Records of the Transmission of the Lamp, Volume Ten
袁州仰山和尚
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是仰山境。師曰。白雲峰下猿啼早。碧嶂巖前虎起遲。僧曰。如何是境中人。師曰。寒來火畔坐。熱向㵎邊行。
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
歸宗惲禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
廬山歸宗弘章禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。學人有疑時如何。師曰。疑來多少時也。問。小船渡大海時如何。師曰。較些子。曰。如何得渡。師曰。不過來。問。枯木生華時如何。師曰。把一朵來。問。混然覓不得時如何。師曰。是甚麼。
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 r
嵆山章禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
隨州雙泉山道虔禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。洪鐘未擊時如何。師曰。絕音響。曰。擊後如何。師曰。絕音響。問。如何是在道底人。師曰。無異念。問。如何是希有底事。師曰。白蓮華向半天開。
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
雲居嶽禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
楊州豐化院令崇禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
舒州人也。僧問。如何是敵國一著碁。師曰。下將來。問。一棒打破虗空時如何。師曰。把將一片來看。
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
澧州藥山忠彥禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。教中道。諸佛放光明。助發實相義。光明即不問。如何是實相義。師曰。會麼。曰。莫便是否。師曰。是甚麼。問。師唱誰家曲。宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。雲嶺龍昌月。神風洞上泉。
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
梓州龍泉和尚
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。不在闍黎分上。問。學人慾跳萬丈洪崖時如何。師曰。撲殺。
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
護國澄禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
隨州護國知遠演化禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。舉子入門時如何。師曰。緣情體物事作麼生。問。乾坤休駐意。宇宙不留心時如何。師曰。總是戰爭收拾得。卻因歌舞破除休。
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
隨州智門寺守欽圓照禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。兩鏡相照。為甚麼中間無像。師曰。自己亦須隱。曰。鏡破臺亡時如何。師竪起拳。問。如何是和尚家風。師曰。額上不貼牓。問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。把火燒天徒自疲。
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
安州大安山崇教能禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。師唱誰家曲。宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。打動南山皷。唱起北山歌。問。如何是三冬境。師曰。千山添翠色。萬樹鎻銀華。
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
頴州薦福院思禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。古殿無佛時如何。師曰。梵音何來。曰。不假修證。如何得成。師曰。修證即不成。
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
隨州護國志朗圓明禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是萬法之源。師曰。空中收不得。護國豈能該。
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
靈泉仁禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
郢州大陽慧堅禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
初在靈泉。入室次。泉問。甚麼處來。師曰。僧堂裡來。泉曰。為甚麼不築著露柱。師於言下有省。住後。僧問。如何是玄旨。師曰。壁上掛錢財。問。如何是法王劒。師曰。腦後看。問。如何是無相道場。師曰。佛殿裡懸幡。問。不借時機用。如何話祖宗。師曰。老鼠齩腰帶。僧請益法身。師示偈曰。扶桑出日頭。黃河輥底流。六六三十六。陝府灌鐵牛。
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.
五峰遇禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
瑞州五峰紹禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是第一義。師拍禪床雲。若不是仙陀。千里萬裡。問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。迢迢十萬餘。
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
廣德延禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
襄州廣德義禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
謁先廣德。作禮問曰。如何是和尚密密處。德曰。隱身不必須巖谷。闤闠堆堆覩者稀。師曰。恁麼則酌水獻華去也。德曰。忽然雲霧靄。闍黎作麼生。師曰。採汲不虗施。廣德忻然曰。大眾看取第二代廣德。師次踵住持。聚徒開法。僧問。如何是佛。師曰。披蓑倒騎牛。草深不露角。問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。魚躍無源水。鸎啼枯木花。問。如何是常在底人。師曰。臘月死蛇當大路。觸著傷人不奈何。問。如何是學人相契處。師曰。方木逗圓孔。問。如何是大寂滅海。師曰。閙市走馬。不觸一人。曰。如何是大通智勝佛。師曰。孤輪罷照妙峰頂。汝報巴猿莫斷腸。問。如何是作無間業底人。師曰。猛火然鐺煑佛喋。師因事示偈曰。才到洪山便跺根。四方八面不言論。他家自有眠雲志。蘆管橫吹宇宙喧。問。如何是古佛心。師曰。多年曆日雖無用。犯著應須總滅門。曰。或遇新曆日。又作麼生。師曰。運動修營無滯礙。何勞入市問孫臏。問。時人有病醫王醫。醫王有病甚人醫。師展手曰。與我診候看。曰。不會。師曰。須彌徒作藥。四海謾為湯。問。向上一路。千聖不傳。和尚還傳也無。師曰。鐵丸驀口塞。難得解吞人。問。如何是佛法大意。師曰。雪寒向火。日暖隈陽。問。如何是賓中賓。師曰。蕩子無家計。飄蓬不自知。曰。如何是賓中主。師曰。茅戶掛珠簾。曰。如何是主中賓。師曰。龍樓鋪草坐。曰。如何是主中主。師曰。東宮雖至嫡。不面聖堯顏。問。有一室女。未曾嫁娉。生得一子。姓箇甚麼。師曰。偶然衫子破。閫外沒人縫。問。如何是不落堦級底人。師曰。胎中童子眉如雪。問。如何是不睡底眼。師曰。昨夜三更擘不開。問。諦信底人信箇甚麼。師曰。莫道冰無火。斯須紅焰生。問。如何是密室。師曰。茅茨當大道。歷劫沒人敲。問。如何是異日已前人。師曰。萬年枯木鳥銜來。問。
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 pr
懸崖峭峻。還具得失也無。師曰。忻逢良便。好與一推。問。牛頭未見四祖時如何。師曰。鮓甕乍開蠅𠯗𠯗。曰。見後如何。師曰。底穿蕩盡冷湫湫。
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