佛像
Buddha Statue
世尊往忉利天為母說法。優填王思佛。命匠人雕旃檀像。及至世尊下來。像亦出迎。
The World-Honored One went to the Trayastriṃśa Heaven to teach the Dharma for his mother. King Udayana, longing for the Buddha, commanded a craftsman to carve a sandalwood statue. When the World-Honored One descended, the statue came out to greet him.
五祖演云。諸人且道下來底是出迎底是。又教中道。如來者無所從來亦無所去。莫是法身無來去。化身有來去麼。若人於此見得。日消萬兩黃金。其或未然。草鞋錢教甚麼人還。
Ancestor Wuzu Yan said, "So tell me, everyone—which is truly the way: coming down from the mountain to greet, or going out to welcome?"
The scriptures also say, "The Thus-Come One neither comes from anywhere nor goes anywhere." Could it be that the Dharma Body has no coming or going, while the Manifestation Body does come and go? If a person can see through this directly, they could spend ten thousand ounces of gold every day without worry. But if you still haven't grasped it, then who's going to pay for all those worn-out straw sandals?
無邊身菩薩將竹杖量世尊頂。丈六了又丈六。量到梵天。不見世尊頂相。乃擲下竹杖合掌說偈云。虗空無有邊。佛功德亦然。若有能量者。窮劫不可盡。
The Bodhisattva Boundless Body took his bamboo staff and tried to measure the Buddha’s crown. He measured one fathom, then another, all the way up to the Brahma Heaven, but still could not see the tip of the Buddha’s crown. So he put down the staff, joined his palms, and spoke this verse:
“The vast sky has no limit— The Buddha’s virtues are just the same. If anyone could measure them, Even an endless age could not exhaust them.”
五祖演云。大眾。無邊身菩薩說偈且止。諸人還解自量也無。若教老僧自量。直是無下手處。不見古人道。㪷克佛座。功德難量。盞子燒香。紫雲靉靆。何故。如是別是一家春。
Fifth Patriarch Yan said, "Great assembly, let us set aside the verse spoken by the Bodhisattva of Boundless Body. Can each of you truly measure yourselves? If you were to ask this old monk to measure himself, I wouldn't even know where to begin. Don’t you know what the ancients said? ‘A tiny cup to measure the Buddha’s seat, the merit is immeasurable. Burning incense in a small cup, purple clouds swirl and gather.’ Why is this so? Because this reflects a different springtime altogether."
