景德傳燈錄 23.45

23.45

Chan Master Yinwei of Daning Cloister in Hongzhou was a native of Xingan in Yuzhang, surnamed Yang. On the night of his birth, a bright light pierced through the room. At the age of seven, he left home under Chan Master Daojian of Shitou Cloister in his native district. At twenty, he received full ordination from Vinaya Master Zhicheng at Kaiyuan Temple. Traveling around to study with Chan masters, he reached Luoshan. Master of the Dharma Jewel [Daoxian] guided him with the essentials of the lion inside the cave and exiting the cave. Through this he awakened, and lingered there for several years. Soon he returned to Jiangbiao. It happened that Li Mengjun, the magistrate of Longquan district, invited him to dwell at the Shishan Bodhimaṇḍa, where he first propagated the lineage teaching. The master entered the hall and addressed the assembly, saying: 'Is there anyone who soars into the sky? Come forth!' When no one in the assembly came forth, the master spoke a verse, saying: