圓悟佛果禪師語錄 4.3

4.3

Residing at Mount Jiang in Jiankang Prefecture. When the Master received the invitation while at Daolin in Tanzhou, he lifted up the yellow imperial decree, showed it to the assembly, and said: "Coiling dragon and soaring phoenix, strokes like iron and hooks of silver, issuing from the Ninefold [Palace], descending from heaven. The great assembly gazes upward; please let it be proclaimed." Holding up incense to bless the Emperor, he said: "Does the great assembly see? The patriarchs and Buddhas share the same root; humans and gods praise them together, forming a precious canopy of auspicious clouds to jointly wish long life to the Emperor, matching the Southern Mountain. Respectfully offered for the current Emperor: may he live ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years! We humbly pray that his Way surpass Pangu, his virtue exceed Fuxi and the Yellow Emperor, his position be perpetually solidified upon the golden wheel, and his lifespan be ever firmer than the kalpa stone." Thereupon he took the seat and said: "Great assembly! The times are peaceful, the Way is exalted, heaven is clear, and the earth is tranquil. The One Man sits loftily in non-action, and all things each find their proper place. Under the entire sky and across the whole land, there is none who does not receive favor; traversing seas and scaling mountains, all equally partake in the forging. Thus, every dust speck and every realm, every single object and thing, radiates a great precious light, opens the Treasury of the True Dharma Eye, exercises the power of prajñā, and restores the customs of high antiquity. How do you say a single phrase on knowing kindness and repaying kindness? The transformation of non-action cannot be fathomed by the myriad spirits; everywhere the five-petaled flower blossoms in full."