續傳燈錄 11.26

11.26

溫州瑞安僧印禪師。僧問。如何是法身禮。師曰。頭大耳小。云如何是法身用。師曰。南原耕罷者。牽犢負樵歸。云恁麼則三身不分也。師曰。大蟲看水磨。乃曰。將心問佛如天遠。以佛求心道轉賒。若遇雲門行正令。須教棒下識龍蛇。良久曰。具眼者看取。師於熙寧十年九月十三日沐浴更衣留偈曰。倚空靈劍冷光浮。佛祖魔軍一刃收。帶月吼風歸寶匣。鐵牛驚散曲江頭。言訖趺坐而逝。茶毘斂骨獲舍利五色。

Chan Master Sengyin of Rui'an in Wenzhou. A monk asked, "What is the homage to the Dharma body?" The Master said, "Head large, ears small." [The monk] said, "What is the function of the Dharma body?" The Master said, "Having finished plowing the southern field, leading the calf and carrying firewood, he returns." [The monk] said, "If so, then the three bodies are not distinguished." The Master said, "A tiger watching the water mill." He then said, "Asking about Buddha with the mind is as distant as heaven; seeking the mind with Buddha makes the Way turn further away. If you encounter Yunmen executing the authentic command, you must be made to recognize dragons and snakes under the stick." After a long pause, he said, "Those who have eyes, look!" On the thirteenth day of the ninth month in the tenth year of Xining, the Master bathed, changed his robes, and left a gāthā: / 'Leaning against the sky, the numinous sword's cold light floats; / Buddhas, patriarchs, and Māra's hosts are reaped by a single blade. / Carrying the moon, roaring in the wind, it returns to the precious scabbard; / The iron ox is startled and scattered at the head of Qujiang.' Having spoken, he sat cross-legged and passed away. Upon cremation, the gathered bones yielded five-colored śarīra.