景德傳燈錄 22.49

22.49

漳州保福院清豁禪師福州永泰人也。少而聰敏。禮鼓山興聖國師落髮稟具。初謁大章山契如庵主（有語具如庵主章出焉）後參睡龍。睡龍一日問曰。豁闍梨。見何尊宿來還悟也未。曰清豁嘗訪大章得箇信處。睡龍於是上堂集大眾召曰。請豁闍梨。出對眾燒香說悟處。老僧與汝證明。師乃拈香曰。香已拈悟即不悟。睡龍大悅而許之。上堂謂眾曰。山僧今與諸人作箇和頭。和者默然不和者說。有頃間又曰。和與不和切在如今。山僧帶些子事。珍重僧問。家貧遭劫時如何。師曰。不能盡底去。曰為什麼不盡底去。師曰。賊是家親。曰既是家親為什麼翻成家賊。師曰。內既無應外不能為。曰忽然捉敗功歸何所。師曰。賞亦未曾聞。曰恁麼即勞而無功。師曰。功即不無成而不處。曰既是成功為什麼不處。師曰。不見道。太平本是將軍致。不使將軍見太平。問如何是西來意。師曰。胡人泣漢人悲。師將順世捨眾欲入山待滅。過苧谿石橋乃遺偈言。

Chan Master Qinghuo of Baofu Monastery in Zhangzhou was a native of Yongtai in Fuzhou. When young he was sharp and intelligent. He paid homage to National Preceptor Xingsheng of Mount Gushan, shaved his head, and received the full precepts. At first he visited Master of the Hermitage Qiru of Mount Dazhang (his words appear in full in the section on Master Qiru). Later he visited Shuilong. One day Shuilong asked him, "Ācārya Huo, what venerable elders have you visited, and have you awakened yet?" [Qinghuo] said, "Qinghuo once visited Dazhang and found a place of faith." Thereupon Shuilong ascended the hall, assembled the congregation, and called out, "We invite Ācārya Huo to step forth before the assembly, burn incense, and speak of his awakening; this old monk will confirm it for you." The Master then took up the incense and said, "The incense is already taken up; awakening is just non-awakening." Shuilong was greatly pleased and gave him his approval. Ascending the hall, [the Master] addressed the assembly, saying, "Today this mountain monk will compose a matching verse for everyone: let those who match it remain silent, and those who do not match it speak." After a short while, he added, "Whether matching or not matching, it is right at this very moment. This mountain monk has a few things to attend to. Take care." A monk asked, "When a family is poor and suffers a robbery, how is it?" The Master said, "They cannot take everything completely." [The monk] said, "Why can they not take everything completely?" The Master said, "The robber is a family relative." [The monk] said, "Since he is a family relative, why has he turned into a family thief?" The Master said, "When there is no response within, nothing can be done from without." [The monk] said, "If he is suddenly caught and defeated, to whom does the credit belong?" The Master said, "No reward has ever been heard of." [The monk] said, "In that case, it is labor without merit." The Master said, "Merit is not absent, but having succeeded, one does not dwell in it." [The monk] said, "Since it is accomplished merit, why does one not dwell in it?" The Master said, "Have you not heard it said: 'Universal peace was originally brought about by the general, but the general is not permitted to see universal peace'?" [The monk] asked, "What is the meaning of coming from the West?" The Master said, "The barbarian weeps; the Han man grieves." When the Master was about to pass away, he left the assembly, intending to enter the mountains to await extinction. Crossing the stone bridge over Ningxi, he left behind this gāthā: