[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) › [南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007) › 1.9 # 南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經 1.9 南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經 1.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.9) 神秀上座題此偈畢，卻歸房臥，並無人見。五祖平旦，遂喚盧供奉來南廊下，畫楞伽變。五祖忽見此偈，讀訖，乃謂供奉曰：「弘忍與供奉錢三十千，深勞遠來，不畫變相也。《金剛經》云：『凡所有相，皆是虛妄。』不如留此偈，令迷人誦。依此修行，不墮三惡；依法修行，人有大利益。」大師遂喚門人盡來，焚香偈前，眾人入見已，皆生敬心。弘忍曰：「汝等盡誦此偈者，方得見性，依此修行，即不墮落。」門人盡誦，皆生敬心，喚言善哉！五祖遂喚秀上座於堂內，問：「是汝作偈否？若是汝作，應得我法。」秀上座言：「罪過！實是神秀作。不敢求祖，願和尚慈悲，看弟子有小智惠識大意否？」五祖曰：「汝作此偈，見解只到門前，尚未得入。凡夫依此偈修行，即不墮落；作此見解，若覓無上菩提，即不可得。要入得門，見自本性。汝且去，一兩日思惟，更作一偈來呈吾，若入得門，見自本性，當付汝衣法。」秀上座去數日，作不得。 > When Senior Shenxiu finished writing this verse, he returned to his room to sleep, unseen by anyone. At dawn, the Fifth Patriarch summoned Court Painter Lu to the south corridor to paint the Laṅkāvatāra transformation tableau. Suddenly seeing this verse and having finished reading it, the Fifth Patriarch said to the Painter: "Hongren will give you thirty thousand cash, for you have toiled greatly to come from afar, but we shall not paint the transformation tableau. The Vajracchedikā states: 'All that has form is illusory.' It is better to leave this verse to let deluded people recite it. Practicing in accord with it, they will not fall into the three evil destinies; practicing in accord with this Dharma, people will derive great benefit." The Master then summoned all the disciples to come and burn incense before the verse. When they entered and saw it, all gave rise to reverence. Hongren said: "All of you who recite this verse will directly see the nature; practicing in accord with it, you will not fall." The disciples all recited it, all gave rise to reverence, and exclaimed, "Excellent!" The Fifth Patriarch then summoned Senior Xiu into the hall and asked: "Did you compose this verse? If you did, you should receive my Dharma." Senior Xiu said: "I have sinned! Indeed Shenxiu composed it. I dare not seek patriarchship; I only pray that the Venerable One will be compassionate and see whether your disciple has a little wisdom to recognize the great meaning." The Fifth Patriarch said: "In composing this verse, your understanding has reached only the front of the gate; you have not yet managed to enter. If ordinary beings practice in accord with this verse, they will not fall; but with such an understanding, if you seek unsurpassed bodhi, it cannot be attained. You must be able to enter the gate and see your own original nature. Go for now; reflect for one or two days and compose another verse to present to me. If you can enter the gate and see your own original nature, I shall transmit the robe and Dharma to you." Senior Xiu departed, but after several days, he was unable to compose one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.8) - [Next: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.10) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007~en-mt.1.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.9) · Pramāṇa