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title: "增集續傳燈錄 · 四明天童別山智禪師"
description: "增集續傳燈錄由明代高僧文琇編撰，是禪宗重要史傳著作。該書成書於明初，繼承宋代傳燈錄傳統，增補元代至明初禪師語錄與行狀，記錄臨濟、曹洞等宗派傳承。內容涵蓋高僧機鋒問答、悟道因緣及法脈譜系，展現禪宗“以心傳心”的宗旨。作為續傳燈錄的擴編本，它填補了宋元至明初禪宗史料空白，對研究中國禪宗發展脈絡具有重要價值。文琇嚴謹考證，保存了大量珍貴語錄，被後世視為研究明清禪宗的重要文獻，在佛教史學與禪宗思想領域佔有獨特地位。"
url: "https://rushiwowen.co/en/r/cma8y7fxj1c4ml4044kiawhs8"
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### ○四明天童別山智禪師

上堂。舉世尊臨入涅槃。文殊請佛再轉法輪。世尊咄云。吾四十九年未甞說一字。汝請吾再轉法輪。是吾曾轉法輪耶。頌曰。老漢生平大脫空。將無作有誑盲聾。臨期一語方真實。也是闍梨飯後鐘。

> The master took the high seat and said: “When the World-Honored One was about to enter Nirvana, Manjushri asked him to turn the wheel of Dharma once more. The World-Honored One rebuked him: 'In forty-nine years, I have not spoken a single word. You ask me to turn the wheel of Dharma again—do you mean I have already turned it?'” Then the master composed a verse: All his life, the old fellow was utterly empty— Making something from nothing, deceiving the blind and deaf. Only at the final moment did his words ring true: “That, too, is just the bell after the meal, ringing for the monk.