釋氏稽古略 4.195

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富鄭公弼。以使相鎮亳州。迎至頴州華嚴禪院證悟禪師脩顒。諮決心法。及致仕居洛陽。以頌寄蘇州圓照本禪師曰。曾見顒師悟入深。因緣傳得老師心。東南謾說江山遠。目對靈光與妙音。仍有書曰。弼留心祖道為日已久。常恨不遇明眼人開發蒙陋。雖久聞盛德而無由瞻謁。昨幸出守亳社。與頴州接境。因里人張比部景山請得顒師。下訪相聚幾一月。以慈悲方便之力令有悟處。會結夏逼日。四月初遽且歸頴。其於揩磨淘汰則殊未有功。衰病相仍昏鈍難入。昔古靈師所謂不期。臨老得聞極則事。見之於弼今日矣。天幸天幸。弼雖得法於顒師。然本源由老和尚而來。宗派甚的必須亦欲成持。更望垂慈攝受。遠賜接引未至令至。則為南嶽下龐蘊百丈下裴休也（雲臥紀談）。

Duke Zheng Fu Bi, governing Bozhou as an envoy-chancellor, invited Chan Master Zhengwu Xiuyong of Huayan Chan Cloister in Yingzhou to consult and resolve matters of the mind-dharma. When he retired from office to reside in Luoyang, he sent a verse to Chan Master Yuanzhao Ben of Suzhou, saying: / 'Once I met Master Yong, whose awakening was deep; / Through causal conditions I obtained the venerable master's mind. / Let them speak in vain of rivers and mountains far to the southeast; / Facing each other, my eyes behold the spiritual radiance and wondrous sound.' / He also wrote a letter saying: 'Bi has paid attention to the patriarchal Way for a long time, often lamenting that I have not encountered a clear-sighted person to dispel my unenlightened shallowness. Though I had long heard of your abundant virtue, I had no occasion to pay my respects. Fortunately, yesterday I went out to govern the Bo agency, which borders Yingzhou. Through the good offices of my fellow-townsman Zhang Jingshan of the Ministry of Justice, I was able to invite Master Yong; he came down to visit and we stayed together for nearly a month. By his power of compassionate skillful means he enabled me to attain an awakening. As the retreat of the rains approached, in early fourth month he abruptly had to return to Yingzhou. Regarding polishing and purging, I have achieved hardly any merit. Declining age and illness succeed one another, and being dull and dim, it is hard to penetrate. What Master Guling of old called "not expecting in old age to hear the ultimate matter" has today been witnessed by Bi. Heaven's blessing, Heaven's blessing! Although Bi attained the Dharma from Master Yong, the fundamental source comes from the Old Venerable. The lineage is extremely exact, and I must also wish for your support. I further hope you will deign to extend compassion and gather me in, granting guidance from afar so that what has not arrived may arrive, thus becoming like Pang Yun under Nanyue and Pei Xiu under Baizhang' (Yunwo jitan).