人天眼目 4.13

4.13

圓相之作。始於南陽忠國師。以授侍者耽源。源承讖記傳於仰山。遂目為溈仰宗風。明州五峯良和尚。甞製四十則。明教嵩禪師。為之序稱道其美。良曰。總有六名。曰圓相。曰暗機。曰義海。曰字海。曰意語。曰默論。耽源謂仰山曰。國師傳六代祖師圓相。九十七箇。授與老僧國師示寂時。復謂予曰。吾滅後三十年。南方有一沙彌。到來大興此道。次第傳授。無令斷絕。吾詳此讖事在汝躬。我今付汝。汝當奉持。仰山既得遂焚之。源一日又謂仰山曰。向所傳圓相。宜深祕之。仰曰。燒却了也。源云。此諸祖相傳至此。何乃燒却。仰曰。某一覽已知其意。能用始得不可執本也。源曰。於子即得。來者如何。仰曰。和尚若要重錄一本。仰乃重錄呈似。一無差失。耽源一日上堂。仰山出眾作○相。以手托起作呈勢。却叉手立。源以兩手交拳示之。仰進前三步。作女人拜。源點頭。仰便禮拜。此乃圓相所自起也。

The creation of circular figures began with State Preceptor Nanyang Huizhong, who transmitted them to his attendant Danyuan. Danyuan, receiving the prophecy, transmitted them to Yangshan; consequently, they were regarded as the style of the Guiyang lineage. Venerable Liang of Wufeng in Mingzhou once composed forty cases [on them], and Chan Master Mingjiao Qisong wrote a preface praising their excellence. Liang said: “In all, there are six names: the circular figure, the concealed dynamic, the ocean of meaning, the ocean of characters, the speech of intention, and the silent discourse.” Danyuan told Yangshan: “The State Preceptor received the circular figures of the six generations of patriarchs—ninety-seven in number—and bestowed them upon this old monk. When the State Preceptor was about to enter nirvāṇa, he further told me: ‘Thirty years after my passing, a novice will arrive from the south and greatly revitalize this Way. Transmit them in sequence; do not allow them to be cut off.’ Examining this prophecy, the matter rests upon your person. I now confer them upon you; you should honor and preserve them.” Having received them, Yangshan forthwith burned them. One day, Danyuan said to Yangshan again: “The circular figures transmitted earlier ought to be kept profoundly secret.” Yangshan said: “They have already been burned up.” Danyuan said: “These have been transmitted down by the patriarchs to this point; why burn them up?” Yangshan said: “At a single glance I already understood their meaning. Only when one can use them does it matter; one must not cling to the manuscript.” Danyuan said: “That may be well for you, but what about those who come after?” Yangshan said: “If the Master requires it, I will recopy a volume.” Yangshan thereupon recopied them and presented them to him, without a single error. One day, Danyuan ascended the hall. Yangshan stepped forward from the assembly, made the circle figure ○, raised it up with his hands in the posture of presenting it, and then stood with hands crossed. Danyuan showed him by crossing his two hands into fists. Yangshan took three steps forward and made a woman’s bow. Danyuan nodded, and Yangshan then made a full prostration. This is where circular figures originated.