曆代法寶記 1.16

1.16

大曆九年六月三日告諸門徒。與吾取新淨衣。沐浴。沐浴訖。著新淨衣。問弟子。齋時到未。答到。約束門徒弟子。若是孝順之子。不得違吾言教。吾當大行。吾去後。不得頻眉。不同世間。不修行。哭泣著眼及頻眉者。即不名吾弟子。哭泣即是世間法。佛法即不然。離一切諸相。即是見佛。語已奄然坐化。大師春秋六十有一。

On the third day of the sixth month in the ninth year of the Dali era, he addressed his disciples, saying: 'Bring me fresh, clean robes and let me bathe.' When he had finished bathing, he put on the fresh, clean robes and asked his disciples, 'Has the mealtime arrived?' They replied, 'It has arrived.' He instructed his disciples and followers: 'If you are filial sons, you must not disobey my verbal instructions. I am about to make the great departure. After I have gone, you must not knit your brows. Do not be like the worldly people who do not practice; those who weep, wipe their eyes, and knit their brows are not to be called my disciples. Weeping is worldly dharma; the Buddha-dharma is not like that. To be free from all marks is to see the Buddha.' Having spoken, he peacefully underwent the sitting transformation. The Great Master's worldly age was sixty-one.