景德傳燈錄 4.8

4.8

第二世智巖禪師者。曲阿人也。姓華氏。弱冠智勇過人。身長七尺六寸。隋大業中為郎將。常以弓挂一濾水囊。隨行所至汲用。累從大將征討頻立戰功。唐武德中。年四十。遂乞出家。入舒州皖公山。從寶月禪師為弟子。後一日宴坐。覩異僧身長丈餘。神姿爽拔詞氣清朗。謂師曰。卿八十生出家。宜加精進。言訖不見。嘗在谷中入定。山水瀑漲。師怡然不動。其水自退。有獵者遇之。因改過修善。復有昔同從軍者二人。聞師隱遁。乃共入山尋之。既見因謂師曰。郎將狂耶何為住此。答曰。我狂欲醒君狂正發。夫嗜色淫聲貪榮冒寵。流轉生死何由自出。二人感悟歎息而去。師貞觀十七年歸建業入牛頭山。謁融禪師發明大事。禪師謂師曰吾受信大師真訣所得都亡。設有一法勝過涅槃吾說亦如夢幻。夫一塵飛而翳天。一芥墮而覆地。汝今已過此見。吾復何云。山門化導當付之於汝。師稟命為第二世。後以正法付方禪師。住白馬捿玄兩寺。又遷住石頭城。於儀鳳二年正月十日示滅。顏色不變屈伸如生。室有異香經旬不歇。遺言水葬。壽七十有八。臘三十有九。

The second generation, Chan Master Zhiyan, was a native of Qu’a with the surname Hua. In his youth his wisdom and courage surpassed others, and he stood seven feet six inches tall. During the Daye era of the Sui dynasty he served as a palace commander (langjiang). He always hung a water-straining bag from his bow, drawing and using water wherever he went. He repeatedly followed generals on military campaigns and frequently achieved distinction in battle. During the Wude era of the Tang dynasty, at the age of forty, he finally sought to leave householder life. He entered Mount Wangong in Shuzhou and became a disciple under Chan Master Baoyue. Later, sitting quietly one day, he saw an extraordinary monk over ten feet tall, with a refined, striking demeanor and clear, resonant speech, who said to the master, “You have left householder life for eighty lifetimes; you ought to increase your vigorous progress.” Having spoken, he disappeared. Once while the master was in samādhi within a ravine, the mountain waters suddenly surged in a flood. The master remained serene and unmoved, and the waters receded on their own. A hunter encountered him and, because of this, reformed his faults and cultivated goodness. There were also two men who had formerly served in the army with him; hearing of his retreat into seclusion, they entered the mountains together to seek him out. Having met him, they asked the master, “Is the palace commander mad? Why do you live here?” He replied, “My madness is about to sober up, while your madness is just breaking out. Craving sensual forms, dissolute sounds, and greedy for glory and favor, when will you ever escape transmigrating through birth and death?” Deeply moved and enlightened, the two men sighed and departed. In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, the master returned to Jianye and entered Mount Niutou. He had an audience with Chan Master Rong, who illuminated the great matter for him. The Chan master said to the master, “I received the true essential instruction from Great Master Daoxin, and everything that was attained has vanished. Even if there were a dharma that surpassed nirvāṇa, I would say it too is like a dream or an illusion. When a single speck of dust flies, it veils the sky; when a single mustard seed drops, it covers the earth. You have now surpassed this view; what more can I say? The guidance and teaching of this mountain monastery should be entrusted to you.” The master received the transmission and became the second generation. Later, he entrusted the correct Dharma to Chan Master Fang. He resided at the two monasteries of Baima and Qixuan, and later moved to reside at Shitoucheng. On the tenth day of the first month in the second year of Yifeng, he manifested extinction. His complexion remained unchanged, and his limbs were as flexible as when he was alive. A rare fragrance filled the room, unceasing for ten days. In his final words, he instructed that his body be given a water burial. He lived seventy-eight years and had been a monk for thirty-nine years.