人天眼目序
Preface to the Eye of Humans and Gods
予遊方時。所至盡誠。咨扣尊宿五宗綱要。其間件目。往往亦有所未知者。因慨念。既據師位。而綱宗語句。尚不知其名。況旨訣乎。將何以啟迪後昆。剔抉疑膜邪。於是有意於綱要。幾二十年矣。或見於遺編。或得於斷碣。或聞尊宿稱提。或獲老衲垂頌。凡是五宗綱要者。即筆而藏諸。雖成巨軸。第未暇詳定。晚抵天台萬年山寺。始償其志。編次類列。分為五宗。名之曰人天眼目。其辭皆一。依前輩所作。弗敢增損。然是集也。乃從上諸大老利物施為。既非予胸臆之論。俾行於世。有何誚焉。若其執拂柄據師位者。外是則無以辯驗邪正也。有識博聞者。必垂印可。
During my travels, I always approached with utmost sincerity, seeking guidance from venerable masters on the essential teachings of the Five Schools. Among these topics, there were often points I did not fully understand. Reflecting on this, I thought: If one holds the position of a teacher yet does not even know the names of the key phrases and principles of the schools, how much less would they grasp their deeper meanings? How then could they guide later generations and clarify doubts? Thus, for nearly twenty years, I set my mind on compiling these essentials.
Sometimes I found them in forgotten texts, sometimes on broken stone tablets; sometimes I heard them mentioned by venerable elders, or received them from aged monks in verses of instruction. Whenever I encountered teachings related to the essentials of the Five Schools, I recorded and preserved them. Though this grew into a substantial collection, I had not yet found the time to organize it in detail.
Later, when I arrived at Wannian Mountain Temple in Tiantai, I finally fulfilled this aspiration. I arranged and categorized the material, dividing it according to the Five Schools, and named the collection *The Eye of Humans and Devas*. The wording strictly follows the original works of earlier masters—I did not dare to add or subtract. However, this compilation is based on the teachings of past great masters, meant to benefit beings; it is not my own personal opinion. If it circulates in the world, what fault could there be?
For those who hold the teaching staff and occupy the seat of a master, without this, how could they distinguish the true from the false? May those with deep understanding and broad learning grant their approval.
宋淳熙戊申季冬越山晦巖智昭序
Preface by Zhi Zhao of Huiyan Temple on Yue Mountain, in the late winter of the Chunxi era, Wushen year, during the Song Dynasty.
人天眼目卷之一
The Eye of Humans and Gods, Volume 1