景德傳燈錄 25.11

25.11

金陵鍾山章義禪師道欽。太原人也。初住廬山棲賢。師上堂曰。道遠乎哉。觸事而真。聖遠乎哉。體之則神。我尋常示汝。何不向衣鉢下坐地直下參取。要須上來討箇什麼。既上來我即事不獲已。便舉古德少許方便。抖擻些子龜毛兔角解落。諸上座欲得省要麼。僧堂裏三門下寮舍裏參取好。還有會處也未。若有會處試說看。與上座證明。僧問。如何是棲賢境。師曰。棲賢有什麼境。問古人拈椎竪拂。還當宗乘中事也無。師曰。古人道了也。問學人創入叢林乞和尚指示。師曰。一手指天一手指地。江南國主請師居章義道場。示眾曰。總來遮裏立作什麼。善知識如河沙數。常與汝為伴。行住坐臥不相捨離。但長連床上穩坐地。十方善知識自來參。上座何不信取。作得如許多難易。他古聖嗟見今時人不奈何了。乃曰。傷夫人情之感久矣。口對真而不覺。此乃嗟汝諸人看却不知。且道看却什麼不知。何不體察古人方便。只為信之不及致得如此。諸上座但於佛法中留心無不得者。無事體道去。僧問。如何是西來意。師曰。不東不西。問百年暗室一燈能破時如何。師曰。莫謾語。問佛法還受變異也無。師曰。上座是。僧問大眾雲集請師舉揚宗旨。師曰。久矣問如何是玄旨。師曰。玄有什麼旨。

Chan Master Daoqin of Zhangyi on Mount Zhong in Jinling was a native of Taiyuan. He first resided at Qixian on Mount Lu. The Master ascended the hall and said, "Is the Way far off? Touch a matter and it is true. Is the sage far off? Embody it and it is spiritual. I constantly show you: why do you not sit beneath your robes and bowl and investigate it straight away? Why must you come up here seeking something? Since you have come up, I have no alternative but to cite a few skillful means of the ancient worthies and shake off a few tortoise hairs and rabbit horns so that they drop away. Do you sthaviras wish to grasp the essential? You had best investigate it in the monks' hall, under the triple gate, or in the dormitory cells. Do you have any understanding yet? If you have an understanding, try to state it for me to verify for you, sthaviras." A monk asked, "What is the environment of Qixian?" The Master said, "What environment does Qixian have?" A monk asked, "When the ancients raised the mallet or held up the whisk, did that correspond to the matter in the tradition of the school?" The Master said, "The ancients have already spoken." A monk asked, "This student has newly entered the monastery; I beg the upādhyāya for instruction." The Master said, "One finger points to heaven, one finger points to earth." The ruler of the Jiangnan state invited the Master to reside at the Zhangyi Bodhimaṇḍa. He addressed the assembly, "What are you all doing standing over here? Kalyāṇamitras are as numerous as the sands of the Ganges; they constantly accompany you, never parting from you whether walking, standing, sitting, or lying down. Just sit steadily on the long bench, and the kalyāṇamitras of the ten directions will naturally come to pay respects. Why do you, sthaviras, not believe it, creating so many difficulties and ease? Seeing people of nowadays helpless, the ancient sage lamented and said, 'Alas, people's emotional entanglement has lasted long! Facing the true with their mouths, they are unaware.' This is lamenting that all of you look yet do not know. Tell me: what do you look at yet do not know? Why do you not reflect upon the skillful means of the ancients? It is only because your faith is insufficient that it has come to this. Sthaviras, if you merely fix your mind within the Buddha-dharma, there is none who will not attain it. Be free of concerns and embody the Way!" A monk asked, "What is the meaning of coming from the West?" The Master said, "Neither east nor west." A monk asked, "How is it when a single lamp can dispel a hundred years of darkness in a room?" The Master said, "Do not tell lies." A monk asked, "Does the Buddha-dharma undergo change?" The Master said, "You are, sthavira." A monk asked, "The great assembly gathers like clouds; we invite the Master to promote the宗旨." The Master said, "It has been a long time." A monk asked, "What is the profound purport?" The Master said, "What purport does the profound have?"