景德傳燈錄 12.56

12.56

道巘禪師廬州人也。姓劉氏。初參侍覺和尚。便領悟微言。即於湖南大光山剃度。暨化緣彌盛。受請止昇州長慶禪苑。師一日上堂謂眾曰。彌勒世尊朝入伽藍暮成正覺。乃說俱云。

Chan Master Daoyan was a native of Luzhou whose secular surname was Liu. When he first served as an attendant to Upādhyāya [Hui]jue, he immediately grasped the subtle words. He then shaved his head and took the vows at Mount Daguang in Hunan. As his converting influence flourished, he was invited to reside at the Changqing Chan Cloister in Shengzhou. One day, the master ascended the hall and addressed the assembly, saying, "In the morning Maitreya, the World-Honoured One, entered the saṅghārāma; at dusk he realized correct enlightenment. Thereupon he spoke the verse: