塔廟
Temples and Stupas
疎山仁禪師因主事僧為師造壽塔了來白師。師云汝將幾錢與匠人。僧云一切在和尚。師云。為將三文錢與伊。為將兩文錢與伊。為將一文錢與伊。若道得。與吾親造塔。僧無對。後有僧到大嶺。即羅山也。舉前話。嶺云還有人道得不。云未有人。嶺云。汝回舉似疎山道。大嶺云。若將三文與伊。和尚此生決定不得塔。若將兩文與伊。和尚與匠人同出一隻手。若將一文與伊。累他匠人眉鬚墮落。僧回舉似疎山。山具威儀遙望大嶺禮拜歎云。將謂無人。大嶺古佛放光射此間。雖然如是。也是﨟月蓮花。大嶺後聞之乃云。我與麼道已是龜毛長三尺。
Master Shushan of the Ren School was informed by his steward monk that a commemorative pagoda had been built for him. The master asked, “How much money did you give the craftsman?” The steward replied, “It’s entirely up to you, Master.” The master said, “Did you give him three coins? Two coins? Or one coin? If you can tell me, you’ve built the pagoda for me personally.” The steward had no answer.
Later, a monk arrived at Daling, the teacher who is Luoshan, and recounted this story. Daling asked, “Has anyone been able to answer that?” The monk said, “No one has.” Daling said, “Go back and tell Shushan: ‘Daling says: If you gave him three coins, you will never get that pagoda in this lifetime. If you gave him two coins, you and the craftsman are working with the same hand. If you gave him one coin, you’ve burdened the craftsman so that his eyebrows and beard will fall off.’”
The monk returned and told Shushan. Shushan, in formal attire, bowed from a distance toward Daling and sighed, “I thought no one understood. Daling, an ancient Buddha, has shone light right here. Still, this is like a lotus blooming in the twelfth month.”
When Daling later heard about this, he said, “My very words are already a turtle’s hair three feet long.”
浮山遠云。疎山以錐劄地。大嶺用刀剜空。雖然二古德錯下錐刀。今時人亦難構赴。何故。後語中有梢有殺。然雖如是。河裏失錢河裏漉。 圓悟勤云。諸方作者千里同風。萬派朝宗千途共轍。陳尊宿尋常道。老僧只有一口劒。劒下有殺人之意。亦有分身之路。看他受用剸割。不妨八面玲瓏。若不是疎山度量。通方爭見得金聲玉振。只如道。若將三文與伊。和尚此生決定不得塔。不可勞而無功。若將兩文與伊。和尚與匠人同出一隻手。未免拖泥帶水。若將一文與伊。累他匠人眉鬚墮落。直得水灑不著。疎山云也是﨟月蓮花。土曠人稀。大嶺云已是龜毛長三尺。亦有殺人刀亦有活人劒。大眾。且道畢竟明甚麼邊事。翻身獅子大家看。 佛燈珣云。疎山傾囊答謝。其奈尺頭有寸。這僧只知造塔。元來秤尾無星。大嶺三文兩鏹支破不難。慧日若作這僧。待疎山恁麼道。但對曰某甲今日功不浪施。著得箇語。免被三文兩鏹擾亂一生。不教疎山外揚家醜。只如臈月蓮花龜毛三尺又且如何。要會麼。待諸人造塔成就即向你道。
Fushan Yuanyun said, "Shushan used an awl to pierce the earth, and Daling used a knife to carve the sky. Even though these two ancient teachers misapplied their awl and knife, people of today still cannot grasp their meaning. Why? Because the later statements contained both a hook and a killing stroke. Nevertheless, 'If you lose money in the river, you must retrieve it from the river.'"
Yuanwu Keqin said, "True practitioners of all directions share the same practice—a thousand paths lead to the same goal, and a hundred rivers flow to the sea. Master Chen Zunsu often said, 'I, an old monk, have only one sword. Beneath this sword lies the intention to kill, yet also the path of transformation.' Watch how he wielded and cut—it's wonderfully multifaceted and radiant. If not for Shushan's measure and insight, how could we perceive the resounding jade and vibrating metal? For instance, when he said, 'If you give him three coins, this venerable will never obtain a stupa in this life; you cannot work without reward. If you give him two coins, the master and the craftsman work as one hand, inevitably dragging mud and water. If you give him one coin, it burdens the craftsman, causing his eyebrows and beard to fall off—thoroughly unapproachable by water.' Shushan remarked, 'This is already a lotus flower in the twelfth month—a vast, sparsely populated land.' Daling said, 'This is already a three-foot-long turtle's fur.' There is both a sword to kill and a sword to bring to life. Everyone, tell me, what matter is ultimately made clear? 'The turning lion—let everyone observe!'"
