雪峯崇聖禪寺語錄
Xuefeng Chongsheng Zen Temple Record
指三門云。有三千里外。定誵訛底眼目。始可入得此門。苟或未然。且隨新長老。脚跟後轉。
Pointing to the Three Gates: One must have eyes that can discern right from wrong three thousand miles away before one can truly enter this gate. If not, just follow behind the new elder's footsteps.
佛殿。燒香云。我與釋迦老子。有不共戴天之讎。今日為什麼。燒香禮拜。不是冤家不聚頭。
In the Buddha hall, as incense is lit, it is said: "I bear an irreconcilable enmity with Shakyamuni, the Old Sage. Why then do I today burn incense and bow in worship? It is because enemies are destined to meet."
方丈。據坐云。祖師門下絕人行。深險過於萬丈坑。垂手不能空費力。任佗堂上綠苔生。然雖如是。官不容針。私通車馬。
Abbot, seated upright, said:
"The patriarch’s gate has no path for people to walk. Deeper and more treacherous than a ten-thousand-foot ravine. Reaching down a hand is a waste of effort. Let the moss grow green upon the hall."
Even so—though this is true— The law leaves no room for even a needle, Yet, on the path of compassion, chariots and horses can pass side by side.
陞座。拈香祝 聖罷。次拈香云。密庵緘題甚密。聲愈四馳。曹源未達其源。價增十倍。爇向爐中。普使聞者。悉為讎對。遂斂衣就座。
[The Master ascends the seat.] After offering incense and praying for the Emperor, he then takes incense and says: "The Mi'an school is so secret that no one can penetrate it, yet its reputation spreads far and wide. The Caoshu school did not reach the source, but its value increases tenfold." He burns the incense in the burner, wishing that all who smell it will completely settle their accounts. Then he gathers his robes and sits down.
僧問。遠離鐘阜。來至雪峯。如何是不動尊。師云。在路四十日。進云。大好不動尊。師云。侵早行。遇晚宿。進云。也知和尚慣用此機。師云。儞為什麼不會。進云。正是學人得力處。師云。瞞新長老眼不過。進云。和尚未見曹源時如何。師云。漳泉福建。頭匾似扇。進云。見後如何。師云。只可聞名。不可見面。進云。見與未見。即且置。今日開堂。祝 聖一句。作麼生道。師云。一人有慶。兆民賴之。僧云。恁麼則知恩報恩去也。便禮拜。
師乃云。曾郎坐斷象骨峯。不通水泄。寶公不下鍾山頂。來占封疆。杖頭刀尺自隨身。此界他方歸掌握。既歸掌握。縱奪自由。法隨法行。法幢隨處建立。所以道。建法幢立宗旨。明明佛勑曹溪是。古人恁麼告報。大似三家村裏。教人順朱。阿誰不會。會不會。卞玉無瑕。驪珠絕纇。法幢宗旨。佛勑曹溪。拍禪床一下云。盡向這裏。一時粉碎。好箇清平世界。便恁麼去。皇恩佛恩。一時報畢。帝道祖道。並行不悖。休云世上少知音。佗家自有通人愛 復舉。世尊一日陞座。文殊白槌云。諦觀法王法。法王法如是。世尊便下座。師云。世尊捨己從人。文殊隨邪逐惡。當時百萬眾中。有箇出來。拊掌呵呵大笑。管取文殊白槌亦不得。世尊下座亦不得。且道。誵訛在甚麼處。試辨看。
The Master said: Master Zeng has sealed off Elephant Bone Peak, leaving no passage. Master Bao refuses to leave Mount Zhong, claiming territory for himself. Carrying staff, knife, and ruler at all times, This world and beyond are all within his grasp. Since all is in his grasp, he can grant or take away freely. The Dharma follows the Dharma's course; the Dharma banner is set up everywhere. Thus it is said: "Set up the Dharma banner, establish the core principle. Clearly, the Buddha's decree is at Caoxi." When the ancients spoke this way, it was like teaching penmanship in a village of three households— Who wouldn't understand? Do you understand or not? Pure jade has no flaw; the sacred pearl has no blemish. The Dharma banner and its core principle, the Buddha's decree and Caoxi— He struck the meditation bench and said: It all shatters into pieces right here. What a pure and peaceful world this would be. If you simply go on like that, both the emperor's grace and the Buddha's grace are fully repaid. The emperor's path and the patriarch's path proceed together without conflict. Don't say there are no kindred spirits in this world— Others have their own who appreciate them.
