人天眼目 1.137

1.137

Fenyang instructed the assembly, saying: "Those who expound the Dharma (chewing ice and frost with a full mouth) must possess the ten wisdoms of identical reality (rarely heard in ancient or modern times). If they do not possess the ten wisdoms of identical reality, they cannot distinguish heterodoxy from orthodoxy, nor separate black from white (striking a burnt brick, frozen solid to the bottom); they cannot serve as an eye for humans and gods (an iron-made skin for a face), deciding right from wrong (one person spreads a falsehood, ten thousand take it as truth). It is like a bird flying in the sky breaking its wings (that which is before it is raised); it is like an arrow shot at a target snapping its bowstring (the place of applying effort does not consume a single drop). Because the bowstring snaps, the shot does not hit the mark (I want that which does not hit the mark); because the wings break, it cannot fly in the sky (exhausting your supernatural powers and marvelous functions; also: where are you going?). When the bowstring is strong and the wings are firm (distant water cannot save a nearby fire), the sky and target are both thoroughly penetrated (tiles collapse and ice melts). What are the ten wisdoms of identical reality? (Starting from the beginning again.) I shall point them out for you: First, identical in one essence. Second, identical in the great matter. Third, collectively identical in investigation. Fourth, identical in true wisdom. Fifth, identical in omnipresence. Sixth, identical in full endowment. Seventh, identical in gain and loss. Eighth, identical in life and death. Ninth, identical in sonic roar. Tenth, identical in attainment of entry."