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佛祖歷代通載 15.14

佛祖歷代通載 15.14

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Classical Chinese

15.14

(十) 時禪者無著。入五臺山求見文殊大士。至金剛窟前炷香作禮。暝坐少頃聞有叱牛者。著遽開眸。見山翁野貌瓌異牽牛臨溪而飲。著起揖。山翁曰。爾來何為。曰願見文殊大士。翁曰。大士未可見。汝飯未。著曰。未也。翁牽牛歸。著躡迹隨之。俄入一寺。翁呼均提。有童子應聲出迎。翁縱牛引著升堂。堂宇皆金璧所成。翁踞床指繡墩命著坐。童子俄進玻璃盞。貯物如酥酪。揖與對飲。著納其味頓覺心神卓朗。翁曰。近自何來。著曰。南方。翁曰。南方佛法如何住持。著曰。末法比丘少奉戒律。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。遂談諸及莫。著欲留。翁不許。著戀戀不即去。翁投袂起。叱童子引著出之。著不得留。行未遠問童子。適何寺。童子曰。般若寺也。著悽然悟彼翁者即文殊也。不可再見。即稽首童子足下。願匃一言為別。童子隱身而歌曰。面上無嗔供養具。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。往往頻與文殊會語云(師嘉禾語溪朱氏子七歲依本邑常樂寺今崇福寺)。

(10) At that time, the Chan practitioner Wuzhuo entered Mount Wutai to seek an audience with the Great Being Mañjuśrī. Arriving before the Diamond Cave, he lit incense and paid homage. While sitting in meditation with his eyes closed for a short while, he heard someone shouting at an ox. Wuzhuo abruptly opened his eyes and saw an old mountain man of rugged, strange appearance leading an ox toward a stream to drink. Wuzhuo rose and bowed with hands clasped. The mountain elder asked, “Why have you come?” He replied, “I wish to see the Great Being Mañjuśrī.” The elder said, “The Great Being is not yet to be seen. Have you eaten?” Wuzhuo said, “Not yet.” The elder led the ox back, and Wuzhuo followed in his footsteps. Presently they entered a monastery. The elder called out, “Juntī!” A young boy responded to the call and came out to welcome them. The elder let go of the ox and led Wuzhuo up into the hall. The halls were entirely made of gold and jade. The elder sat upon a couch, pointed to an embroidered stool, and bade Wuzhuo sit. Presently the boy brought in a glass cup filled with something like cream and curd. He bowed and shared the drink with him. When Wuzhuo tasted it, he suddenly felt his mind and spirit become exceptionally bright and clear. The elder asked, “Where have you come from recently?” Wuzhuo said, “From the south.” The elder asked, “How is the Buddhadharma maintained in the south?” Wuzhuo said, “In the degenerate age, bhikṣus rarely uphold the precepts.” The elder asked, “How large are the assemblies?” He replied, “Sometimes three hundred, sometimes five hundred.” Wuzhuo asked, “How is the Buddhadharma maintained here?” The elder said, “Dragons and snakes are intermingled; commoners and sages dwell together.” He asked, “How many are in the assembly?” The elder said, “The former three-three, and the latter three-three.” They then talked on until dusk. Wuzhuo wished to stay, but the elder would not permit it. Wuzhuo lingered, unwilling to leave immediately. The elder flapped his sleeves, rose, and shouted for the boy to lead Wuzhuo out. Wuzhuo could not remain. Before walking far, he asked the boy, “What monastery was that just now?” The boy said, “The Prajñā Monastery.” Grief-stricken, Wuzhuo realized that the elder was Mañjuśrī and could not be seen again. He at once bowed at the boy's feet, wishing to beg a single word of farewell. The boy hid his form and sang: / “A face without anger is an offering utensil; / A mouth without anger emits wondrous fragrance; / A mind without anger is a precious jewel; / Freedom from stain and defilement is the truly eternal.” / Wuzhuo consequently planted his staff at Wutai, and it is said that he frequently met and conversed with Mañjuśrī. (The Master was a son of the Zhu clan of Yuxi in Jiahe; at the age of seven he relied upon Changle Monastery, now Chongfu Monastery, in his native district.)

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