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title: "明州岳林寺志 · 序"
description: "明州岳林寺志由清代学者戴明琮编撰。该书详细记载了浙江明州今宁波地区著名禅寺岳林寺的历史沿革、建筑格局、高僧事迹、诗文碑刻及宗教活动。作为一部重要的地方佛教寺志，它不仅是研究岳林寺历史与禅宗传承的关键文献，也为探讨明清时期浙东地区佛教发展、寺院经济与文化交融提供了珍贵的一手史料。该志在佛教史志中占有重要地位，是了解江南禅宗丛林制度与地域佛教文化的权威典籍之一。"
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### 序

> Preface

按浙省志書，明州著三佛地，其一為彌勒道塲。世所傳長汀子恒攜布袋自隨，游行度世，遺蹟即奉化縣勅建岳林寺是也。寺創唐大中，自僖宗朝迄今約八百餘載，其間興壞屢更，而封山一片石，香火巍然獨存。雖販夫村婦，無不知有活佛隱身處，敬禮之恐後。噫嘻，何其神哉！葢天下無二道，聖人無兩心，三教□□□□□□□莫為之前，雖美弗彰；莫為之後，雖盛不傳。嗣法之隆替亦難言矣。丁卯夏季，余以放廢，落拓江湖間，遇楷公和尚於岳林。晤對經旬，相視莫逆。其後長汀而振法者，非斯人而誰歟？奉邑土瘠民貧，俗儉朴。康熙初，寺僧因逋糧他徙，以故寮舍盡傾，殿閣皆置瓦礫中。楷公杖錫來此，出其法力，悉舉而新之，耳目改觀。時邑中士大夫及鄉里父老，無不以是為楷公頌。而余之所以頌楷公者固不在是。方今世教波靡、人心陷溺。彼金玉其外、敗絮其中者，未嘗不卓然自命主持法輪；求其能澹樸真如、實證無相、成己兼成物者，蓋亦罕矣！以余觀楷公於書無所不窺，於事無所不歷，於心無所不空，於世無所不度，固將矯斯世之積弊，以振聾發瞶、亷頑立懦，此雙林大士亦當為額首稱道、歡喜接引者也。余獨訝彌勒世尊示現塵寰，雖酒壚屠肆，其隨口指授皆法印心宗；乃誠信皈依者僅得蔣摩訶一人。足徵耳食者多，慧眼正復不易。余性根久錮，今得謝棄一切，與楷公叅究大事因緣，且獲瞻依法像、頂禮定應寶塔，則又余之私幸也。夫戴子葺志成，遂書此以為序。

> According to the Zhejiang provincial records, Mingzhou is recorded as the site of three Buddhas, one of which is the Maitreya Bodhimanda. The one commonly known as Chang Tingzi, who always carried a cloth bag with him and wandered the world to save beings, left his traces at the Yue Lin Temple, which was imperially built in Fenghua County. The temple was founded during the Dazhong era of the Tang Dynasty, and from the reign of Emperor Xizong to the present, it has been about eight hundred years. During this time, it has experienced many rises and falls, yet the stone on the sealed mountain and the incense offerings have remained standing alone. Even peddlers and village women know of the hidden abode of the Living Buddha and rush to pay their respects. Ah, how miraculous! Indeed, there are not two paths in the world, nor two minds for the sages. The three teachings... Without those who came before, even beauty would not be revealed; without those who come after, even prosperity would not be passed on. The rise and fall of the Dharma succession is indeed difficult to speak of. In the summer of the Dingmao year, I, having been dismissed from office, wandered aimlessly between rivers and lakes, and encountered the monk Master Kai at Yue Lin. We conversed for ten days, and our mutual understanding was profound. Who else but this man could carry on the legacy of Chang Tingzi and revitalize the Dharma? Fenghua County has poor soil and impoverished people, with frugal and simple customs. In the early years of the Kangxi era, the temple monks fled due to unpaid grain taxes, leaving the monastic quarters in ruins and the halls buried in rubble. Master Kai arrived here with his staff, and through his Dharma power, restored everything anew, transforming its appearance. At that time, the local gentry and elders all praised Master Kai for this. Yet, my praise for Master Kai does not lie in this alone. In today’s world, teachings are in decline, and people’s minds are sunk in delusion. Those who are outwardly adorned like gold and jade but inwardly rotten have often arrogantly claimed to uphold the Dharma wheel. Yet, those who can embody simplicity and true suchness, genuinely realize the formless, and perfect themselves while perfecting others are indeed rare! In my observation, Master Kai has read extensively, experienced all matters, emptied his mind of attachments, and worked to save all beings. He is truly one who seeks to rectify the accumulated flaws of this world, awaken the deaf and enlighten the blind, strengthen the weak and inspire the timid. Even the great Bodhisattva of Shuanglin would surely nod in approval and joyfully welcome him. I am only surprised that when Maitreya, the World-Honored One, manifested in this dusty world, even in wine shops and butcher stalls, his casual instructions were all seals of the Dharma mind. Yet, only Jiang Maha truly believed and took refuge. This shows that those who rely on hearsay are many, while those with the eye of wisdom are truly rare. My own roots have long been obstructed, but now I have abandoned everything to join Master Kai in contemplating the great matter of cause and condition. Moreover, I have had the fortune to gaze upon the Dharma image and pay respects at the Dingying Pagoda. This is indeed my personal joy. As Master Dai has compiled this record, I write this to serve as a preface.

旹康熙二十有六年，歲次丁卯，六月望日，澹雪居士顧岱止菴撰

> In the twenty-sixth year of the Kangxi reign, during the cyclical year of Dingmao, on the fifteenth day of the sixth month, the lay practitioner Danxue, Gu Dai of the Zhi'an Hermitage, composed this.