plagues are circulating, and the epidemic is severe; I wish to obtain a spirit talisman from the Venerable to drive them away.' This mountain monk then drew a circle with the staff and gave it to him, and in an instant he was gone. Hesitating, he then returned and said, 'The demons of the five plagues have already been driven away to worlds in other regions. There is only one matter on which I await instruction from the Venerable: from where did this efficacious spirit talisman come?' This mountain monk struck him right across the spine with a blow, and on the spot his tracks vanished and his voice ceased. Walking freely and swinging the sleeves, I composed a verse: > On the fifth day of the fifth month, the Middle of Heaven Festival; / Red mouths and poisonous tongues are completely eliminated. / Inscribed at the fifth hour of the fifth day of the fifth month: / Letting go of the snake's head, stroking the tiger's whiskers." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.8.17) - [Next: 8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.8.19) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997~en-mt.8.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.8.18) · Pramāṇa