Records of the Transmission of the Lamp, Volume Ten

洪州天王院和尚

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

僧問。國內按劒者是誰。師曰。天王。問。百骸俱潰散。一物鎮長靈時如何。師曰。不墮無壞爛。問。如何是佛。師曰。錯。問。如何是無相道場。師曰。門外列金剛。

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

常州正勤院蘊禪師

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

魏府韓氏子。幼而出家。老有童顏。僧問。師唱誰家曲。宗風事若何。師曰。迥出簫韶外。六律豈能過。曰。不過底事作麼生。師曰。聲前拍不散。句後覓無蹤。問。如何是正勤一路。師曰。泥深三尺。曰。如何到得。師曰。闍黎從甚麼處來。問。如何是禪。師曰。石上蓮華火裡泉。曰。如何是道。師曰。楞伽峰頂一莖草。曰。禪道相去幾何。師曰。泥人落水木人撈。晉天福中順寂。葬於院側。經二稔。門人發塔。覩全身儼然。髮爪俱長。乃闍維。收舍利真骨重建塔焉。

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 br

襄州洞山瑞禪師

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

僧問。道有又無時如何。師曰。龍頭蛇尾。腰間一劒。問。如何是無生曲。師曰。未問已前。

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 tur

京兆府三相和尚

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

僧問。如何是無縫塔。師曰。覓縫不得。曰。如何是塔中人。師曰。對面不相見。問。如何是西來意。師曰。雪覆孤峰白。殘照露瑕痕。

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

青林虔禪師法嗣

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

襄州萬銅山廣德延禪師

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。山前人不住。山後人更忙。問。如何是透法身句。師曰。無力登山水。茅戶絕知音。問。如何是佛法大意。師曰。始嗟黃葉落。又見柳條青。問。盡大地是箇死屍。向甚麼處葬。師曰。北邙山下。千丘萬丘。師不安。僧問。和尚患箇甚麼。師曰。無私不墜的。曰。恁麼則已知和尚病源也。師曰。你道老僧患甚麼。曰。和尚忌口好。師便打。問。如何是佛。師曰。畵戟門開見墜仙。僧後問悟空。畵戟門開見墜仙。意旨如何。空曰。直饒親見釋迦來。智者鹹言不是佛。

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 pres

襄州石門獻蘊禪師

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

京兆人也。初問青林。如何用心。得齊於諸聖。林仰面良久曰。會麼。師曰。不會。林曰。去。無子用心處。師禮拜。乃契悟。更不他遊。遂作園頭。一日歸侍立次。林曰。子今日作甚麼來。師曰。種菜來。林曰。徧界是佛身。子向甚處種。師曰。金鉏不動土。靈苗在處生。林欣然。來日入園。喚。蘊闍黎。師應喏。林曰。剩栽無影樹。留與後人看。師曰。若是無影樹。豈受栽邪。林曰。不受栽且止。你曾見他枝葉麼。師曰。不曾見。林曰。既不曾見。爭知不受栽。師曰。祇為不曾見。所以不受栽。林曰。如是。如是。林將順寂。召師。師應諾。林曰。日轉西山後。不須取次安。師曰。雪滿金檀樹。靈枝萬古春。林曰。或有人問你金針線囊事。子道甚麼。師曰。若是毛羽相似者。某甲終不敢造次。初住南嶽蘭若。未幾遷夾山。道由潭州時。楚王馬氏出城延接。便問。如何是祖師西來大道。師曰。好大哥。御駕六龍千古秀。玉街排仗出金門。王大喜。延入天𠕋府。供養數日。方至夾山。開堂。僧問。今日一會。何異靈山。師曰。天垂寶蓋重重異。地湧金蓮葉葉新。曰。未審將何法示人。師曰。無絃琴韻流沙界。清音普應大千機。問。師唱誰家曲。宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。一曲宮商才品弄。辨寶還他碧眼胡。曰。恁麼則清流分洞下。滿月照青林去也。師曰。多子塔前分的意。至今異世度洪音。問。如何是夾山正主。師曰。好手須知欒布作。韓光虗妄立功勳。問。如何是西來意。師曰。玉璽不離天子手。金箱豈許外人知。問。不落機關。請師便道。師曰。湛月迅機無可比。君今曾問幾人來。曰。即今問和尚。師曰。好大哥。雲綻不須藏九尾。恕君殘壽速歸丘。師以蠻夷作亂。遂離夾山至襄州。創石門寺。再振玄風。上堂。瑠璃殿上光輝。而日日無私。七寶山中晃耀。而頭頭有據。泥牛運步。木馬嘶聲。野老謳歌。

