佛祖歷代通載 22.170

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世祖聖德神功文武皇帝在潛邸。𭒰屈至尊請問道要。雖其言往復紬繹。而獨以慈愛不殺為本。師之大弟子二人。曰可菴朗。賾菴儇。朗公度蓽菴滿及太傅劉文貞。儇公度西雲大宗師安公。師以文貞公機智弘建。使事○世祖皇帝。當是時君臣相得策定天下。深功厚德祖於元元。卒為佐命之臣。皆自此賢之也　元貞元年○成宗有詔。迎西雲住天都大慶壽寺。進承清問。經歷三朝發撝玄言。得諸佛智。懸判三乘如一二數。由是臨濟之道愈擴而大○今皇帝欽承○祖武。獨明妙心。刻玉為印。以賜西雲。其文曰。臨濟正宗之印。獨加師榮祿大夫大司空。領臨濟一宗事。仍詔立碑臨濟院。且命臣孟頫為文。稱揚佛祖之道。以示不朽。臣孟頫既敘其所傳授。又系之銘。銘曰。佛有正法。覺明妙心。二十八傳。至于少林。赫赫少林。師我震旦。使為佛種。不鍥而斷。傳十世後。而得臨濟。為道坦然。如指而示。又十六世。是為海雲。坐祖道場。能紹厥聞。維我○世祖。誕膺天命。威震九有。維佛是敬。聞師之名。若古賢聖。嘗進一言。深入聖聽。不殺之仁。其利甚弘。俾大弟子。為帝股肱。至西雲公。能嗣其業。據獅子座。為眾演說。聞者讚歎。信者鄉風。得者如寶。悟者如空○今皇帝聖。深契道要。曰臨濟宗。繄爾能紹。即心即佛。時廼世守。傳不以言。而以心受。皇帝萬年。正法永傳。尚迪後人。勿昧其原。

Emperor Shizu, of Holy Virtue, Divine Merit, and Civil and Martial Prowess, was in his hidden residence, he repeatedly lowered his supreme majesty to inquire about the essentials of the Way. Although their words unfolded back and forth, he took loving-kindness and non-killing alone as fundamental. The Master had two great disciples: Ke'an Lang and Ze'an Xuan. The venerable Lang ordained Bi'an Man and Grand Tutor Liu Wenzhen. The venerable Xuan ordained the Great Chan Master Xiyun, the venerable An. Because Lord Wenzhen possessed expansive and well-founded talent and wisdom, the Master had him serve Emperor Shizu. At that time, ruler and minister were in accord, laying out strategies to pacify all under heaven; their profound merit and abundant virtue originated from the common people, and he ultimately became a minister aiding the founding mandate. All this came from the Master's recognizing his worth. In the first year of Yuanzheng, Emperor Chengzong issued an edict welcoming Xiyun to reside at the Great Qingshou Temple in the heavenly capital, where he received imperial inquiries. Passing through three reigns, he elucidated profound words, attained the wisdom of all Buddhas, and clearly delineated the three vehicles as easily as counting one and two. From this, the Way of Linji expanded ever greater. The present Emperor respectfully continues the footsteps of his ancestors, independently comprehends the wondrous mind, and carved a jade seal to bestow upon Xiyun, inscribed with the words: 'Seal of the Orthodox House of Linji.' Furthermore, he conferred upon the Master the sole title of Grand Master for Glorious Happiness and Grand Minister of Works, placing him in charge of the affairs of the Linji House. He also ordered a stele to be erected at Linji Cloister and commanded his servant Mengfu to compose a text praising the way of the Buddhas and Patriarchs, so as to display it for eternity. Your servant Mengfu, having recounted its lineage of transmission, further appends this inscription. The inscription says: The Buddha had the true Dharma, / the wondrous mind of luminous awakening. / Through twenty-eight transmissions, / it reached Shaolin. / Splendid was Shaolin, / master to our China, / ensuring that the seed of Buddhahood / was never broken off. / Transmitted through ten generations, / Linji was attained; / for him the Way was open and plain, / as if pointed out by a finger. / After sixteen more generations, / there came Haiyun; / occupying the ancestral seat of practice, / he was able to continue that renown. / Ah, our Emperor Shizu, / grandly received the Heavenly Mandate; / his awe shook the nine realms, / yet the Buddha was what he revered. / Hearing the Master's name, / like the sages and worthies of old, / the Master once presented a single word, / which deeply entered the holy hearing. / The benevolence of non-killing / brought immense benefit, / enabling his great disciple / to become the Emperor's right hand. / Reaching the venerable Xiyun, / he was able to inherit that task; / occupying the lion seat, / he expounded it for the assembly. / Those who heard praised it; / those with faith turned toward his influence; / those who attained it held it as a treasure; / those who awakened to it saw it as emptiness. / The present Emperor is sagacious, / deeply in accord with the essentials of the Way; / he declared: 'The Linji House / can indeed be continued by you. / Mind itself is Buddha; / keep it from generation to generation. / Transmitted not by words, / but received by the mind.' / May the Emperor live ten thousand years, / and the true Dharma be transmitted forever; / may it guide future generations, / never obscuring its source.