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title: "禪門諸祖師偈頌 · 牧牛"
description: "禅门诸祖师偈颂由宋代僧人子昇与如祐共同编录，收录了禅宗历代祖师的偈颂作品。本书成书于宋代禅宗兴盛时期，内容涵盖达摩、慧能等多位祖师的禅诗与开悟偈，以诗偈形式传递禅宗心要、修行见地与顿悟思想。该作是研究宋代禅宗思想与祖师传承的重要文献，在佛教史上具有承前启后的地位，为禅门修行者提供了直观的心性指引，也是禅宗诗歌文学的典范之作。"
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### 牧牛

> Herding the Ox

前思纔起。後念相隨。由覺故以成真。在迷情而為妄。不唯境有。惟自心生。鼻索牢牽。不容擬議。

鞭䇿時時不離身。恐伊縱步入埃塵。相將牧得純和也。覊鎻無拘自逐人。

> The whip and reins are never set aside, For fear it might wander into dust and grime. When at last it is tamed and gentled through, The halter and tether fall away—it follows you of its own accord.