釋鑑稽古略續集 1.254

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水菴禪師　諱守貴。字無用。族甄氏。婺州人。十八學法為僧。首謁千巖長公。與向上之機。默究有契。隨千巖興聖壽古剎。後還天龍。復參中峯斷崖梁山。反覆扣答。初無異致。師曰千江雖殊而明月則一。吾今無復疑矣。是年八月二十日作偈。寄別丞相帖睦爾公。頌曰。一蝸臭殼內外穢惡。撒手便行虛空振鐸。天龍一指今猶昨。擲筆而化。丞相大加嘆異。壽七十二。臘五十四。塔於天龍西崗。

Chan Master Shui'an, taboo name Shougui, courtesy name Wuyong, was of the Zhen clan and a native of Wuzhou. At age eighteen, he studied the Dharma and became a monk. He first visited the venerable Qianyan Chang, who presented him with the subtle workings of the ultimate matter; after silent investigation, he attained an accord. He accompanied Qianyan in reviving the ancient monastery of Shengshou. Later he returned to Tianlong, and again visited Zhongfeng, Duan'ya, and Liangshan. Questioning and responding repeatedly, originally there was no difference in purport. The master said: "Though a thousand rivers differ, the bright moon is one; I now have no further doubts." On the twentieth day of the eighth month of this year, he composed a gāthā and sent it to bid farewell to Chancellor Temür. The verse read: / "A single snail's foul shell, foul and vile inside and out. / Letting go of hands, I depart immediately; in empty space, bells shake. / Tianlong's one finger is as fresh today as yesterday." / Throwing down his brush, he passed away. The Chancellor greatly marveled at him. His age was seventy-two; his monastic age was fifty-four. His stupa was erected on the west ridge of Tianlong.