佛祖統紀 41.43

41.43

五年。帝問澄觀國師。何謂華嚴法界。師曰。法界者眾生之性體也。世尊稱法界性說華嚴經。事理互融無不周遍。帝豁然有得。勅有司鑄金印。封為大統清涼國師○翰林學士白居易。問心要於凝禪師得八言。廣為八偈。謂覺觀定慧明通濟捨。觀偈云。以心中眼。觀心外相。從何而有。從何而喪。觀之又觀。則辨真妄（八偈見長慶集）居易每於鉢塔寺依如大師受八關齋戒者九度○歸宗智常禪師得法於馬祖。江州刺史李渤問師曰。須彌納芥子即不問。如何是芥子納須彌。師曰。人傳使君讀萬卷書是否。渤曰然。師曰。摩頂至踵如椰子大。萬卷書何處著。師以目有重瞳。以藥手按摩。目眥俱赤。世號赤眼歸宗○居士龐蘊參馬祖。問云。不與萬法為侶是什麼人。祖云。待汝一口吸盡西江水即向汝道。居士言下頓領玄要。元和中北遊襄漢居郭西小舍。一女靈照常製竹漉離賣以供朝夕。將逝令靈照出視日早晚及午以報。女遽曰。日已中矣。而有蝕也。居士出戶視之。女即登父座合掌坐亡。居士笑曰。我女鋒捷。於是更留七日。州牧于頔問疾。居士謂曰。但願空諸所有慎勿實諸所無。言訖枕公膝而化○勅諫議孟簡補闕蕭俛。於醴泉寺監護譯經潤文○無著禪師入五臺求見文殊。至金剛窟見山翁牽牛臨溪。著曰。願見大士。翁牽牛歸。著隨入一寺。翁呼均提。有童子出迎。翁引著升堂坐。童子進玳瑁盃對飲酥酪。頓覺心神卓朗。翁問曰。近自何來。曰南方。翁曰。南方佛法如何住持。曰末代比丘少奉戒律。翁曰。多少眾。曰或三百或五百。著問。此間佛法如何住持。翁曰。龍蛇混雜凡聖同居。曰眾幾何。翁曰。前三三後三三。及暮呼童子引著出。著問童子何寺。曰般若寺也。著愴然悟此翁即文殊。即稽首童子足下求一言。童子隱身而歌曰。面上無嗔供養真。口裏無嗔吐妙香。心內無嗔是珍寶。無垢無染即真常。著因駐錫五臺。後頻與文殊會（別文載翁說偈曰。一念淨心是菩提。勝造恒沙七寶塔。寶塔畢竟化為塵。一念淨心成正覺）。

In the fifth year, the Emperor asked National Preceptor Chengguan, "What is meant by the Avataṃsaka Dharma-realm?" The Preceptor said, "The Dharma-realm is the nature and essence of sentient beings. The Bhagavat, according with the nature of the Dharma-realm, preached the Avataṃsaka Sūtra; phenomena and principle mutually interpenetrate, with nothing not universally pervasive." The Emperor had a sudden awakening and ordered the competent officials to cast a gold seal, conferring on him the title "National Preceptor of Great Unity, Qingliang." / The Hanlin Academician Bai Juyi inquired about the essentials of mind from Chan Master Ning and obtained eight words, which he expanded into eight verses, namely: awakening, contemplation, concentration, wisdom, clarity, penetration, rescue, and renunciation. The verse on contemplation says: / "With the eye within the mind, / Contemplate the marks outside the mind. / From where do they arise? / From where do they perish? / Contemplating it again and again, / One distinguishes the true from the false." / (The eight verses are found in the Changqing Collection.) Bai Juyi went to Bota Temple and relied on Master Ruru to receive the eightfold purification precepts nine times. / Chan Master Zhichang of Guizong obtained the Dharma from Mazu. Li Bo, the Prefect of Jiangzhou, asked the Master, "I shall not ask about Sumeru containing a mustard seed, but what is a mustard seed containing Sumeru?" The Master said, "People say that your Excellency has read ten thousand volumes of books; is that so?" Bo said, "It is." The Master said, "From the top of your head to your heels, you are only as big as a coconut; where do you put those ten thousand volumes of books?" Because the Master had double pupils in his eyes, he rubbed them with medicinal hands, so his eye corners were completely red; the world called him "Red-Eyed Guizong." / The lay practitioner Pang Yun visited Mazu and asked, "Who is the person that does not keep company with the ten thousand dharmas?" The Patriarch said, "Wait until you swallow all the water of the West River in a single gulp, then I will tell you." At these words, the lay practitioner immediately grasped the profound essential. During the Yuanhe era, he traveled north to Xianghan and dwelt in a small cottage west of the city wall. His daughter, Lingzhao, regularly made bamboo filters and sold them to provide for their morning and evening meals. When he was about to pass away, he ordered Lingzhao to go outside to look at the time of day and report when it was noon. The daughter hastily said, "The sun has already reached the zenith, but there is an eclipse!" The lay practitioner stepped out the door to look at it; his daughter immediately mounted her father's seat, joined her palms, and passed away sitting. The lay practitioner laughed and said, "My daughter is sharp and swift!" Thereupon he stayed for another seven days. The Prefect Yu Di inquired about his illness. The lay practitioner said to him, "I only wish to empty all that exists, and take care never to substantiate all that does not exist." Having spoken, he rested his head on the Duke's knee and passed away. / An imperial decree ordered Imperial Advisor Meng Jian and Exhorter Xiao Mian to supervise the translation of scriptures and polish the style at Liquan Temple. / Chan Master Wuzhe entered Mount Wutai seeking to see Mañjuśrī. Coming to the Diamond Cave, he saw an old mountain man leading an ox beside a stream. Wuzhe said, "I wish to see the Mahāsattva." The old man led the ox home, and Wuzhe followed him into a monastery. The old man called for Juntī, and a boy came out to welcome them. The old man led Wuzhe up to the hall to sit; the boy offered a tortoiseshell cup and they drank fermented milk together, whereupon Wuzhe felt his mind suddenly clear and luminous. The old man asked, "Where have you come from recently?" He replied, "From the south." The old man said, "How is the Buddha-Dharma maintained in the south?" He replied, "The monks of this degenerate age seldom uphold the precepts." The old man said, "How large are the assemblies?" He replied, "Some three hundred, some five hundred." Wuzhe asked, "How is the Buddha-Dharma maintained here?" The old man said, "Dragons and snakes mingle; ordinary mortals and sages dwell together." He asked, "How many are in the assembly?" The old man said, "The former three-three and the latter three-three." When evening came, he called the boy to lead Wuzhe out. Wuzhe asked the boy, "What monastery is this?" He replied, "It is the Prajñā Monastery." Wuzhe sorrowfully realized that this old man was indeed Mañjuśrī. He immediately bowed down at the boy's feet and asked for a word. The boy concealed his body and sang: / "When the face has no anger, it is a true offering; / When the mouth has no anger, it exhales wondrous fragrance; / When the mind has no anger, it is a precious jewel; / Freedom from defilement and stain is the truly eternal." / Wuzhe thereupon stayed at Mount Wutai, and later had frequent meetings with Mañjuśrī. (Another text records the old man preaching a gāthā: / "A single thought of pure mind is bodhi, / Surpassing the building of seven-jeweled stūpas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges; / The jeweled stūpas ultimately turn to dust, / But a single thought of pure mind attains sambodhi.")