續傳燈錄 34.9

34.9

婺州智者元庵真慈禪師。潼川人姓李氏。初依成都正法出家具戒。後游講肆聽講圓覺。至四大各離今者妄身當在何處畢竟無體實同幻化。因而有省作頌曰。一顆明珠。在我這裏。撥著動著。放光動地。以呈諸講師。無能曉之者。歸以呈其師遂舉狗子無佛性話詰之。師曰。雖百千萬億公案不出此頌也。其師以為不遜乃叱出。師因南遊至廬山圓通拄搭。時卍庵為西堂為眾入室。舉僧問雲門。撥塵見佛時如何。門云。佛亦是塵。師隨聲便喝。以手指胸曰。佛亦是塵。師復頌曰。撥塵見佛。佛亦是塵。問了答了。直下翻身。勸君更盡一杯酒。西出陽關無故人。又頌塵塵三昧曰。鉢裏飯桶裏水。別寶崑崙坐潭底。一塵塵上走須彌。明眼波斯笑彈指。笑彈指。珊瑚枝上清風起。卍庵深肯之。

Chan Master Yuan'an Zhenci of Zhizhe in Wuzhou was a native of Tongchuan, whose surname was Li. He initially relied on Zhengfa in Chengdu to leave household life and received full ordination. Later, he traveled among the lecture halls to listen to lectures on the Perfect Enlightenment Sūtra. Reaching the passage: "When the four great elements disperse individually, where can this false body of today possibly be? Ultimately lacking substance, it is truly identical to an illusion," he thereby had an awakening and composed a verse, saying:
"A single bright jewel / Is right here with me. / Touch it, move it— / It radiates light and shakes the earth."
He presented it to various lecturers, but none could understand it. Returning, he presented it to his teacher, who then questioned him with the gong'an of the dog having no Buddha-nature. The Master said: "Even hundreds of thousands of myriad kotis of gong'ans do not go beyond this verse." His teacher regarded him as insolent and shouted him out. The Master then traveled south to Mount Lu and hung his bowl at Yuantong. At that time, Wan'an was the western hall and entered the room for the assembly. He cited a monk asking Yunmen: "What is it like when one clears away the dust to see the Buddha?" Yunmen said: "The Buddha is also dust." The Master immediately gave a shout following the words, and pointing to his own chest with his finger, said: "The Buddha is also dust!" The Master again composed a verse, saying:
"Clearing away the dust to see the Buddha: / The Buddha is also dust. / The question asked, the answer given, / Right there turn the body. / I urge you to drain another cup of wine; / Going west past the Yang Pass, there will be no old friends."
He also composed a verse on the dust-to-dust samādhi, saying:
"Rice in the bowl, water in the bucket; / The jewel-recognizing Kunlun sits at the bottom of the pool. / Upon a single speck of dust, Mount Sumeru races; / The clear-eyed Persian smiles and snaps his fingers. / Smiles and snaps his fingers— / Upon the coral branch, a pure wind arises."
Wan'an deeply approved him.