釋氏稽古略 4.370

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臨安府淨慈肯堂禪師。名彥充。生杭州於潛盛氏。幼依明空院義堪為師得度。遊學領旨於東林卍庵顏禪師。充奉勅住淨慈。示寂塔於寺之南庵。嗣卍庵顏。卍庵住江州東林。名道顏。蜀郡潼川人。族鮮干比。久參圜悟洎悟還蜀。囑之依妙喜。仍以書致喜曰。顏川彩繪已畢但欠點眼耳。妙喜居雲門及洋嶼。顏皆侍焉。朝夕質疑方得大悟。遂嗣大慧杲禪師（五燈會元）。

Chan Master Kengtang of Jingci in Lin'an Prefecture was named Yanchong, born into the Sheng family of Yuqian in Hangzhou. In his youth, he took Yikan of Mingkong Cloister as his master and was ordained. While on his study travels, he grasped the essentials under Chan Master Wan'an Yan of Donglin. Chong received an imperial decree to reside at Jingci. When he demonstrated quiescence, he was enshrined in a stūpa at the monastery's southern cloister. He was the dharma heir of Wan'an Yan. Wan'an resided at Donglin in Jiangzhou and was named Daoyan, a native of Tongchuan in Shu commandery, from a clan second to none. He had long trained under Yuanwu; when Yuanwu returned to Shu, he instructed him to rely on Miaoxi, and sent a letter to Miaoxi saying, 'The painting of Yan of Chuan is complete; it only lacks the dotting of the eyes.' When Miaoxi lived at Yunmen and Yangyu, Yan attended upon him in both places. Inquiring day and night, he finally attained great enlightenment, and subsequently became the dharma heir of Chan Master Dahui Gao (from the Wudeng Huiyuan).