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Shishuang Erzhan Zun Chan Master's Recorded Sayings (石霜爾瞻尊禪師語錄)

About 石霜爾瞻尊禪師語錄

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The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Shishuang Erzhanzun is a transmitted work of the eminent monk Shishuang Erzhanzun of the Linji school from the Qing dynasty, compiled and edited by his disciples such as Benkai. This record contains the master's teachings, Dharma words, sharp dialogues, and verses, vividly reflecting his rigorous, direct Chan style and profound insight into the nature of mind. The content deeply elucidates the Chan principle of illuminating the mind and realizing its nature, integrating the essence of kanhua Chan and mozhao Chan, while offering critiques of the shortcomings within the Chan community during the Ming-Qing transition. This text not only serves as an important document for studying the evolution of Chan thought in the Qing dynasty but also profoundly influenced the later transmission of the Linji lineage. It provides an authoritative guide for practitioners investigating the ultimate truth, holding an indispensable position within the system of recorded sayings in Chinese Buddhism.


爾瞻禪師語錄敘
酈氏注《水經》,首載阿育王分齎舍利,因起浮屠于佛泥洹處,今在明州之鄞亦所分造,然則浮屠起跡于吾鄉最古,況此中山川靈異,外有小白華為海岸孤絕處,內則天童、雪竇、岳林、大梅諸山蜿蟺,磅礡梵剎所立叢叢,然韓昌黎謂:「山川鬱積,必生魁奇之人,或隱于浮屠。」今在吾鄉則亦當求諸浮屠氏之中也。僕嘗與吾友省公、悟公小集山房,二公俱鄞人也。僕謂曰:「自三十年來宗風大熾,吾鄉諸公出而撾鼓登座者,雪嶠老人以後凡幾何人?」二公為余歷數名藍諸席,自越而吳以及于楚,石霜爾瞻和尚其一也。公初落䰂在吾鄉之福泉,亦嘗問道于天童密祖,其後得法緣蘿,人天交仰始出主石霜。今公雖示寂,而其所著語錄固盛行于諸方也。僕少重雪嶠老人,喜其意思蕭散,如香谷永公翛然松下。今讀石霜語錄及其自贊數章,單行獨往蕭疏廓落,不減雪嶠風流。吾鄉山川所蒸果萃于浮屠,其魁奇有如此人也。石霜在楚瀏陽,先大父嘗官此地,僕為兒時猶及聞其山川土俗。今公之教行自越而楚,生州大水遙泛衡湘,真可謂法門領袖者也。適公之門人入微禪師,持公語錄遙問敘于僕,所以思表其師者甚篤,因敘而歸之。
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石霜爾瞻禪師語錄序

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