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title: "湛然圓澄禪師語錄 · 四明鄮山阿育王寺舍利塔記"
description: "湛然圆澄禅师语录由明代禅宗高僧湛然圆澄所述，其门人明凡记录，丁元公与祁骏佳编撰。该书成书于明末佛教复兴时期，收录圆澄禅师的开示、法语、公案及书信，集中体现其禅学思想与修行指导，倡导直指人心、见性成佛的曹洞宗风。作为明代禅宗重要文献，该语录不仅传承了临济与曹洞宗的精髓，对后世禅修者具有深远影响，是研究明清佛教禅宗思想与实践的重要典籍。"
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### 四明鄮山阿育王寺舍利塔記

> Record of the Relic Pagoda at Ayuwang Temple in Four Ming Mao Mountains

聞之古德云。欲滅罪愆。無如親近舍利。欲集福樂。無如舍利。欲成妙道。無如舍利。昔如來入城。時有童子聚石為塔以供養佛。佛為授記。此童子者。我滅百年當作輪王。而有神力。大興我教。于是阿育王應記而生。獲佛舍利八分之一。造塔八萬四千。維時耶舍尊者五指放光。召飛羽鬼。送四天下一時安布。晉太康三年。獵人劉薩訶者。并州離石人也。死見閻王。閻王告曰。汝乃智積菩薩。一迷至此。造極重業。罪當地獄。我憫汝愚。示汝出罪之方。凡汝中國舍利寶塔浮江石像。悉阿育王所造。汝能求現舍利。汝罪可滅。繇是獲返陽世。徧禮一十二年。南行會稽海畔山陬。苦莫能得。忽聞天樂隱隱從地底發。標剎為識曰。舍利不遠矣。竭誠七日夜。寶塔涌出。今寧波鄮山所稱阿育王寺。即此舍利塔所藏八吉祥地也。薩訶從茲出家。尋復得道。號慧達國師。塔紺青色。高一尺四寸。方廣七寸。而有四櫺。舍利中懸。金鐘覆之。旋轉不定。窻楞雕刻。殆非目力所及。四方觀者。或見如珠。五色不同。一多大小。莫識分齊。或現光明。或現聖像。或現金銀琉璃世界。或現宮殿樓臺。隨所見心。應所見量。其真神物。不可思議也耶。甞聞　國初三請大內。三度飛回。是知佛于東南緣復不淺。我東南人泯然不知。此豈善信之過。實為僧者不善讚揚之過也。夫薩訶獵人。以舍利故。非惟宿業頓消。抑且現生證果。何況具有福德之人。以石壘塔。尚得轉輪王位。何況廣廈大木以覆此塔。木雕漆布。一瞻一禮。尚獲福利。何況舍利真身。老朽近見大殿將頹。發願修理。所費不貲。自越入閩。廣此勝因。述茲緣起。告諸來者。

> An ancient sage once said: "If you wish to eradicate sins, nothing compares to venerating relics. If you seek blessings and joy, nothing compares to relics. If you desire to attain the sublime path, nothing compares to relics." Long ago, when the Tathagata entered a city, some children piled stones into a pagoda to make an offering to the Buddha. The Buddha then prophesied: "One hundred years after my passing, that child will become a wheel-turning king. Endowed with supernatural powers, he will greatly propagate my teachings." Thus, King Ashoka was born in response to this prophecy. He received one-eighth of the Buddha's relics and constructed eighty-four thousand pagodas. At that time, the Venerable Yasa emitted light from his five fingers, summoning celestial spirits to distribute these pagodas across the four continents in a single moment. During the third year of the Taikang era of the Jin Dynasty (282 CE), there was a hunter named Liu Sahe from Lishi in Bingzhou. After dying, he met King Yama, who told him: "You are actually the Bodhisattva Zhiji, who has become lost to this point, committing severe offenses deserving of hell. I pity your ignorance and will show you the way to atone. All the relic pagodas and stone statues floating in rivers across China were created by King Ashoka. If you can seek out the manifested relics, your sins can be eradicated." Consequently, Liu Sahe returned to life and traveled for twelve years, making offerings everywhere. He went south to the mountainous coast of Kuaiji, but to no avail. Suddenly, he heard celestial music emerging from beneath the earth. A marker appeared, indicating: "The relics are not far away." After seven days of utmost sincerity, a jeweled pagoda emerged. This is what is now known as the Ashoka Temple on Mao Mountain in Ningbo, one of the eight auspicious sites where relic pagodas are enshrined. Sahe then became a monk and soon attained enlightenment, becoming known as National Master Huida. The pagoda is azure-blue, one foot four inches tall, seven inches wide on each side, with four windows. Inside, a relic hangs suspended, covered by a golden bell that spins constantly. The intricately carved window lattices are beyond what the eye can perceive. Pilgrims from all directions see it differently: some as a pearl of changing colors, others as singular or multiple, in sizes unknown. Some witness radiant light, sacred images, worlds of gold, silver, and lapis lazuli, or palaces and towers. All these visions appear according to the viewer's capacity—it is truly a divine wonder beyond imagination. I have heard that in the early years of our dynasty, this relic was invited to the imperial palace three times, and each time it flew back on its own. This shows the Buddha's deep affinity with the Southeast. Yet people in this region remain unaware—this is not the fault of lay devotees, but the failure of monks to properly spread the teaching. Even a hunter like Sahe, through relics, not only erased his karmic debts instantly but also attained realization in this very life. How much more so for those already blessed with merit? Even children who built pagodas of stone achieved the position of wheel-turning kings—how much greater is the benefit for those who construct grand halls with fine timber to enshrine these relics, or who offer a single bow or glance to the wooden-carved, lacquered representations? And how infinitely greater still to pay homage to the true relics themselves. In my old age, I recently saw the great hall falling into disrepair and made a vow to repair it. The costs are enormous. I traveled from Yue to Min to sow this noble cause. Thus, I record these origins to inform those who come after.