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title: "靈峰蕅益大師宗論 · 方竹杖銘四首"
description: "靈峰蕅益大師宗論是明末高僧智旭的著作。明末佛教面臨內部僵化與外部挑戰，智旭大師立足天台宗，主張禪教律淨融合，回應時代弊病。該書匯集其書信、註疏與開示，系統闡述性相融通、淨土為歸的佛學思想，強調解行並進與實踐修行。作為中國佛教史上承先啟後的巨著，它深刻影響了後世漢傳佛教的發展，尤其對淨土宗的推廣貢獻卓著，被尊為淨土宗第九祖的智旭，其思想透過此論成為明清佛教的重要指南。"
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### 方竹杖銘四首

> Four Inscriptions for the Square Bamboo Staff

贈葆一藏虛於實，寓圓於方，拄天匝地，隨君舉揚。咄！轉身何處尋蹤跡，驀直歸家夜未央。

> <note place="inline">To Baoyi</note> The hidden is stored within the visible; the circle is contained within the square. It props up the sky and fills the earth, moving and rising with you. Hey! Where else will you look for its traces? Just turn around—and go straight home before the night is over.

贈如是兄直中繩，方中矩，欲問來由，賓中識主。

> <note>For Brother Rushi</note> Straight as a plumb line, square as a carpenter’s square. If you ask where this comes from: Within the guest, recognize the host.

贈知卜不存軌則，聊示方隅，肩雲戴月，逸塵而趨

> <note place="inline">For One Who Knows Fate</note> No fixed paths are kept, only guideposts shown along the way — Shouldering clouds and wearing moonlight, we leave the dusty chase behind and move beyond.

自題母刓汝體，母露汝端。捨之慄慄，用之跚跚。