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Refuting Delusions and Saving the Lost: A Brief Explanation (闢妄救略說)

About 闢妄救略說

Ming · by 圓悟著 真啟編

106,000 · about 353 min

"Piwang Jiulue Shuo" (A Discourse to Refute Fallacies and Uphold the True Dharma), compiled by Yuanwu and edited by Zhenqi, is a significant Chan (Zen) Buddhist text from the Ming Dynasty. The author, Yuanwu, a distinguished master of the Linji school, composed this work to address the prevalent shortcomings within the Chan community of his time, aiming to refute erroneous views and rectify the true meaning of the Dharma. Through a question-and-answer format, the text elucidates the Chan philosophy of mind and nature, emphasizing the importance of genuine practice and authentic realization. This work reflects the internal critique and introspection within late Ming Buddhism and has profoundly influenced the subsequent development of Chan. It stands as an essential classic for studying Ming Dynasty Chan thought and Buddhist reform.


No. 1280-A天童和尚闢妄救略說緣起
崇禎三年春。漢月寄五宗原至。老僧置之不閱。復云。目原之一字。苐恐不出六祖道。成知解宗徒。不得不說破耳。此老僧逆耳之言。望漢月知非故也。至六年春。磬山寄漢月與伊書云。粵自威音無象。一○為千佛萬佛之祖。臨濟玄要。所以發明七佛歷祖之秘。以簡一橛頭。相似野狐涎。老僧亦置之。但云各與一頓。以復磬山者。亦望漢月改轍故也。既而見頂目普說。劉居士駁語。料皆漢月密囑。乃簡五宗原看。始知一○已載五宗原矣。故有三錄云云。今潭吉妄作五宗救。益見漢月密囑之禍。不得休息。老僧又豈忍坐視也。葢漢月不據自己為宗旨。直指一切人。而別尋繪事家。圖七佛之始。威音王佛。未有出載。無所考據之一○。為千佛萬佛之祖。又謂五宗各出○之一面。獨臨濟為正。於是妄認三玄三要等名目為宗旨。硬引三擊三撼之類以配之。從上相傳。佛法的的大意。豈不為漢月所混滅。且妄稱夙乘願力。如古所云。法滅仰必再來。潭吉又謂正法眼藏。湮沒既久。必有乘願力之大士。起而救之者。彼此說夢。魔魅人家兒女。今其人。雖俱已報終。老僧更恐他家別箇兒孫。仍落此窠窟。展轉相誑。以致後世學者。忘認一○而不自悟。則滅佛滅祖滅慧命之罪。自漢月始。而老僧坐視不救。則亦老僧之罪也。故不得不略撮大端。闢其妄救者。以救之耳。昔仰山作一圓相。以脚抹之。資福寶禪師。見陳操尚書來。畵一圓相。操曰。弟子與麼來。早是不著便。更畵圓相。福於中著一點。操曰。將謂是南番舶主。福乃歸方丈閉却門。此是甚麼面目。老僧惟願天下後世。以古人為榜樣。慎勿墮漢月圈套。方識達磨西來。祇為覔箇不受惑底人。亦見老僧。初不與漢月輩爭競勝負。惟為發明佛法的的大意。使人人自證自悟而已。
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天童和尚闢妄救略說目錄

CBETA Code: X1280

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