He added: One day, the World-Honored One ascended the seat. Manjushri struck the gavel and said: "Observe the Dharma King's Dharma— The Dharma King's Dharma is thus." The World-Honored One then descended from the seat. The Master said: The World-Honored One set aside his own position to follow others; Manjushri pursued evil and clung to wrong views. If, amidst that hundred-thousand-strong assembly, someone had stepped forward, clapped their hands, and burst into laughter, I guarantee that Manjushri could not have struck the gavel, and the World-Honored One could not have descended from his seat. Tell me—where exactly does the mistake lie? Try to discern it.
當晚小參。七十歲人。尚把佗家杓柄。三千里路。歷盡多少山川。山僧在金陵十四年。収拾得些戲具。幾度腰包包不盡。數回擔籠籠難安。只得就海道裏運來。准擬向大頂峯前。逢場作戲。豈謂一陣業風。吹入雪峯山裏。子細撿點。海道運來底。總是諸方用過了科段。不免據見成公案。應箇時節去也。聖箭未發已前。九重城裏。人皆仰望。三軍不動之際。通霄一路。誰不共行。諸人聞得。定是冷地裏失笑。忽若拗却聖箭。捩轉路頭。放出南山一條鱉鼻。把盡乾坤大地。情與無情。一口吞却。眾中或有箇漢。自有轉身活路。始是好笑。然雖如是。毗婆尸佛早留心。直至于今不得妙。
During the evening personal interview: At seventy years old, still holding another's ladle handle; traversing three thousand miles, crossing countless mountains and rivers. I, this mountain monk, spent fourteen years in Jinling, gathering some theatrical props. Many times I tried to pack them in a bundle, but could never fit them all; several times I carried them in a basket, but could never settle them securely. In the end, I could only transport them by sea, planning to perform my tricks before the grand summit. But who would have thought that a gust of karmic wind would blow me into Snow Peak Mountain? Examining closely, what came by sea are all scripts already used by other masters. So I can only take up ready-made cases and respond to the season accordingly. Before the sacred arrow was launched, within the ninefold walls of the imperial city, everyone looked up with hope; when the three armies stood still, who did not walk the one path through the night? Hearing this, you will surely laugh coldly in a quiet corner. But if we were to snap the sacred arrow, turn around on the path, release Snub-nose of South Mountain, and swallow the entire universe, both sentient and insentient, in one gulp—if among you there is someone with a turning point and a living path, that would truly be something to laugh about. Yet even so, Vipasyin Buddha already realized this long ago, but to this day, no one has grasped its wonder.
復舉。雪峯示眾云。烏石嶺與汝相見了也。望州亭與汝相見了也。僧堂前與汝相見了也。保福問鵝湖云。僧堂前則且置。烏石嶺望州亭。甚處相見。鵝湖驟步歸方丈。保福入僧堂。
師云。雪峯懸塗毒皷。只要箇解繫底人。鵝湖保福。共出隻手。等閑一擊。聞者皆喪。眾中還有活底麼。我且問儞。烏石嶺望州亭。甚處相見。普請諸人。下一轉語。
上堂。高拋不至天。低擲不到地。南北東西無處避。帶累雪峯老人。喚作南山鱉鼻。
上堂。舉善侍者。在大愚芝。入室次。大愚趯出一隻履。善侍者。退身而立。大愚俯取履。善侍者一踏踏倒。大愚便面壁。點津作書壁者三。善侍者。瞠立其後。大愚旋身取履。直打至法堂。善侍者云。恁麼為人。瞎却一城人眼去在。
師云。大愚提欲行不行之令。據令而行。善侍者有當斷不斷之機。應機而斷。放過則二俱作家。檢點則二俱落節。具眼者辨取。
上堂。佛高一丈。魔高一丈。月落寒潭。雲生碧嶂。不識慈氏如來。喚作布袋和尚。
上堂。舉僧參雪峯。峯問甚處來。僧云。浙中來。峯云。船來陸來。僧云。二途俱不涉。峯云。爭得到這裏。僧云。有什麼隔礙。峯打趂出。僧後十年再來。峰云。甚處來。僧云湖南來。峯云。湖南與此間。相去多少。僧云。不隔。峯舉拂子云。還隔這箇麼。僧云。若隔。爭得到這裏。峯打再逐出。師云。前面洪崖數仞。後面白刃交鋒。如何入得雪峯門。這僧住後。每見人。必罵雪峯。師云。這僧只知踏步向前。不知脚下有刺。後同行聞得。特去相訪。遂問。儞因什麼。罵雪峯。這僧遂舉前兩項因緣。同行痛罵。為伊點破。師云。這僧死了多時。直饒點得活。有什麼用處。這僧遂悲泣。每中夜。焚香望雪峯禮拜。師云。可悲可痛。當時被同行點破之後。正好大罵雪峯。和同行趕出。始不辜負雪峯老子。山僧恁麼告報。意在於何。選佛若無如是眼。假饒千載亦奚為。