(The meaning is that the Dharma cannot be quantified by any limited understanding. Each person's true nature and potential are beyond conceptual measurement—like comparing a thimble to the vastness of a Buddha’s seat. The "different spring" points to a unique realization that transcends ordinary logic and comparison.)
南泉願禪師因陸亘大夫問。弟子家中有一片石。亦曾坐亦曾臥。如今欲鐫作佛也還得麼。師云得得。陸云莫不得麼。師云不得不得。
雲巖云。坐即佛。不坐即非佛。 洞山云。不坐即佛。坐即非佛。 保福展云。南泉看樓打樓。雲巖洞山一起一倒。 五祖戒云。南泉只解移風不解易俗。雲巖洞山夢中說夢。 虎丘隆云。南泉雖似鏡之端形。胡來胡現漢來漢現。只是不通檢點。當時待他道。弟子家中有一片石。亦曾坐亦曾臥。欲鐫作佛得麼。只對道莫惜高名鐫石上。維摩傾盡此時心。 天童覺云。轉功就位。轉位就功。還他洞上父子。且道南泉意作麼生。直是針錐不得。
真如喆禪師頌云。得與不得。天寬地窄。坐臥經行。無勞疑惑。 正覺逸云。問得也道得。不得還不得。侯白何曾白。侯黑未是黑。貴池王老師。天下賊中賊。賊大夫象簡曾拈得。 黃龍震云。南泉得得。何似不得。淑人君子。其儀不忒。 佛眼遠云。親從家中來。家中何所有。持此一片石。廣大堅且久。靈山曾獻佛。帝釋聊舉手。心中出何物。安樂并長壽。
丹霞然禪師甞到洛京慧林寺。值天寒。遂於殿中取木佛燒火向。院主偶見。呵責云何得燒我木佛。師以杖撥灰云吾燒取舍利。主云木佛安有舍利。師云。既無舍利。更請兩尊。再取燒之。院主自後眉鬚墮落。
投子青云。不會為客。勞煩主人。 應庵華云。諸方商量道。院主忽起疑心而致斯禍。又云。院主天寒不與丹霞火向。致令燒却木佛。遂乃眉鬚墮落。殊不知院主買鐵得金一場富貴。
無盡居士頌云。雪擁巖扉凍不春。一尊木佛劈為薪。眼睛動處眉毛落。為謗如來正法輪。 投子青云。古巖苔閉冷侵扉。飛者驚危走者迷。夜深寒熱汀洲火。失曉漁家忙自疑。 佛燈珣云。老倒丹霞燒木佛。院主眉鬚剛突。出罪過從來做底當。誰道千虗不愽實。 楚安方云。覿面難藏向上機。宗風千古為人施。銀山鐵壁重重透。賴有丹霞院主知。
長髭曠禪師初參石頭。頭問甚麼處來。師云大庾嶺頭來。云大庾嶺頭一鋪功德成就也未。師云成就久矣只欠點眼。云莫要點眼不。師云便請。石頭垂下一足。師便禮拜。頭云見甚麼道理便禮拜。師云如紅爐上一點雪。
玄覺云。且道長髭具眼祗對不具眼祗對。若具眼。為甚麼請他點眼。若不具眼。又道成就久矣。且作麼生商量。法燈代云。和尚可謂眼昏。 雪竇顯云。無眼功德有甚麼點處。 南華昺云。喚作一鋪功德已是強名。石頭垂下一足。長髭云如紅爐上一點雪。轉見漏逗。雖然如是。劒閣路雖嶮。夜行人更多。
保寧勇頌云。一鋪大悲千手眼。十分圓就未開光。君看筆下神通現。更有靈蹤在上方。 天童覺云。嶺頭功德眼。倦足等閑垂。紅爐一點雪。直下廓亡依。 無盡居士云。國平精奇老石頭。毫端點出佛雙眸。破繩床上閑垂足。兩道神光夜不收。 智海清云。長髭未向嶺南來。功德圓成眼已開。珍重善財回首處。文殊元不下樓臺。 草堂清云。撥草瞻風到石頭。關山重疊路迢迢。嶺頭功德圓成久。一點紅爐雪未消。
黃蘗運禪師因裴相國捧一尊像於師前跪云。請師安名。師召云裴休。裴應諾。師云與汝安名竟。裴作禮。
雪竇顯代裴相國當時便喝。
汾陽昭頌云。師前跪托請安名。驀地當鋒喚一聲。不是裴公誰敢應。直教聾瞽也開聽。 佛印元云。裴相當時忘却名。被人喚著又惺惺。不知未具胞胎目。誰敢塗胡此性靈。 保寧勇云。五彩糚來掌上擎。老胡剛為立虗名。君今欲得超諸祖。須向金剛頂上行。 草堂清云。不是心兮不是佛。黃檗喚出是何物。裴公從此認虗名。天下衲僧跳不出。楚安方云。捧來前面請安名。黃檗高高喚一聲。剖出從前真面目。從茲佐得國風清。
黃檗因裴相國入大安寺見壁間高僧𦘕像。乃問主僧。真容可觀。高僧何在。主無語。裴云此間莫有禪僧麼。主云。近有一僧投寺執役。頗似禪僧。即是師也。裴乃召至。理前話。師云請相公垂問。裴云。真容可觀。高僧何在。師召相公。裴應諾。師云高僧何在。裴於言下大悟。
應庵華云。大眾。黃檗布縵天網要打衝浪錦鱗。裴相國坐籌帷幄不妨決勝千里。諸人若也於此見得倜儻分明。可謂今之古之。苟或未然。三尺龍泉光照膽。萬人叢裏奪高標。
趙州諗禪師示眾云。泥佛不度水。金佛不度鑪。木佛不度火。
白雲端云。大眾。趙州老子十二劑骨頭。八萬四千毛孔。一時拋向諸人懷裏了也。圓通今日路見不平。為古人出氣。以手拍禪床一下云。須知海嶽歸明主。未信乾坤陷吉人。參。
雪竇顯頌云。泥佛不度水。神光照天地。立雪如未休。何人不雕偽。金佛不度鑪。人來訪紫胡。牌中數箇字。清風何處無。木佛不度火。常思破竈墮。杖子忽擊著。方知辜負我。 白雲端云。併却泥佛金木佛。趙州放出遼天鶻。東西南北謾擡頭。萬里重雲只一突。 鼓山珪云。金佛木佛泥佛。度鑪度水度火。盡入趙州紅鑪。烈焰光中煅過。一聲白雪陽春。萬古無人能和。 徑山杲云。九十七種妙相。顧陸丹青難狀。趙州眼目精明。覰見心肝五臟。
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