宏智禪師廣錄卷第二
Extensive Record of Chan Master Hongzhi, Volume 2
長蘆覺和尚頌古拈古集序
Preface to the Collected Praise and Commentary on Ancient Cases by Master Changlu Jue
夫至理超名象之階。真智出思議之外。佛佛祖祖。相印以心。葉葉花花。妙嚴於本。門庭峻高。而稜稜壁立。各紹其宗。枝派衍遠。而浩浩岐流。終歸於海。付區分於杖拂。與烹鍊於鑪鎚。道任斯人也。廓吞納之胸膺。神應求器也。具變通之手段。為萬世之龜噬。明覺首唱於其前。追千里之驥游。阿誰步隨於其後。
The ultimate truth transcends the realm of names and forms. True wisdom lies beyond the reach of thought and deliberation. Buddhas and patriarchs transmit the Dharma mind to mind, like leaves and flowers adorning the same root. Their gates are lofty and steep, standing like sheer cliffs—each upholding their own lineage. Their branches spread far and wide, flowing like vast, diverging streams, yet all ultimately return to the ocean. They entrust distinctions to the staff and whisk, and temper disciples in the furnace of practice. The Way rests upon such people—those with expansive, all-embracing hearts. Like a divine vessel responding to need, they wield adaptable means. As a timeless guide, Mingjue first proclaimed it. Who now can follow in his wake, chasing the thousand-mile steed?
長蘆和尚。摭古德機緣二百則。頌以宣其義。拈以振其綱。揚淮壖兩席之光。繼雪竇百年之踵。爛成春意。東風暖而山被錦雲。湛作秋容。半夜寒而水懷璧月。縱奪有則。趣舍何心。剪蓁蘙而闢正塗。頌見古人之克力。震雷霆而破蟄戶。拈彰底事之全機。綿密契同。方圓㳷合。鑿枘不爽。斤斧亡痕。屈曲相通。肖貫珠之絲蟻。裴回相附。猶布雨之雲龍。赤肉團獨露真常。髑髏眼瀝乾漏識。箭鋒函蓋。影草探竿。脫功勳而空劫非家。垂方便而通身是手。洗磨鸞鑑。清吹排雲夢之氛。膠續鳳絃。雅韻奏雪樓之曲。禪人法潤集以成編。小子嗣宗序而為引。建炎三年自恣日敘。
The Venerable Changlu compiled two hundred essential teachings from ancient masters. He composed verses to elucidate their meaning and selected key points to highlight their essence, thereby illuminating the teachings of the two schools along the Huai River and continuing the legacy of Xue Dou after a hundred years. Like the warmth of spring, where the east wind adorns the mountains with brocade-like clouds, or the clarity of autumn, where the cold midnight water cradles the moon as bright as jade—his work reveals both restraint and freedom, yet remains free from attachment. He cleared away the overgrowth to open the true path, demonstrating through his verses the diligent efforts of the ancients. With the force of thunder, he shattered the dormant mind, using his selections to reveal the complete workings of the underlying truth. Subtle and harmonious, perfectly aligned like a square fitting into a circle, his work is seamless and without trace, like a master carpenter leaving no mark of the axe. Intricately connected, it resembles beads strung on a silken thread; gracefully interwoven, it is like clouds and dragons bringing nourishing rain. Within the fleshly body, the true nature is fully exposed; through the eye of the skull, all defilements are dried up. Like an arrow meeting its target or a shadow probing with a staff, he transcends all effort, revealing that even the beginningless past is not our true home. Through skillful means, his entire being becomes a guiding hand. Polishing the mirror of wisdom, he clears away the clouds of delusion; repairing the phoenix strings of the mind, he plays the elegant melody of enlightenment. The Chan practitioner Fa Run compiled these into a collection, and I, the humble disciple Si Zong, have written this preface as an introduction. Composed on the Day of Self-Reflection in the third year of the Jianyan era.