續傳燈錄 13.52

13.52

韶州南華重辯禪師。僧問。祖意西來即不問。最初一句請師宣。師曰。龍衘黑寶離滄海。鶴側霜翎下玉階。僧云。一輪明月照四海盡分明。師曰。夜半折開無縫塔。天明智積抱頭回。乃曰。會麼。五大未明二儀無跡。威音王覷不見。大悲手摸無蹤。且道為復神通妙用。為復法爾如然。於斯明得。便乃高步毘廬頂上。坐報化佛頭。於斯未明。秖知事逐眼前過。不覺老從頭上來。咦。

Chan Master Chongbian of Nanhua in Shaozhou. A monk asked, "Leaving aside the Patriarch's intention in coming from the West, please, Master, proclaim the very first phrase." The master said, "The dragon holding the dark jewel departs from the vast sea; the crane slanting its frosty feathers descends to the jade steps." The monk said, "A wheel of bright moon shines over the four seas completely clearly." The master said, "In the middle of the night, the seamless stupa is broken open; at dawn, Zhiji clutches his head and turns back." He then said, "Do you understand? When the five great elements are not yet distinct and the two polarities leave no trace, King Vairocana cannot glimpse it, and the hands of Great Compassion grope without a trace. Tell me, is it wondrous supernatural function, or is it fundamentally thus? If you understand it here, you immediately stride high upon the crown of Vairocana and sit atop the heads of the reward and transformation Buddhas. If you do not understand it here, you only know that affairs pass before your eyes, unaware that old age is coming upon your head. Bah!"