釋鑑稽古略續集 2.127

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幻隱禪師　諱慧明。號幻隱。字性原。父項。母陳氏。七歲發疽。忽失所在。求得之則曰。四童子舁我至此。識者知。為天神所祐。後謁竺元道公於仙居紫蘀山。又謁徑山元叟端公端問。東嶺來西嶺來。師指草鞋曰。此是三文錢買得。端曰。未在更道。師曰。某甲只如此。和尚作麼生。端曰。念汝遠來放汝三十棒。師乃悟其旨。久之遂罄底蘊曰。纔涉思惟皆為剩法。是年示寂。壽六十九。臘五十八。

Chan Master Huanyin, taboo name Huiming, styled Huanyin, courtesy name Xingyuan; his father was surnamed Xiang, and his mother was of the Chen clan. At age seven, an ulcer erupted on him, and he suddenly went missing. When he was found, he said, 'Four boys carried me here.' Those who understood knew he was protected by heavenly spirits. Later he visited Master Zhuyuan Dao at Mountain Zituo in Xianju. He also visited Master Yuansou Duan at Jingshan. Duan asked, 'Did you come from the Eastern Peak or the Western Peak?' The master pointed to his straw sandals and said, 'These were bought for three copper cash.' Duan said, 'Not yet; speak further!' The master said, 'This one is just like this. How is the Venerable?' Duan said, 'Mindful that you have come from afar, I spare you thirty blows of the staff.' The master thereupon awakened to his meaning. After a long time, he exhausted his inner depths, saying, 'The moment one engages in thought, it is all superfluous dharma.' In this year he showed nirvana at age sixty-nine, with fifty-eight monastic years.