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 preser

樵人舞袖。太陽路上。古曲玄音。林下相逢。更有何事。僧問。月生雲際時如何。師曰。三箇孩兒抱華皷。好大哥。莫來攔我毬門路。問。如何是和尚家風。師曰。常騎駿馬驟高樓。鐵鞭指盡胡人路。問。如何是石門境。師曰。徧界黃金無異色。往來遊子罷追尋。曰。如何是境中人。師曰。無相不居凡聖位。經行鳥道沒蹤由。問。猛虎當軒時如何。師曰。性命不存。曰。恁麼則遭他毒手。師曰。一任齩嚼。問。如何是淨土中人。師曰。披毛遊火聚。戴角混塵泥。問。道界無窮際。通身絕點痕時如何。師曰。渺渺白雲漫雪嶽。轉身玄路莫遲遲。曰。未審轉身路在甚麼處。師曰。石人舉手分明記。萬年枯骨笑時看。問。如如不動時如何。師曰。有甚麼了日。曰。如何即是。師曰。石戶非關鎻。般若寺遭焚。有人問曰。既是般若。為甚麼被火燒。師曰。萬裡一條鐵。師應機多雲好大哥。時稱大哥和尚。

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.

韶州龍光諲禪師

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

僧問。人王與法王。相見時如何。師曰。越國君王曾按劒。龍光一句不曾虧。上堂。良久曰。不煩珍重。問。如何是西來意。師曰。胡風一扇。漢地成規。問。撥塵見佛時如何。師拊掌顧視。問。如何是龍光一句。師曰。不空罥索。曰。學人不會。師曰。唵。問。如何是極則為人處。師曰。殷勤囑付後來人。問。賓頭盧一身。為甚麼赴四天下供。師曰。千江同一月。萬戶盡逢春。遂有偈曰。龍光山頂寶月輪。照耀乾坤爍暗雲。尊者不移元一質。千家影現萬家春。

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

郢州芭蕉和尚

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

僧問。十二時中如何用心。師曰。攏摠一木盆。問。如何是道。師曰。或橫三。或竪五。曰。如何是道中人。師曰。罷舉雲中信。半夜太陽輝。

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

定州石藏慧炬禪師

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

僧問。如何是西來意。師曰。樹帶滄浪色。山橫一抹青。問。如何是伽藍。師曰。祇這是。曰。如何是伽藍中人。師曰。作麼。作麼。曰。忽遇客來。將何祇待。師曰。吃茶去。

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

白水仁禪師法嗣

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

京兆府重雲智暉禪師

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

鹹秦高氏子。總角之歲。好遊佛宇。誓志出家。父母不能止。禮圭峰溫禪師。剃度後謁白水。獨領微言。潛通秘鍵。尋回洛卜於中灘。創溫室院。常施水給藥為事。有比丘患白癩。眾惡之。唯師與之摩洗如常。俄有神光異香。既而訝之。遂失所在。遺瘡痂。馨香酷烈。遂聚而塑觀音像以藏之。師後忽欲歸終南圭峰舊居。一日閑步巖岫間。如常寢處。焂覩摩衲數珠。銅瓶椶笠。觸之即壞。謂侍者曰。此吾前身道具耳。就茲建寺。以酬宿因。當薙草間。有祥雲蔽日。屯於峰頂。久而不散。因目為重雲山。猛獸皆自引去。及塞龍潭以通徑。龍亦他徙。後唐明宗賜額曰長興。學侶臻萃。上堂。僧問。如何是歸根得旨。師曰。早是忘卻。不憶塵生。曰。如何是隨照失宗。師曰。家遭劫賊。問。不憶塵生。如何是進身一路。師曰。足下已生草。前程萬丈坑。問。要路坦然。如何踐履。師曰。我若指汝。則東西南北去也。問。如何是重雲秤。師曰。任將天下勘。問。如何是截鐵之言。師曰。寧死不犯。問。如何是迦葉親聞底事。師曰。重雲記不得。問。如何是重雲境。師曰。四時花蔟蔟。三冬異草青。師闡法四十餘年。節度使王彥超微時常從師遊。欲為沙門。師熟視曰。汝世緣深。當為我家垣墻。王公後果鎮永興。申弟子禮。師將順世。先與王公言別。囑護法門。王公泣曰。師忍棄弟子乎。師笑曰。借千年亦一別耳。及歸。書偈示眾曰。我有一間舍。父母為修蓋。住來八十年。近來覺損壞。早擬移別處。事涉有憎愛。待他摧毀時。彼此無妨礙。乃跏趺而逝。塔於本山。

