續傳燈錄 23.22

23.22

揚州齊謐首座。本郡人也。死心稱為飽參。諸儒屢以名山致之不可。後示化於潭之谷山異跡頗眾。門人甞繪其像請贊。為書曰。箇漢灰頭土面。尋常不欲露現。而今寫出人前。大似虛空著箭。怨怨可惜人間三尺絹。

Head Monk Qimi of Yangzhou was a native of that prefecture. Sixin praised him as one who had thoroughly practiced. Various literati repeatedly invited him to famous mountains, but he would not go. Later, when he manifested transformation at Gushan in Tan[zhou], his extraordinary traces were quite numerous. A disciple once painted his portrait and asked for an eulogy. He wrote for him: / "This fellow with ash on his head and dirt on his face, / Usually does not wish to reveal himself. / Now painted before others, / He is very much like an arrow stuck in empty space. / How lamentable! How lamentable! / What a pity for three feet of worldly silk!"