Records of the Transmission of the Lamp, Volume Ten

京兆府蜆子和尚

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

不知何許人也。事蹟頗異。居無定所。自印心於洞山。混俗閩川。不畜道具。不循律儀。冬夏唯披一衲。逐日沿江岸採掇鰕蜆。以充其腹。暮即宿東山白馬廟紙錢中。居民目為蜆子和尚。華嚴靜禪師聞之。欲決真假。先潛入紙錢中。深夜師歸。嚴把住曰。如何是祖師西來意。師遽答曰。神前酒臺盤。嚴放手曰。不虗與我同根生。嚴後赴莊宗詔入長安。師亦先至。每日歌唱自拍。或乃佯狂泥雪。去來俱無蹤跡。厥後不知所終。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward.

台州幽棲道幽禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

鏡清問。如何是少父。師曰。無標的。曰。無標的以為少父邪。師曰。有甚麼過。曰。祇如少父作麼生。師曰。道者是甚麼心行。問。如何是佛。師曰。汝不信是眾生。曰。學人大信。師曰。若作勝解。即受群邪。問。如何是道。師曰。但有路可上。更高人也行。曰。如何是道中人。師曰。解驅雲裡信。師一日齋時。入堂白槌曰。白大眾。眾舉頭。師曰。且吃飯。師將示滅。僧問。和尚百年後向甚麼處去。師曰。迢然。迢然。言訖坐亡。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a

越州乾峰和尚

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

上堂。法身有三種病。二種光。須是一一透得。始解歸家穩坐。須知更有向上一竅在。雲門出。問。庵內人為甚麼不知庵外事。師呵呵大笑。門曰。猶是學人疑處。師曰。子是甚麼心行。門曰。也要和尚相委。師曰。直須與麼始解穩坐。門應喏喏。上堂。舉一不得舉二。放過一著。落在第二。雲門出眾曰。昨日有人從天台來。卻往徑山去。師曰。典座來日不得普請。便下座。問僧。甚處來。曰。天台。師曰。見說石橋作兩段。是否。曰。和尚甚處得這消息來。師曰。將謂華頂峰前客。元是平田莊裡人。問。如何得出三界去。師曰。喚院主來。趂出這僧著。師問。眾僧輪回六趣。具甚麼眼。眾無對。僧問。如何是超佛越祖之談。師曰。老僧問聻。曰。和尚問則且置。師曰。老僧問尚不奈何。說甚麼超佛越祖之談。問。十方薄伽梵。一路涅槃門。未審路頭在甚麼處。師以拄杖畫雲。在這裡(僧後請益雲門。門拈起扇子云。扇子𨁝跳上三十三天。築著帝釋鼻孔。東海鯉魚打一棒。雨似盆傾。會麼)。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see clearly, act freely, and not seek outside the present mind. In this record, ordinary images disclose the unobstructed Dharma. The dialogue ends when the student bows, departs, or remains without an answer. This is

吉州禾山和尚

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

僧問。學人慾伸一問。師還答否。師曰。禾山答汝了也。問。如何是西來意。師曰。禾山大頂。問。如何是和尚家風。師曰。滿目青山起白雲。曰。或遇客來。如何祇待。師曰。滿盤無味醍醐果。問。無言童子居何國土。師曰。當軒木馬嘶風切。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching r

明州天童鹹啟禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

問伏龍。甚處來。曰。伏龍來。師曰。還伏得龍麼。曰。不曾伏這畜生。師曰。且坐吃茶。簡大德問。學人卓卓上來。請師的的。師曰。我這裡一屙便了。有甚麼卓卓的的。曰。和尚恁麼答話。更買草鞋行腳好。師曰。近前來。簡近前。師曰。祇如老僧恁麼答。過在甚麼處。簡無對。師便打。問。如何是本來無物。師曰。石潤元含玉。鑛異自生金。問。如何是真常流注。師曰。涓滴無移。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master

潭州寶蓋山和尚

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

僧問。一間無漏舍。合是何人居。師曰。無名不掛體。曰。還有位也無。師曰。不處。問。如何是寶蓋。師曰。不從人天得。曰。如何是寶蓋中人。師曰。不與時人知。曰。佛來時如何。師曰。覓他路不得。問。世界壞時。此物何處去。師曰。千聖尋不得。曰。時人如何歸向。師曰。直須似他去。曰。還有的當也無。師曰。不立標則。問。不居正位底人。如何行履。師曰。紅焰叢中駿馬嘶。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed t

