景德傳燈錄 18.8

18.8

福州長慶慧稜禪師杭州鹽官人也。姓孫氏。幼歲稟性淳澹。年十三於蘇州通玄寺出家登戒。歷參禪肆。唐乾符五年入閩中謁西院訪靈雲。尚有凝滯。後之雪峯疑情氷釋。因問。從上諸聖傳受一路請垂指示。雪峯默然。師設禮而退。雪峯莞爾而笑。異日雪峯謂師曰。我尋常向師僧道。南山有一條鼈鼻蛇。汝諸人好看取。對曰。今日堂中大有人喪身失命。雪峯然之。師入方丈參。雪峯曰。是什麼。師曰。今日天晴好普請。自此醻問未嘗爽於玄旨。乃述悟解。頌曰。

Chan Master Huileng of Changqing in Fuzhou was a native of Yanguan in Hangzhou, surnamed Sun. From his youth, his nature was pure and tranquil. At the age of thirteen, he left household life and took the precepts at Tongxuan Monastery in Suzhou. He traveled to practice at Chan quarters. In the fifth year of Qianfu of the Tang dynasty, he entered Min, paid respect at Xiyuan, and visited Lingyun, but still had stubborn obstacles. Later he went to Xuefeng, where the ice of his doubts melted away. He then asked, 'Please give instruction on the single road transmitted and received by the sages from antiquity.' Xuefeng remained silent. The Master bowed and retreated, and Xuefeng smiled faintly. On another day, Xuefeng said to the Master, 'I usually say to the monks: There is a poisonous snake on South Mountain; all of you should look closely!' The Master replied, 'In the hall today, many people have lost their lives.' Xuefeng approved of this. The Master entered the abbot's quarters to consult him. Xuefeng said, 'What is it?' The Master said, 'Today the weather is clear, good for general labor.' From this point on, his replies and questions were never at odds with the profound purport. He then expressed his awakening and understanding in a verse: