續傳燈錄 17.22

17.22

越州天衣法聰禪師高郵人。上堂。幽室寒燈不假挑。虛空明月徹雲霄。要知日用常無間。烈焰光中發異苗。因裝普賢大士開光明次。師登梯秉筆顧大眾曰。道得即為下筆。眾無對。師召侍者。與老僧牢扶梯子。遂點之。

Chan Master Facong of Tianyi in Yuezhou was a native of Gaoyou. Ascending the hall, he said, 'In the secluded room a cold lamp requires no picking; / In the empty sky the bright moon penetrates the clouds. / If you want to know what is constant without interruption in daily use: / Amidst blazing flames an extraordinary sprout shoots forth.' Once, on the occasion of opening the light (consecrating) a statue of the Mahāsattva Samantabhadra, the master climbed the ladder, held the brush, and looked around at the great assembly, saying, 'If you can speak, I will lower the brush.' The assembly had no reply. The master called to his attendant, 'Hold the ladder firmly for this old monk!' and thereupon dotted the eyes.