澧州欽山文邃禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

福州人也。少依杭州大慈山寰中禪師受業。時巖頭．雪峰在眾。覩師吐論。知是法器。相率遊方。二大士各承德山印記。師雖屢激揚。而終然凝滯。一日。問德山曰。天皇也恁麼道。龍潭也恁麼道。未審和尚作麼生道。山曰。汝試舉天皇龍潭道底看。師擬進語。山便打。師被打歸延壽堂。曰。是則是。打我太煞。巖頭曰。汝恁麼道。他後不得道見德山來(法眼別雲。是則是錯打我)。後於洞山言下發解。乃為之嗣。年二十七。止於欽山。對大眾前自省過。舉參洞山時語。山問。甚麼處來。師曰。大慈來。曰。還見大慈麼。師曰。見。曰。色前見。色後見。師曰。非色前後見。洞山默置。師乃曰。離師太早。不盡師意(法眼雲。不盡師意。不易承嗣得他)。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。梁公曲尺。誌公剪刀。問。一切諸佛及諸佛法。皆從此經出。如何是此經。師曰。常轉。曰。未審經中說甚麼。師曰。有疑請問。問。如何是和尚家風。師曰。錦繡銀香囊。風吹滿路香。巖頭聞。令僧去雲。傳語十八子。好好事潘郎。有僧寫師真呈。師曰。還似我也無。僧無對。師自代曰。眾僧看取。德山侍者來參。才禮拜。師把住曰。還甘欽山與麼也無。者曰。某甲卻悔久住德山。今日無言可對。師乃放手曰。一任祇對。者撥開𮌎曰。且聽某通氣一上。師曰。德山門下即得。這裡一點用不著。者曰。久聞欽山不通人情。師曰。累他德山眼目。參堂去。師與巖頭．雪峰坐次。洞山行茶來。師乃閉眼。洞曰。甚麼處去來。曰。入定來。洞曰。定本無門。從何而入。師入浴院。見僧踏水輪。僧下問訊。師曰。幸自轆轆地轉。何須恁麼。曰。不恁麼又爭得。師曰。若不恁麼。欽山眼堪作甚麼。曰。作麼生是師眼。師以手作撥眉勢。曰。和尚又何得恁麼。師曰。是我恁麼。你便不恁麼。僧無對。師曰。索戰無功。一場氣悶。良久。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see clearly, act freely, and not seek outside the present mind. In this record, ordinary images disclose the unobstructed Dharma. The dialogue ends when the student bows, departs, or remains without an answer. This is presented as a complete instruction in the manner of the ancient teachers. The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this e

乃問曰。會麼。曰。不會。師曰。欽山為汝擔取一半。師與巖頭．雪峰過江西。到一茶店吃茶次。師曰。不會轉身通氣者。不得茶吃。頭曰。若恁麼我定不得茶吃。峰曰。某甲亦然。師曰。這兩箇老漢話頭也不識。頭曰。甚處去也。師曰。布袋裡老鴉雖活如死。頭退後曰。看。看。師曰。奯公且置。存公作麼生。峰以手畵一圓相。師曰。不得不問。頭呵呵曰。太遠生。師曰。有口不得茶吃者多。巨良禪客參。禮拜了便問。一鏃破三關時如何。師曰。放出關中主看。良曰。恁麼則知過必改。師曰。更待何時。良曰。好隻箭。放不著所在。便出去。師曰。且來。闍黎。良回首。師下禪床擒住曰。一鏃破三關即且置。試為欽山發箭看。良擬議。師打七棒曰。且聽箇亂綂漢疑三十年。有僧舉似同安察。安曰。良公雖解發箭。要且未中的。僧便問。未審如何得中的去。安曰。關中主是甚麼人。僧回舉似師。師曰。良公若解恁麼。也免得欽山口。然雖如此。同安不是好心。亦須看始得。僧參。師竪起拳曰。開即成掌。五指參差。如今為拳。必無高下。汝道欽山還通商量也無。僧近前。卻竪起拳。師曰。你恁麼祇是箇無開合漢。曰。未審和尚如何接人。師曰。我若接人。共汝一般去也。曰。特來參師。也須吐露箇消息。師曰。汝若特來。我須吐露。曰。便請。師便打。僧無語。師曰。守株待兔。枉用心神。上堂。橫按拄杖。顧視大眾曰。有麼有麼。如無。欽山唱菩薩蠻去也。囉囉哩哩。便下座。師與道士論義。士立義曰。麤言及細語。皆歸第一義。師曰。道士是佛家奴。士曰。太麤生。師曰。第一義何在。士無語。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see clearly, act freely, and not seek outside the present mind. In this record, ordinary images disclose the unobstructed Dharma. The dialogue ends when the student bows, departs, or remains without an answer. This is presented as a complete instruction in the manner of the ancient teachers. The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances,

