續傳燈錄 35.17

35.17

夔州臥龍破菴禪師諱祖先。廣安王氏子。工夫穩實見地明白。嘗分座杭之靈隱。有道者請益曰。胡孫子捉不住。願垂開示。師曰。用捉他作什麼。如風吹水自然成紋。時無準侍傍大悟。有示楞嚴座主偈曰。見猶離見非真見。還盡八還無可還。木落秋空山骨露。不知誰識老瞿曇。

Chan Master Po'an of Wolong in Kuizhou was named Zuxian. He was a son of the Wang family of Guang'an. His practice was steady and solid, and his understanding was clear. He once held a divided seat at Lingyin in Hangzhou. A practitioner asked for further instruction, saying, 'The monkey cannot be caught. I pray you offer an instruction.' The Master said, 'What use is catching it? Like the wind blowing on water, ripples naturally form.' At that time, Wuzhun, attending at his side, was greatly awakened. The Master gave a gāthā to a Śūraṅgama lecturer: 'Seeing is still apart from seeing, not true seeing; / Returning fully the eight returnings, there is nothing to return. / Leaves fall into the autumn sky and the mountain's bones appear; / I wonder who recognizes old Gautama?'