續傳燈錄 25.21

25.21

衡州開福崇哲禪師。邵州劉氏子。上堂。妙體堂堂觸處彰。快須回首便承當。今朝對眾全分付。莫道儂家有覆藏。擲拂子召侍者曰。因甚打下老僧拂子。問一水吞空遠。三峯峭壁危。猊臺重拂拭。共喜主人歸。未審到家如何施設。師曰。空手捻雙拳。曰意旨如何。師曰。突出難辯。上堂。山僧有三印。更無增減剩。覿面便相呈。能轉凡成聖。諸人還知麼。若也未知不免重重註破。一印印空。日月星辰列下風。一印印泥。頭頭物物顯真機。一印印水。捩轉魚龍頭作尾。三印分明體一同。看來非赤又非紅。互換高低如不薦。青山依舊白雲中。

Chan Master Chongzhe of Kaifu in Hengzhou was a native of Shaozhou, from the Liu family. Ascending the hall: 'The wondrous body, dignified and manifest, is displayed everywhere; quickly turn your head and take it upon yourself. Today, facing the assembly, it is entrusted in full; do not say that I have concealed anything.' He threw down his whisk, called the attendant, and said: 'Why did you knock down this old monk's whisk?' A monk asked: 'A single stretch of water swallows the sky from afar; the three peaks are steep and perilous. The lion seat is wiped clean once more; together we rejoice in the master's return. I wonder, upon arriving home, how do you set things up?' The Master said: 'Empty hands clench two fists.' The monk asked: 'What is the meaning?' The Master said: 'Protruding out, it is hard to discern.' Ascending the hall: 'This mountain monk has three seals, with neither addition nor subtraction or surplus. Presented directly before your face, they can transform an ordinary person into a sage. Do you all know them? If you do not yet know them, I cannot avoid explaining them repeatedly: One seal imprints on empty space: sun, moon, and stars fall to the leeward side. One seal imprints on mud: each and every thing reveals the true mechanism. One seal imprints on water: turning the head and tail of fish and dragons around. The three seals are distinct, yet their essence is one; looked at, it is neither crimson nor red. Exchanging high and low, if you do not understand, the green mountains remain as before amidst white clouds.'