No. 1613-A枯崖和尚漫錄序
Preface to the Casual Records of the Venerable Kuya
石谿偃谿愛人物。崇風教。贒於端嘉諸老。暮年靈徑於余尤親密。評商述作。一語無諱。甞道。枯崖．仲簡于二老。厥後俱掌記徑山。簡富於文。惜早世。而枯崖清苦憤發。正宗有聞。余居喝石嵓。夾路玉簪花一開。秋風騷然。或笑曰。禪和子纔見此花。則憂禦寒。無計東馳西騖。獨枯崖坐破囪怡然。每携被嵓上同宿。月涼登閣。雪霽看山。相與胷中耿耿。余出錦谿報慈。歸延平含清數年。稍睽間。聞枯崖集古成錄。偃谿喜其所取機緣。皆有控人入處。後村謂。何時煑茗為重論。竹谿謂。它時共入僧寶傳。枯崖南歸。携錄相訪。適余遷光孝。卛爾過目而別。今枯崖瑞世泉南興福。而起藏主為之刊梓欲敘。夫參方正眼。為人峻機。逸致高標。激貪立懦。備見乎此。因思石谿閑居太白。欲刻仲宣孚．非庵光．艮嵓沂．勝叟定諸人舊作。及捧黃住山。酬應不韻亦不果。枯崖當搜抉其遺。繼繼彚集。俾五燈之後。復見一燈光明燭天下。豈漫錄云乎哉。枯崖。名悟。福之福清人。咸淳八年仲春北山(紹隆)書于鼓山老禪庵。
Shixi and Yanxi cherished people and upheld the teachings of the wind. They were esteemed among the elders of Duanjia. In their later years, Lingjing and I grew particularly close. We discussed and evaluated works, leaving no words unspoken. He once said of Kuya and Zhongjian, the two elders, that they later both served as record-keepers at Jingshan. Zhongjian was rich in literary talent, but it is a pity he passed away early. Kuya, however, lived a life of purity and hardship, diligently striving, and his reputation for upholding the true teachings spread far and wide.
When I lived at Heshi Cliff, jade hairpin flowers bloomed along both sides of the path. As the autumn wind rustled, someone laughed and said, "As soon as these monks see these flowers, they worry about keeping warm in the cold, scurrying east and west with no plan." Only Kuya sat peacefully, wearing out his robe, undisturbed. He often brought his bedding to stay with me on the cliff. Under the cool moonlight, we climbed the pavilion; after the snow cleared, we gazed at the mountains. Together, our hearts were bright and clear.
After I left Jinxi Baoci and returned to Yanping Hanqing for several years, we drifted apart slightly. I heard that Kuya had compiled ancient records into a collection. Yanxi was delighted that the opportunities he selected all had the power to guide people inward. Houcun once said, "When will we boil tea and discuss this again?" Zhuxi remarked, "Someday, we will all be included in the *Biographies of Eminent Monks*."
When Kuya returned south, he brought his collection to visit me. It happened that I had just moved to Guangxiao, so I only skimmed through it briefly before we parted. Now, Kuya serves as the abbot of Xingfu Temple in Quannan, and the head of the library, Qizang, intends to publish it, hoping for a preface. The discerning eye for true practice, the sharp methods for guiding others, the lofty aspirations and exemplary conduct that inspire the greedy and strengthen the weak—all are fully revealed here.
I recall that when Shixi lived in seclusion at Taibai, he wanted to publish the old works of Zhongxuan Fu, Fei'an Guang, Genyan Yi, and Shengsou Ding. However, when he took up residence at Huangzhu Mountain, the demands of his duties were discordant, and it never came to fruition. Kuya should search out these lost works and continue compiling them, so that after the *Five Lamps*, another lamp may shine brightly upon the world. How could this be merely a casual record?
Kuya, named Wu, was from Fuqing in Fujian. Written in the second month of the eighth year of the Xianchun era by Beishan (Shaolong) at the Old Chan Hermitage of Gushan.