Fodeng Xun said, "Shushan emptied his purse to express gratitude, but in the end, a footstick still has inches. This journey was only about building a stupa, but originally the scale had no mark. Daling handled three coins and some copper—no trouble at all. If Huiri were this monk, when Shushan spoke thus, he would reply, 'Today my effort was not wasted. Let me add a word: don't let three coins and some copper disturb you for a lifetime. Don't let Shushan's family shame be exposed outwardly.' As for the 'lotus flower in the twelfth month' and the 'three-foot-long turtle's fur,' how are they to be understood? Do you want to know? When everyone finishes building the stupa, then I will tell you."
佛鑑懃頌云。接得風流傅粉郎。一朝三度巧粧[米*生]。改頭換面無人識。元是東村李二娘。 佛性泰云。窣堵波成賞匠人。工錢一二與三文。可憐眼裏無筋者。當面定將數目分。 鼓山珪云。袖頭打領無添減。腋下剜襟有短長。大庾嶺頭一尊佛。疎山兩度放毫光。 徑山杲云。鑿壞十方常住地。三錢使盡露屍骸。羅山古佛雖靈驗。未免將身一處埋。雲巖因云。一文兩文與三文。疎山大嶺謾區分。須知無縫元無價。獨露乾坤聳白雲。
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Chan Master Foguang Qin said: "He caught a wandering dandy, a powdered scholar fair. In one day, three times he fixed his neat and comely air. But change his face and form, and nobody would know him there—he is the village girl Li Er, from Eastern Hamlet so rare."
Chan Master Foxing Tai said: "When the great stupa was complete, the master builder was paid a treat: a single cent, two, three—just that! Too bad the fellow had no eyes—before his face the coins sat."
Chan Master Gushan Gui said: "Sew the collar near the cuff—no waste at all. Cut the under-arm to fit—it might be long or short. At Dayu Ridge, a single Buddha stands. At Shushan twice the holy glow was shot."
Chan Master Jingshan Gao said: "He dug up the Buddha's common ground, spent three coins and left a corpse unbound. Though Luoshan's ancient Buddha was effective, he still buried the body in one spot."
Chan Master Yunyan Yin said: "One cent, two cents, three cents, let them fall. At Shushan and Dayang, who can count them all? Know that the seamless burial box has no set price: alone it soars through Heaven, blue clouds on ice."
興化獎禪師。僧問多子塔前共談何事。師云一人傳虗萬人傳實。
Revered Master Xinghua Jiang. A monk asked: "In front of the Many Children Pagoda, what were they talking about?" The master answered: "One person spreads a lie, ten thousand people spread it as truth."
投子青云。然諸佛不出世亦無有涅槃。佛既如是道亦如然。是以從上諸聖密證此地。所以燃燈不付正覺自成。法既無傳至今續焰。法既無得更復何談。罔測稱揚虗談玄說。然到此地者。何必塔前相見對眾拈花截臂傳衣方為道矣。既不如是。因甚麼大庾嶺頭提不起。復頌云。於道無所證。方通萬法路。或明或暗行。不慎亦不護。月來松色寒。雲去青山露。今古天台橋。幾人能得度。
Touzi said, "Thus, all Buddhas do not appear in the world, nor do they enter nirvana. Since the Buddhas are like this, the teachings are also like this. Therefore, all the sages of the past have secretly realized this ground. Thus, Dipankara did not hand down anything, and perfect enlightenment was attained on its own. Since the Dharma was never transmitted, the flame continues to this day. Since the Dharma can never be attained, what more is there to say? To measure and praise it is but empty talk and mysterious speculation. Yet for one who has reached this ground, why must we meet before a stupa, hold up a flower before the assembly, or cut off an arm and transmit the robe to speak of the Way? Since this is not the case, why couldn't it be lifted on Dayu Ridge?"
He further added a verse: Those who realize nothing in the Way Open the path to all teachings. Whether walking in light or dark, They neither act carelessly nor guard themselves. When the moon comes, the pines appear cold; When clouds depart, the blue hills reveal themselves. The Bridge of Tiantai, from ancient times to now— How many have truly crossed it?