[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [續傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077) › 5.41 # 續傳燈錄 5.41 續傳燈錄 5.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.41) 東京智海本逸正覺禪師福州彭氏子。上堂。開口是合口是。眼下無妨更著鼻。開口錯合口錯。眼與鼻孔都拈却。佛也打祖也打。真人面前不說假。佛也安祖也安。衲僧肚皮似海寬。此乃一出一入半合半開。是山僧尋常用底。敢問諸禪德。剎竿因甚麼頭指天。力士何故揎起拳。良久曰參。又一日上堂拈拄杖曰。這拄杖在天也與日月並明。在地也與山河同固。在王侯也以代蒲鞭。在百姓也防身禦惡。在衲僧也晝橫肩上渡水穿雲。夜宿旅亭撐門拄戶。且道在山僧手裏用作何為。要會麼。有時放步東湖上。與僧遙指遠山青。擊禪床下座。上堂。憶得老僧年七歲時。於村校書處得一法門。超情離見絕妙絕玄。爰自染神逾六十載。今日輒出普告大眾。若欲傳持宜當諦聽。遂曰。寒原耕種罷。牽犢負薪歸。此夜一爐火。渾家身上衣。諸禪德。逢人不得錯舉。上堂。我有這一著。人人口裏嚼。嚼得破者速須吐却。嚼不破者翻成毒藥。乃召諸禪德。作甚麼滋味。試請道看。良久曰。醫王不是無方義。千里蘇香象不回。 > Chan Master Benyi Zhengjue of Zhihai in the Eastern Capital was a son of the Peng family of Fuzhou. Ascending the hall, he said: “Opening the mouth is right; closing the mouth is right—beneath the eyes there is no harm in adding a nose. Opening the mouth is wrong; closing the mouth is wrong—both eyes and nostrils are swept away. Striking the buddhas, striking the patriarchs—before a true person one speaks no falsehood. Pacifying the buddhas, pacifying the patriarchs—a patch-robed monk's belly is as wide as the ocean. This is one going out and one coming in, half closed and half open; it is what this mountain monk constantly uses. May I ask you, venerable Chan practitioners: Why does the tip of the flagstaff point to the sky? Why does the wrestler roll up his fist?” After a good while, he said: “Investigate!” > Another day, he ascended the hall, picked up his staff, and said: “In the heavens, this staff shares its brightness with the sun and moon; on the earth, it shares its solidity with the mountains and rivers. Among kings and lords, it takes the place of the bulrush whip; among common folk, it protects the body and wards off evil. For patch-robed monks, by day it lies across their shoulders as they cross waters and pass through clouds; by night, lodging in wayside inns, it props the gates and bars the doors. Now tell me: in the hands of this mountain monk, what is it used for? Do you wish to understand? Sometimes, strolling along the Eastern Lake, I point out the blue distant mountains to a monk from afar.” Striking the meditation bench, he stepped down from the seat. > Ascending the hall, he said: “I recall that when this old monk was seven years old, at the village school I obtained a Dharma gate that transcends sentiment, departs from views, and is utterly wondrous and utterly profound. More than sixty years have passed since my spirit was first imbued with it. Today, I venture forth to announce it generally to the great assembly. If you wish to transmit and uphold it, you must listen attentively.” Then he said: > “The plowing and planting on the cold plains are done; / Leading the calf and shouldering firewood, one returns. / Tonight, there is a fire in the hearth, / And clothes on the bodies of the whole household. > Venerable Chan practitioners! When you meet someone, do not quote this mistakenly!” > Ascending the hall, he said: “I have this one move that everyone chews in their mouths. Those who can chew through it must quickly spit it out; those who cannot chew through it will find it turns into poison.” He then called out to the venerable Chan practitioners: “What does it taste like? Please try to tell me.” After a good while, he said: “It is not that the King of Healers lacks prescription and meaning; but with sūxiang within a thousand miles, the elephant does not turn back.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.40) - [Next: 5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.42) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077~en-mt.5.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.41) · Pramāṇa