續傳燈錄 16.46

16.46

揚州石塔戒禪師。自慧林得旨後。住杭州西湖一剎。再住揚州石塔。忽退席渡江。東坡知揚州重請住持。疏有為東坡而少留之語。晁無咎學士為宣之。師於此名重一時。東坡又為作戒衣銘云。石塔得三昧。初從戒定入。是故常寶護。登壇受戒衣。吾聞得道人。一物不可留。云何此法衣。補緝成百衲。諸法念念逝。此衣非昔衣。此法無生滅。衣亦無壞者。振此無塵衣。洗此無垢人。壞則隨他去。是故終不壞。師為東坡所知。可見其為人也。

Chan Master Jie of Shita in Yangzhou. After attaining the purport under Huilin, he resided at a monastery at West Lake in Hangzhou, and later resided at Shita in Yangzhou. Suddenly he stepped down from his seat and crossed the river. When Dongpo became the prefect of Yangzhou, he invited him again to serve as abbot; his letter contained the phrase, 'Stay a little while for the sake of Dongpo.' Academician Chao Wujiu promulgated it for him, and through this the master's reputation was celebrated throughout the era. Dongpo also composed an inscription on his monastic robe for him, which said: 'Shita attained samādhi, / Initially entering through precepts and concentration. / For this reason he constantly treasured and guarded it, / Ascending the platform to receive the precepts-robe. / I have heard that those who attain the Way / Must not keep a single thing. / Why then this Dharma robe, / Mended and stitched into a hundred patches? / All phenomena perish thought-moment by thought-moment; / This robe is not the robe of the past. / This Dharma has neither arising nor ceasing; / The robe likewise has nothing that perishes. / Shake out this dustless robe, / Wash this undefiled person. / If it perishes, let it follow its course; / Therefore, in the end it never perishes.' The master was recognized by Dongpo, which shows the kind of person he was.