瑞州九峰通玄禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

郢州程氏子。初參德山。後於洞山言下有省。住後。僧問。自心他心。得相見否。師曰。自己尚不見。他人何可觀。問。罪福之性。如何了達。得無同異。師曰。絺綌不禦寒。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct exp

青原下六世

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

曹山寂禪師法嗣

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

瑞州洞山道延禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

因曹山垂語云。有一人向萬丈崖頭騰身直下。此是甚麼人。眾無對。師出曰。不存。山曰。不存箇甚麼。師曰。始得撲不碎。山深肯之。後有僧問。請和尚密付真心。師曰。欺這裡無人作麼。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct exp

撫州金峰從志玄明禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

僧問。如何是金峰正主。師曰。此去鎮縣不遙。闍黎莫造次。曰。何不道取。師曰。口如磉盤。問。千峰萬峰。那箇是金峰。師乃斫額。問。千山無雲。萬裡絕霞時如何。師曰。飛猿嶺那邊何不吐卻。問。如何是西來意。師曰。壁邊有鼠耳。問。如何是和尚家風。師曰。金峰門前無五里牌。新到參。師曰。不用通時暄。第一句道將來。曰。孟春猶寒。伏惟和尚。師曰。猶有這箇在。曰。不可要人點檢去也。師曰。誰。僧指自身。師曰。不妨遭人點檢。拈起枕子。示僧曰。一切人喚作枕子。金峰道不是。僧曰。未審和尚喚作甚麼。師拈起枕子。僧曰。恁麼則依而行之。師曰。你喚作甚麼。僧曰。枕子。師曰。落在金峰窠裡。問。金盃滿酌時如何。師曰。金峰不勝酩酊。僧掃地次。師問。作甚麼。僧竪起苕帚。師曰。猶有這箇在。曰。和尚適來見箇甚麼。師竪起拄杖。僧參。才入方丈。師便打。僧曰。是。是。師又打。僧曰。不是。不是。師作禮拜勢。僧作拓勢。師曰。老僧眼暗。闍黎耳聾。曰。將飯餧魚。還須克己。師曰。施食得長壽報。曰。和尚年多少。師曰。不落數量。曰。長壽者誰。師曰。金峰。曰。果然眼昏。師曰。是。是。問僧。甚處來。僧近前。良久師曰。闍黎參見甚麼人。曰。參甚麼椀。師曰。金峰有過。曰。是。是。師良久。師問僧。甚處來。曰。東國來。師曰。作麼生過得金峰關。曰。公驗分明。師曰。試呈似金峰看。僧展兩手。師曰。金峰關從來無人過得。曰。和尚還過得麼。師曰。波斯吃胡椒。問僧。姓甚麼。曰。姓何。師曰。至竟不脫俗。曰。因師致得。師曰。若恁麼。過在金峰。曰。不敢。師曰。灼然金峰有過。僧問訊次。師把住曰。輒不得向人道。我有一則因緣舉似你。僧作聽勢。師與一掌。僧曰。為甚麼打某甲。師曰。我要這話行。看經次。駢道者來。師擎起經作攬衣勢。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see clearly, act freely, and not seek outside the present mind. In this record, ordinary images disclose the unobstructed Dharma. The dialogue ends when the student bows, departs, or remains without an answer. This is presented as a complete instruction in the manner of the ancient teachers. The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see

