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Preface
大道廓然，獨脫形表，何緇何素？何聖何凡？從上古尊宿握吹毛劍斷人命根，惟臨濟一宗卓越常情。濟十七傳為斷橋倫祖，倫十一傳為徑山沖祖，沖傳興善廣，廣傳普明用。我金明介老和尚為普明嫡子，傳法三十餘人，瓶山次菴法兄其上首也。普光坦菴峻禪師丰標天挺，遍歷諸方，在在推許，師未肯諾。最後至瓶山門下，水乳相投，遂受記莂。余炙師儀範，壁立萬仞，聆師緒論，穆然清風。捧讀《普光語錄》，如大寶炬光燭九垓，誰敢正眼覷著？覷著則瞎卻渠眼。余合掌稱慶曰：「斷橋一支將大振矣。」因力勸付梓，一任含靈抱識，橫咬豎嚼，行見兒孫匝地，正不可思議也。
The great Way is vast and open, transcending all forms and distinctions. What is black-robed or white-robed? What is sacred or ordinary? From ancient times, the venerable masters wielded the "sword that cuts off the hair" to sever sentient beings' root of life—none surpassed the Linji school in breaking through conventional views. Linji passed through seventeen generations to Master Duanqiao Lun; Lun passed through eleven to Master Jingshan Chong; Chong transmitted to Xingshan Guang; Guang transmitted to Puming Yong.
Our Venerable Jinming Jie was Puming Yong's direct heir, transmitting the dharma to over thirty people. Among them, my dharma-brother Cian of Pingshan was foremost. Master Puguang Tan'an Jun, a Chan master of towering natural endowments, traveled to many places and was praised everywhere, yet never accepted approval. Finally, at Pingshan's gate, he found perfect accord like water mixing with milk, and thus received the prophecy of enlightenment.
I observed the master's bearing—sheer cliff-like austerity; listening to his discourse—a cool breeze of serenity. When I hold and read the "Recorded Sayings of Puguang," it is like a great jewel-lamp illuminating the nine heavens—who dares gaze directly? Gaze directly, and his eyes would be blinded. I press my palms together and rejoice, saying: "The branch of Duanqiao will soon flourish mightily." For this reason, I strongly urged its publication, leaving it for all conscious beings to chew and gnaw as they will. Sons and grandsons will appear everywhere—truly inconceivable.
康熙庚戌孟秋丙辰空諸羅真性敬題
In the early autumn of the year 1670, on the day of Bingchen, I, Zhen Xing of the Kongzhu Luo lineage, respectfully dedicate this inscription.