釋鑑稽古略續集 2.152

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古拙禪師　號祖庭。松陵人。母持淨戒。生不知葷。幼背法華。十歲日誦一部。十三投日鑄寺。出家薙染受具。首謁石屋。南參古梅老人。續然三指。九載切磨廓然瞥地。行詣白雲。留為眾首。後遁迹韜光巖壑三十餘年。有平生最愛隈巖谷。二十年來懶放迎之句云。

Chan Master Guzhuo, sobriquet Zuting, was a native of Songling. His mother observed the pure precepts, and from birth he knew no meat. In his youth, he recited the Lotus Sūtra from memory; at ten, he recited a full copy each day. At thirteen, he went to Rizhu Monastery, left household life, took the tonsure, and received full ordination. First, he visited Shiwu; southwards, he studied under Old Man Gumei, burning three fingers in succession. After nine years of diligent polishing, he was suddenly enlightened at a glance. Traveling to Baiyun, he was retained as head of the community. Later, he concealed his traces in crags and ravines for over thirty years. He had lines that ran: 'All my life I have loved secluded crags and valleys; / for twenty years, I have been too indolent to welcome or bid farewell.'