續傳燈錄 21.12

21.12

東京智海佛印智清禪師。姓葉氏泉州同安人。少為儒生。性明敏博學典雅。年未冠忽慕空宗。遂依鹿苑寺惠儒上人出家。遍參知識。至祐禪師法席始明心地。初出世五祖道望顯著。遂奉詔住智海。初開堂。

Chan Master Zhihai Foyin Zhiqing of the Eastern Capital was a native of Tong'an in Quanzhou, with the surname Ye. In his youth he was a Confucian scholar; by nature he was intelligent, sharp, widely read, elegant, and classic. Before he was capped [as an adult], he suddenly aspired to the school of emptiness. Thereupon, he left the household under the superior Huiru at Luyuan Monastery. He traveled to visit kalyāṇamitras everywhere. Only upon reaching the Dharma seat of Chan Master Xiu did his mind-ground become clear. When he first went out into the world, his reputation in the Way was prominent at Wuzu. Subsequently, by imperial decree he took up residence at Zhihai. When he first opened the hall: