[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) › [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036) › 15.8 # 佛祖歷代通載 15.8 佛祖歷代通載 15.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.15.8) （五）　元和十三年四月十三日。天王道悟禪師入寂。唐正議大夫戶部侍郎平章事荊南節度使丘玄素。撰碑云。道悟渚宮人。姓崔氏。子玉之後胤也。年十五依長沙寺曇翥律師出家。二十三詣嵩山受戒。三十三參石頭。頻沐指示曾未投機。次謁忠國師。三十四與國師侍者應真南還謁馬祖。祖曰。識取自心本來是佛。不屬漸次不假修持。體自如如萬德圓滿。師於言下大悟。祖囑曰。汝若住持莫離舊處。師蒙旨已便反荊州。去郭不遠結草為廬。後因節使顧問。左右申其端緒。節使親臨訪道。見其路隘車馬難通。極目荒榛曾未修削。覩茲發怒令人擒師拋於水中。旌旆才歸乃見遍衙火發內外洪焰莫可近之。唯聞空中聲曰。我是天王神。我是天王神。節使回心設拜。煙焰都息宛然如初。遂往江邊見師在水都不濕衣。節使重申懺悔。迎請在衙供養。於府西造寺。額號天王。師常云快活快活。及臨終時叫苦苦。又云。閻羅王來取我也。院主問曰。和尚當時被節度使拋向水中。神色不動。如今何得恁麼地。師舉枕子云。汝道當時是如今是。院主無對。便入滅。壽八十二。夏六十三。嗣法一人。曰崇信。即龍潭也○論曰。 > (5) On the thirteenth day of the fourth month in the thirteenth year of Yuanhe, Chan Master Daowu of Tianwang \[Monastery\] entered extinction. Qiu Xuansu, Grand Master for Closing Court, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Manager of Affairs, and Military Commissioner of Jingnan under the Tang, composed his stele inscription, saying: Daowu was a native of Zhugong, of the surname Cui, a descendant of Ziyu. At the age of fifteen, he left home under Vinaya Master Tanzhu of Changsha Monastery. At twenty-three, he went to Mount Song to receive the precepts. At thirty-three, he studied under Shitou; though he repeatedly received instructions, his mind had not yet accorded. Next he visited National Preceptor Zhong. At thirty-four, he returned south with National Preceptor’s attendant Yingzhen to visit Mazu. Mazu said: “Recognize your own mind as originally being the Buddha; it does not belong to stages, nor does it require cultivation. Its essence is naturally suchness, completely endowed with the myriad virtues.” The master attained great awakening upon these words. Mazu instructed him: “If you act as an abbot, do not depart from your former place.” Having received this instruction, the master immediately returned to Jingzhou, and not far from the city wall, thatched grass to make a hut. Later, the military commissioner inquired about him, and his attendants reported his circumstances. The military commissioner went in person to inquire after the Way. Seeing the road was narrow and difficult for horses and carriages, and overgrown weeds extended as far as the eye could see without ever having been trimmed, he grew furious at the sight and ordered men to seize the master and throw him into the water. As his banners were just returning, he saw fires breaking out throughout the government office, with massive blazes inside and out that none could approach. Only a voice was heard from the sky saying: “I am the Heavenly King deity! I am the Heavenly King deity!” The commissioner had a change of heart, arranged offerings, and prostrated; the smoke and flames completely subsided, just as before. He then went to the riverbank and saw the master in the water, his clothes not wet at all. The commissioner repeatedly expressed repentance, invited him to the government office, and provided offerings. To the west of the prefecture, he built a monastery titled Tianwang (Heavenly King). The master would often say: “Joyful, joyful!” But nearing his end, he cried out: “Suffering, suffering!” and also said: “King Yama has come to take me!” The temple director asked: “When the Master was thrown into the water by the military commissioner back then, your expression did not change; how is it that now you are like this?” The master raised his pillow and said: “Tell me: was it right back then, or is it right now?” The temple director had no reply, and the master entered extinction. He lived to eighty-two, with sixty-three summer retreats. He had one Dharma heir, Chongxin, that is, \[Longtan Chongxin\] of Longtan. \[Evaluation\]: The treatise states: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.15.7) - [Next: 15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.15.9) - [Up: 15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.15.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.203) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.15.8) · Pramāṇa