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

杭州瑞龍院幼璋禪師

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

唐相國夏侯孜之猶子也。大中初。伯父司空出鎮廣陵。師方七歲。遊慧照寺。聞誦法華。志求出家。伯父初不允。因師絕飲食。不得已而許之。師慧遠禪師。後遊諸禪會。薯山白水。鹹受心訣。咸通十三年至江陵。騰騰和尚囑之曰。汝往天台尋靜而棲。遇安即止。已而又值憨憨和尚撫而記曰。汝卻後四十年。有巾子山下菩薩。王於江南。當此時吾道昌矣。尋抵天台山。於靜安鄉創福唐院。乃契騰騰之言。又住隱龍院。中和四年。浙東饑疫。師於溫臺明三郡收瘞遺骸。時謂悲增大士。雪峰甞往見之。遺椶櫚拂子而去。天祐三年。錢尚父遣使童建賷衣服香藥。入山致請。至府庭。署志德大師。館於功臣堂。日親問法。師請每年於天台山建金光明道場。諸郡黑白大會。逾月而散(光明大會始於師也)。將辭歸山。王加戀慕。於府城建瑞龍院(文穆王改為寶山院)。延請開法。時禪門興盛。斯則憨憨懸記應矣。上堂。老僧頃年遊歷江外．嶺南．荊湖。但有知識叢林。無不參問來。蓋為今日與諸人聚會。各要知箇去處。然諸方終無異說。祇教當人歇卻狂心。休從他覓。但隨方任真。亦無真可任。隨時受用。亦無時可用。設垂慈苦口。且不可呼晝作夜。更饒善巧。終不能指東為西。脫或能爾。自是神通作怪。非幹我事。若是學語之流。不自省己知非。直欲向空裡採花。波中取月。還著得心力麼。汝今各且退思。忽然肯去。始知瑞龍老漢事不獲已。迂迴太甚。還肯麼。時有僧問。如何是瑞龍境。師曰。道汝不見得麼。曰。如何是境中人。師曰。後生可畏。問。廓然無雲。如何是中秋月。師曰。最好是無雲。曰。恁麼則一輪高掛。萬國同觀去也。師曰。揑目之子難與言。天成二年丁亥四月。乞墳塔於尚父。父命陸仁璋於西關選勝地。建塔創院。改天台隱龍為隱跡。塔畢。師入府庭辭尚父。囑以護法。尅期順寂。尚父悲悼。

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

遣僧正集在城宿德。迎引入塔。

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

白馬儒禪師法嗣

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

興元府青剉山如觀禪師

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。無底籃子拾生菜。問。如何是青剉境。師曰。三冬華木秀。九夏雪霜飛。

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 tur

龍牙遁禪師法嗣

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

潭州報慈藏嶼匡化禪師

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

僧問。心眼相見時如何。師曰。向汝道甚麼。問。如何是實見處。師曰。絲毫不隔。曰。恁麼則見也。師曰。南泉甚好去處。問。如何是西來意。師曰。昨夜三更送過江。問。臨機便用時如何。師曰。海東有果樹頭心。問。如何是真如佛性。師曰。阿誰無。問。如何是向上一路。師曰。郴連道永。問。和尚年多少。師曰。秋來黃葉落。春到便開花。問僧。甚處來。曰。臥龍來。師曰。在彼多少時。曰。經冬過夏。師曰。龍門無宿客。為甚麼在彼許多時。曰。師子窟中無異獸。師曰。汝試作師子吼看。曰。某甲若作師子吼。即無和尚。師曰。念汝新到。放汝三十棒。問。如何是湖南境。師曰。艛船戰棹。曰。還許學人遊翫也無。師曰。一任闍黎打僜。問。和尚百年後。有人問如何祇對。師曰。分明記取。問。情生智隔。想變體殊。祇如情未生時如何。師曰。隔。曰。情未生時。隔箇甚麼。師曰。這箇梢郎子未遇人在。問。如何是龍牙山。師曰。益陽那邊。曰。如何即是。師曰。不擬。曰。如何是不擬去。師曰。恁麼則不是。問。古人面壁。意旨如何。師良久卻召僧。僧應諾。師曰。你去。別時來。上堂。一句徧大地。一句才問便道。一句問亦不道。僧問。如何是徧大地句。師曰。無空闕。曰。如何是才問便道句。師曰。低聲。低聲。曰。如何是問亦不道句。師曰。便合知時。

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 ques

襄州含珠山審哲禪師

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

僧問。如何是和尚深深處。師曰。寸釘才入木。九牛拽不出。問。如何是正法眼。師曰。門前神樹子。問。如何是佛法大意。師曰。貧兒抱子渡。恩愛競隨流。問僧。有亦不是。無亦不是。不有不無亦不是。汝本來名箇甚麼。曰。學人已具名了。師曰。具名即不無。畢竟名箇甚麼。曰。祇這莫便是否。師曰。且喜沒交涉。曰。如何即是。師曰。親切處更請一問。曰。學人道不得。請和尚道。師曰。別日來與汝道。曰。即今為甚麼不道。師曰。覓箇領話人不可得。又問僧。張王李趙不是汝本來姓。汝本來姓箇甚麼。曰。與和尚同姓。師曰。同姓即且從汝。本來姓箇甚麼。曰。待漢水逆流。卻向和尚道。師曰。即今為甚麼不道。曰。漢水逆流也未。師休去。問。隨緣認得時如何。師曰。是甚麼。問。如何是無位真人。師曰。別安排。又爭得。曰。不安排時如何。師曰。無位真人。問。如何是真經。師曰。阿彌陀。

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

西川存禪師

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

僧問。學人解問誵訛句。請師舉起訝人機。師曰。巢父不牽牛。許由不洗耳。問。具足底人來。師還接否。師便打。

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 tur