以目視之。駢提起坐具。以目視師。師曰。一切人道你會禪。駢曰。和尚作麼生。師笑曰。草賊大敗。問。是身無知。如土木瓦石。此意如何。師下禪床。扭僧耳朵。僧負痛作聲。師曰。今日始捉著箇無知漢。僧作禮出去。師召。闍黎。僧回首。師曰。若到堂中。不可舉著。曰。何故。師曰。大有人笑金峰老婆心。上堂。老僧二十年前有老婆心。二十年後無老婆心。僧問。如何是二十年前有老婆心。師曰。問凡答凡。問聖答聖。曰。如何是二十年後無老婆心。師曰。問凡不答凡。問聖不答聖。師見僧來。乃舉手曰。此是大人分上事。你試通箇消息看。曰。某甲不欲瞞和尚。師曰。知孝養人。也還稀有。曰。莫是大人分上事麼。師曰。老僧瞞闍黎。曰。到這裡不易辨白。師曰。灼然灼然。僧禮拜。師曰。發足何處。曰。祇這裡。師曰。不唯自瞞。兼瞞老僧。上堂。我若舉來。又恐遭人唇吻。不舉。又遭人笑怪。於其中間。如何即是。有僧才出。師便歸方丈。至晚。別僧請益曰。和尚今日為甚不答這僧話。師曰。大似失錢遭罪。問僧。你還知金峰一句子麼。曰。知來久矣。師曰。作麼生。僧便喝。師良久。僧曰。金峰一句。今日粉碎。師曰。老僧大曾問人。唯有闍黎門風峭峻。曰。不可須要人點檢。師曰。真鍮不博金。問。如何是非言之言。師曰。不加文彩。問。四海晏清時如何。師曰。猶是堦下漢。上堂。事存函蓋合。理應箭鋒拄。還有人道得麼。如有人道得。金峰分半院與他住。時有僧出作禮。師曰。相見易得好。共住難為人。便下座。僧辭。師問。何處去。曰。不敢妄通消息。師曰。若到諸方。切忌道著金峰為人處。曰。已領尊旨。師曰。忽有人問。你作麼生。僧提起袈裟角。師曰。捷弱於闍黎。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see clearly, act freely, and not seek outside the present mind. In this record, ordinary images disclose the unobstructed Dharma. The dialogue ends when the student bows, departs, or remains without an answer. This is presented as a complete instruction in the manner of the ancient teachers. The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The accoun

襄州鹿門山處真禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

僧問。如何是和尚家風。師曰。有鹽無醋。曰。忽遇客來。如何祇待。師曰。柴門草戶。謝子遠來。問。如何是道人。師曰。口似鼻孔。問。祖祖相傳。傳甚麼物。師曰。金襴袈裟。問。如何是函中般若。師曰。佛殿挾頭六百卷。問。和尚百年後。向甚麼處去。師曰。山下李家使牛去。曰。還許學人相隨也無。師曰。汝若相隨。莫同頭角。曰。諾。師曰。合到甚麼處。曰。佛眼辨不得。師曰。若不放過。亦是茫茫。問。如何是鹿門高峻處。師曰。汝還曾上主山也無。問。如何是禪。師曰。鸞鳳入雞籠。曰。如何是道。師曰。藕絲牽大象。問。劫火洞然。大千俱壞。未審此箇還壞也無。師曰。臨崖看滸眼。特地一場愁。問。如何是和尚轉身處。師曰。昨夜三更。失卻枕子。問。一句下豁然時如何。師曰。汝是誰家子。上堂。一片凝然光燦爛。擬意追尋卒難見。瞥然撞著豁人情。大事分明總成辦。實快活。無繫絆。萬兩黃金終不換。任他千聖出頭來。總是向渠影中現。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see clearly, act freely, and not seek outside the present mind. In this record, ordinary images disclose the unobstructed Dharma. The dialogue ends when the student bows, departs, or remains wit

撫州曹山慧霞了悟禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

僧問。佛未出世時如何。師曰。曹山不如。曰。出世後如何。師曰。不如曹山。問。四山相逼時如何。師曰。曹山在裡許。曰。還求出也無。師曰。在裡許。即求出。僧侍立。師曰。道者可煞熱。曰。是。師曰。祇如熱向甚處迴避。曰。向鑊湯鑪炭裡迴避。師曰。祇如鑊湯鑪炭。又作麼生迴避。曰。眾苦不能到。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearance

