佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 8.35

8.35

楞嚴會上。跋陀婆羅菩薩。與十六開士。各修梵行。乃各說所證圓通法門之因。此亦二十五圓通之一數也。他因浴僧時。隨例入浴。忽悟水因。云。既不洗塵。亦不洗體。且道洗箇什麼。若會得去。中間安然。得無所有。千箇萬箇。更近傍不得。所謂以無所得是真般若。若有所得。是相似般若。不見達磨謂二祖云。將心來與汝安。二祖云。覓心了不可得。這裏些子。是衲僧性命根本。更總不消得如許多葛藤。只消道箇忽悟水因。自然了當。既不洗塵。亦不洗體。且道悟箇什麼。到這般田地。一點也著不得。道箇佛字。也須諱却。他道。妙觸宣明。成佛子住。宣則是顯也。妙觸是明也。既悟妙觸。成佛子住。即住佛地也。如今人亦入浴亦洗水。也恁麼觸。因甚却不悟。皆被塵境惑障。粘皮著骨。所以不能便惺惺去。若向這裏。洗亦無所得。觸亦無所得。水因亦無所得。且道。是妙觸宣明。不是妙觸宣明。若向箇裏。直下見得。便是妙觸宣明。成佛子住。如今人亦觸。還見妙處麼。妙觸非常觸與觸者合則為觸。離則非也。玄沙過嶺。磕著脚指頭。以至德山棒。豈不是妙觸。雖然恁麼。也須是七穿八穴始得。若只向身上摸索。有什麼交涉。爾若七穿八穴去。何須入浴。便於一毫端上現寶王剎。向微塵裏。轉大法輪。一處透得。千處萬處一時透。莫只守一窠一窟。一切處都是觀音入理之門。古人亦有聞聲悟道見色明心。若一人悟去。則故是。因甚十六開士。同時悟去。是故古人同修同證。同悟同解。雪竇拈他教意。令人去妙觸處會取。出他教眼頌。免得人去教網裏籠罩半醉半醒。要令人直下灑灑落落。頌云。

In the Śūraṅgama assembly, the bodhisattva Bhadrapāla and the sixteen bodhisattvas each cultivated the brahma conduct, and then each explained the cause of the Dharma-gate of perfect penetration which they had realized. This is also one among the twenty-five perfect penetrations. Because when the monks bathed they entered the bath according to routine, they suddenly awakened to the cause of water, saying, "Since it neither washes dirt nor washes the body, tell me, what does it wash?" If you can understand it, right in the midst you are peaceful, attaining non-existence. Thousands and myriads can no longer approach. So it is said, "With nothing to attain is true prajñā; if there is something to attain, it is counterfeit prajñā." Have you not seen Bodhidharma say to the Second Patriarch, "Bring your mind here and I will pacify it for you"? The Second Patriarch said, "Searching for mind, it is completely unobtainable." This bit here is the root of a patch-robed monk's life. There is entirely no need for so many entangling vines; one need only say, "suddenly awakened to the cause of water," and it is naturally settled. Since it neither washes dirt nor washes the body, tell me, what was awakened to? Having reached such a stage, not a single speck can be applied; even to say the word "Buddha" must be tabooed. They said, "The wondrous touch was manifested with clarity, and we attained the stage of sons of the Buddha." "Manifested" means revealed; "wondrous touch" is clarity. Having awakened to wondrous touch and attained the stage of sons of the Buddha, one immediately abides in the Buddha ground. Nowadays people also enter the bath and wash with water, and also touch in this way—why do they not awaken? They are all deluded and obstructed by dust-realms, their skins glued and bones stuck, and therefore they cannot immediately become alert. If you come here, in washing there is nothing to attain, in touching there is nothing to attain, and in the cause of water there is nothing to attain: tell me, is it "wondrous touch manifested with clarity," or is it not "wondrous touch manifested with clarity"? If right here you see it directly, that is "wondrous touch manifested with clarity, and attaining the stage of sons of the Buddha." Nowadays people also touch—do they still see the wondrous point? Wondrous touch is not ordinary touch; joined with the one who touches, it is touch; separated, it is not. Xuansha crossed the ridge and stubbed his toe, and on to Deshan's staff—is this not wondrous touch? Even though it is so, one must also be pierced through seven times and eight times before one can attain it. If you merely grope about on the body, what connection is there? If you are pierced through seven times and eight times, what need is there to enter the bath? Right on the tip of a single hair you manifest the lands of the precious kings, and within a single fine dust mote you turn the great wheel of the Dharma. If you penetrate in one place, you penetrate thousands and myriads of places all at once. Do not just keep to one nest and one hole! Everywhere is Avalokiteśvara's gate of entering the principle. The ancients also had those who awakened to the Way upon hearing a sound, and clarified the mind upon seeing form. If one person awakened, that would be ordinary; why did sixteen bodhisattvas awaken at the same time? Therefore the ancients cultivated together and verified together, awakened together and understood together. Xuedou brought up their scriptural meaning to have people understand at the point of wondrous touch; he brought forth their scriptural eye to versify, to save people from being enveloped half-drunk and half-awake in the net of teachings, wanting to make people directly fresh and unburdened. The verse says: