續傳燈錄 30.27

30.27

臨安府徑山塗毒智策禪師。天台陳氏子。幼依護國僧楚光落髮。十九造國清謁寂室光灑然有省。次謁大圓於明之萬壽。圓問曰。甚處來。師曰。天台來。曰見智者大師麼。師曰。即今亦不少。曰因甚在汝脚跟下師曰。當面蹉過。圓曰。上人不耘而秀不扶而直。一日辭去圓送之門。拊師背曰。寶所在近此城非實。師頷之。往豫章謁典牛。道由雲居風雪塞路。坐閱四十二日。午初版聲鏗然豁爾大悟。及造門典牛獨指師曰。甚處見神見鬼來。師曰。雲居聞版聲來。牛曰。是甚麼。師曰。打破虛空全無柄靶。牛曰。向上事未在。師曰。東家暗坐西家廝罵。牛曰。嶄然超出佛祖。他日起家一麟足矣。住後上堂舉。教中道。若以色見我以音聲求我是人行邪道不能見如來。雖然恁麼。正是捕得老鼠打破油甕。懷禪師道。爾眼在甚麼處。雖則識破釋迦老子。爭奈拈䭔舐指。若是塗毒即不然。色見聲求也不妨。百華影裏繡鴛鴦。自從識得金針後。一任風吹滿袖香。師將示寂陞座別眾。囑門人以文祭之。師危坐傾聽。至尚饗為之一笑。越兩日沐浴更衣集眾說偈曰。四大既分飛。煙雲任意歸。秋天霜夜月。萬里轉光輝。俄頃泊然而逝。塔全身於東崗之麓。

Chan Master Tudu Zhice of Jingshan in Lin'an Prefecture was a native of Tiantai, surnamed Chen. As a youth, he had his head shaved under the monk Chuguang at Huguo. At age nineteen, he went to Guoqing and visited Jishi Guang, where he had an awakening. Next, he visited Dayuan at Wanshou in Ming[zhou]. Dayuan asked, "Where have you come from?" The Master said, "I come from Tiantai." Dayuan said, "Did you see Great Master Zhiyi?" The Master said, "Even right now, he is not lacking." Dayuan said, "Why is he under your heels?" The Master said, "Passed by right to his face." Dayuan said, "Superior sir, you head out without weeding, and stand straight without support." One day, when he took his leave, Dayuan escorted him to the gate, patted the Master's back, and said, "The place of jewels is near; this city is not real." The Master nodded. He went to Yuzhang to visit Dianniu. His path went through Yunju, where wind and snow blocked the road. He sat reading for forty-two days. At the start of midday, the wooden clapper resounded with a clang, and he had a great awakening. When he reached the gate, Dianniu singled him out, pointing at the Master and saying, "Where have you seen gods and seen ghosts to come here?" The Master said, "I have come from hearing the sound of the clapper at Yunju." Dianniu said, "What is it?" The Master said, "Shattering empty space, with no handle whatsoever." Dianniu said, "The matter of going beyond is not yet reached." The Master said, "The eastern house sits in the dark, while the western house curses each other." Dianniu said, "Towering above, you have surpassed the buddhas and patriarchs. In the future, establishing a family, a single unicorn will be enough." After taking up abbotship, he ascended the hall and brought up: "In the teachings it is said: 'If one sees me by form, or seeks me by sound, this person walks a false path and cannot see the Tathāgata.' Although it is so, this is precisely catching a rat but smashing the oil jar. Chan Master [Baizhang] Huai said, 'Where are your eyes?' Although he saw through Old Man Śākya, what can be done about taking a pastry and licking one's fingers? If it were Tudu, it would not be so: / Seeing by form and seeking by sound do no harm; / Embroidering mandarin ducks amidst the shadows of a hundred flowers. / Ever since recognizing the golden needle, / Left entirely to the wind, the sleeves are filled with fragrance." When the Master was about to manifest nirvāṇa, he ascended the seat to bid farewell to the assembly. He instructed his disciples to present a funeral address for him. The Master sat upright, listening intently, and at the words "May you accept this offering!" he gave a laugh. Two days later, he bathed, changed his clothes, assembled the congregation, and spoke a gāthā: / "The four great elements having parted ways, / Clouds of smoke return wherever they will. / On an autumn sky's frosty night, the moon / Shines its radiance ten thousand leagues around." / A moment later, he passed away peacefully. His whole body was stupaed at the foot of the eastern peak.