傳法正宗記 6.12

6.12

評曰。璨尊者初雖不自道其姓族鄉邑。後之於世復三十餘載。豈絕口而不略云乎。此可疑也。曰余視房碑曰。大師甞謂道信云有人借問。勿道於我處得法。此明尊者自絕之甚也。至人以物迹為大道之累。乃忘其心。今正法之宗猶欲遺之。況其姓族鄉國。俗間之事肯以為意耶。

An appraisal says: Although Venerable Can did not speak of his family name and home village at first, he was in the world for more than thirty more years afterward; could he have completely kept his mouth shut without mentioning them briefly? This is questionable. I say: I have examined Fang’s stele, which says: ‘The Great Master once said to Daoxin: “If someone asks, do not say that you obtained the Dharma from my place.”’ This clearly shows that the Venerable kept to himself most strictly. A consummate person regards the traces of things as an encumbrance to the Great Way, and so forgets his mind; when he even wished to leave behind the lineage of the True Dharma, how much less would he be willing to pay heed to mundane matters like his family name and native land!