華州草菴法義禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。爛炒浮漚飽滿吃。問。擬心即差。如何進道。師曰。有人常擬。為甚麼不差。曰。此猶是和尚分上事。師曰。紅焰蓮花朵朵開。問。如何是和尚得力處。師曰。如盲似聾。曰。不會。師曰。恰與老僧同參。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching r

撫州曹山光慧玄悟禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

上堂。良久曰。雪峰和尚為人。如金翅鳥入海取龍相似。僧出問。未審和尚此間如何。師曰。甚處去來。問。如何是西來的的意。師曰。不禮拜更待何時。問。如何是密傳底心。師良久。僧曰。恁麼則徒勞側耳也。師喚。侍者來。燒香著。問。古人云。如紅鑪上一點雪。意旨如何。師曰。惜取眉毛好。問。如何指示。即得不昧去。師曰。不可雪上更加霜。曰。恁麼則全因和尚去也。師曰。因箇甚麼。問。如何是妙明真性。師曰。款款莫磕損。上堂。良久。僧出曰。為眾竭力。禍出私門。未審放過不放過。師默然。問。古人道。生也不道。死也不道。意旨如何。師良久。僧禮拜。師曰。會麼。曰。不會。師曰。也是廚寒甑足塵。上堂。舉拄杖曰。從上皆留此一路。方便接人。有僧出曰。和尚又是從頭起也。師曰。謝相委悉。問。機關不轉。請師商量。師曰。瘂得我口麼。問。路逢猛虎時如何。師曰。放憨作麼。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see clearly, act freely, and not seek outside the present mind. In this record, ordinary images disclose the unobstructed Dharma. The dialogue ends w

撫州曹山羗慧智炬禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

初問先曹山曰。古人提持那邊人。學人如何體悉。山曰。退步就己。萬不失一。師於言下。頓忘玄解。乃辭去徧參。至三祖。因看經次。僧問。禪僧心不掛元字腳。何得多學。師曰。文字性異。法法體空。迷則句句瘡疣。悟則文文般若。苟無取捨。何害圓伊。後離三祖到瑞州。眾請住龍泉。僧問。如何是文殊。師曰。不可有第二月也。曰。即今事如何。師曰。正是第二月。問。如何是如來語。師曰。猛風可繩縛。問。如何履踐。即得不昧宗風。師曰。須知龍泉好手。曰。請和尚好手。師曰。卻憶鍾子期。問。古人道。若記一句。論劫作野狐精。未審古人意旨如何。師曰。龍泉僧堂未曾鎻。曰。和尚如何。師曰。風吹耳朵。問。如何是一句。師曰。無聞。問。如何是聲前一句。師曰。恰似不道。問。如何是和尚為人一句。師曰。汝是九色鹿。問。抱璞投師時如何。師曰。不是自家珍。曰。如何是自家珍。師曰。不琢不成器。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see clearly, act freely, and not seek outside the present mind. In this record, ordinary images disclose the unobstructed Dharma. The dialogue ends when the s

衡州育王山弘通禪師

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ

僧問。混沌未分時如何。師曰。混沌。曰。分後如何。師曰。混沌。上堂。釋迦如來四十九年說不到底句。今夜山僧不避羞恥。與諸尊者共譚。良久曰。莫道錯。珍重。僧問。學人有病。請師醫。師曰。將病來。與汝醫。曰。便請。師曰。還老僧藥價錢來。問。曹源一路即不問。衡陽江畔事如何。師曰。紅爐焰上無根草。碧潭深處不逢魚。問。心法雙亡時如何。師曰。三腳蝦蟇背大象。問。如何是西來意。師曰。老僧毛竪。問。如何是佛法大意。師曰。直侍文殊過。即向你道。曰。文殊過也。請和尚道。師便打。問。如何是和尚家風。師曰。渾身不直五文錢。曰。大貧寒生。師曰。古代如是。曰。如何施設。師曰。隨家豐儉。問。如何是急切處。師曰。針眼裡打筋斗。問。如何是本來身。師曰。回光影裡見方親。

The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answered with a pointed saying. The exchange turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inward. The master affirmed the insight, or corrected it with a brief reply. The account preserves this encounter as guidance for later practitioners. The meaning is to see clearly, act freely, and not seek outside the present mind. In this record, ordinary image