續傳燈錄 19.41

19.41

丞相富弼居士字彥國。由清獻公警勵之後。不舍晝夜力進此道。聞顒禪師主投子法席冠淮甸。往質所疑。會顒為眾登座。見其顧視如象王回旋。公微有得。因執弟子禮。趍函丈命侍者請為入室。顒見即曰。相公已入來。富弼猶在外。公聞汗流浹背即大悟。尋以偈寄圓照本曰。一見顒公悟入深。夤緣傳得老師心。東南謾說江山遠。目對靈光與妙音。後奏署顒師號。顒上堂謝語有曰。彼一期之誤我亦將錯而就錯。公作偈贊曰。萬木千花欲向榮。臥龍猶未出滄溟。彤雲彩霧呈嘉瑞。依舊南山一色青。

Prime Minister and Upāsaka Fu Bi, courtesy name Yanguo. After being spurred on by Lord Qingxian, he applied himself to this Way day and night without rest. Hearing that Chan Master Yong presided over the Dharma assembly at Touzi and was paramount in the Huai River region, he went to resolve his doubts. It happened that Yong ascended the seat for the assembly. Seeing him look around like an elephant king turning back, the prime minister had a slight realization. Thereupon, observing the etiquette of a disciple, he hastened to the abbot's room and instructed the attendant to request admission. Yong, seeing him, immediately said, "The prime minister has already entered; Fu Bi is still outside." Hearing this, the prime minister broke into a sweat all over his back and had a great awakening. Soon after, he sent a verse to Yuanzhao Ben, saying: / 'Upon one meeting with Master Yong, awakening entered deep; / Through these conditions, I obtained the old master's mind. / Do not speak idly of the southeast's distant rivers and hills; / My eyes face the numinous light and the wondrous sound.' / Later, he memorialized the throne to grant Yong a master's title. When Yong ascended the hall to give thanks, he said, "That was an error of the moment; I also acted on the mistake to make the best of it." The prime minister composed a verse in praise, saying: / 'Ten thousand trees and a thousand flowers wish to flourish; / The reclining dragon has not yet emerged from the dark ocean. / Rosy clouds and splendid mists present auspicious omens; / As before, the southern mountain is entirely blue.'