釋鑑稽古略續集 2.133

2.133

萬峯禪師　諱時蔚。號萬峯。永嘉人。金姓。母夢白氣亘天。生時有光滿室。襁褓見僧輒微笑合掌。七歲依演慶寺昇公出家。十六剃度。十九受具。謁虎跑止巖請益。復至天台訪無見覩公。後歸止巖處決擇。為堂中第一座。後巖以法衣拂子頂相并偈付之。三築精藍題曰聖恩。三十年道風遐布。師示得法人偈曰。慈悲無念花開果熟。因地分明慧寶致囑。清徹源源一派流。千古萬古來相續。又語曰。如今末法將沈。須向水邊林下钁頭邊。接引一個半個。闡揚吾道報佛恩德。不可扳緣高貴。輕蔑下流。逐妄追名迷真惑道。切宜仔細。遂跏趺說偈曰。七十九年。一味杜田。懸厓撒手。杲日當天。言畢而絕。

Chan Master Wanfeng, taboo name Shiwei, styled Wanfeng, was a native of Yongjia, surnamed Jin. His mother dreamed of a white vapor spanning the sky, and when he was born, light filled the room. In swaddling clothes, whenever he saw a monk he would smile and join his palms. At age seven, he left home under Master Sheng of Yanqing Monastery. At sixteen he was tonsured, and at nineteen he received full ordination. He visited Zhiyan at Hupao to seek instruction, and went further to Tiantai to visit Master Wujian Du. Later he returned to Zhiyan's place to resolve his doubts, serving as first seat in the hall. Later Zhiyan transmitted to him his Dharma robe, whisk, portrait, and a verse. Three times he built monasteries, naming them Sheng'en. For thirty years, his way and style spread far and wide. The master showed a verse to those who had attained the Dharma, saying: 'Compassion without conceptual thought: the flowers bloom, the fruit matures; / The causal ground is distinct, and the jewel of wisdom is entrusted. / Clear and penetrating, a spring flowing continuously, / Inherited continuously through thousands and myriads of kalpas.' He also said: 'Now that the Latter Dharma is about to sink, one must go to the water's edge, beneath the trees, and beside the mattock, to guide one or half a person, proclaiming our Way to repay the Buddha's kindness. One must not climb to associate with the noble while despising the lowly, chasing delusions and pursuing fame, confusing the real and confounding the Way. Be thoroughly careful!' Thereupon, he sat cross-legged and uttered a verse: 'For seventy-nine years, / Simply a country bumpkin. / Letting go of the cliff edge, / The bright sun stands in mid-sky.' Having spoken, he expired.