Records of the Transmission of the Lamp, Volume Ten
襄州廣德周禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。魚向深潭難避網。龍居淺水卻難尋時如何。師曰。徧體崑崙黑。通身一點霜。問。貧子歸家時如何。師曰。入門不見面。處處故園春。問。命盡祿絕時如何。師曰。死。曰。此人落歸何道。師曰。薰薰彌宇宙。爛壞莫能拈。問。聞話不覺時如何。師曰。徧界沒聾人。誰是知音者。曰。如何是知音者。師曰。斷絃續不得。歷劫響泠泠。問。教中道。阿逸多不斷煩惱。不修禪定。佛記此人成佛無疑。此理如何。師曰。鹽又盡。炭又無。曰。鹽盡炭無時如何。師曰。愁人莫向愁人說。說向愁人愁殺人。問。如何得念念相應去。師曰。驚水魚龍散。曰。念念相應後如何。師曰。海北天南各自行。不勞魚鴈通消息。
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
石門蘊禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
襄州石門慧徹禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。金烏出海光天地。與此光陰事若何。師曰。龍出洞兮風雨至。海嶽傾時日月明。問。從上諸聖向甚麼處去也。師曰。露柱掛燈籠。問。如何是和尚家風。師曰。解接無根樹。能挑海底燈。問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。少林澄九鼎。浪動百花新。問。如何是佛法大意。師曰。三門外松樹子。見生見長。問。三身中那身是正。師曰。報化路頭橫鳥道。石人眼裡不栽花。問。雲光作牛。意旨如何。師曰。陋巷不騎金色馬。回途卻著破襴衫。問。年窮歲盡時如何。師曰。東村王老夜燒錢。問。一毫未發時如何。師曰。后羿不調弓。箭透三江口。問。如何是佛。師曰。樵子度荒郊。騎牛草不露。曰。如何是騎牛草不露。師曰。遮掩不得。問。如何是靈利底物。師曰。古墓毒蛇頭戴角。又曰。維摩不離方丈室。文殊未到卻先知。又曰。垢膩汗衫皂角洗。因令初上座領眾來參。師問。萬仞峰頭石牛吼。穿雲渡水意如何。初無對。師曰。山僧住持事大。參堂去。師後令僧下語。或雲久嚮和尚。或雲訪道尋師明的旨。覺了根源顯異機。師曰。當時初上座若下得這語。不將他作參學人。上堂。一切眾生。本源佛性。譬如朗月當空。祇為浮雲翳障。不得顯現。為明為照。為道為路。為舟為楫。為依為止。一切眾生。本源佛性。亦復如是。時汾陽昭和尚在眾。出問。朗月海雲遮不得。舒光直透水晶宮時如何。師曰。石壁山河非障礙。閻浮界外任昇騰。陽曰。恁麼則千聖共傳無底缽。時人皆唱太平歌。師曰。太平曲子如何唱。陽曰。不墮五音。非關六律。師曰。還有人和得麼。陽曰。請和尚不悋慈悲。師曰。仁者善自保任。
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 appeara
含珠哲禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
洋州龍穴山和尚
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是西來意。師曰。騎虎唱巴歌。問。既是善知識。為甚麼卻與土地燒錢。師曰。彼上人者難為醻對。
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
唐州大乘山和尚
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。枯樹逢春時如何。師曰。世間希有。問。如何是四方八面事。師曰。升子裡𨁝跳。斗子內轉身。
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
襄州延慶院歸皢慧廣禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。言語道斷時如何。師曰。兩重公案。曰。如何領會。師曰。分明舉似。問。如何是鳳山境。師曰。好生看取。曰。如何是境中人。師曰。識麼。
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
襄州含珠山真禪師
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。含珠密意。同道者知。曰。恁麼則不假羽翼。便登霄漢去也。師曰。鈍。問。古鏡未磨時如何。師曰。昧不得。曰。磨後如何。師曰。黑如漆。
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
紫陵一禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
幷州廣福道隱禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是指南一路。師曰。妙引靈機事。澄波顯異輪。問。三家同到請。未審赴誰家。師曰。月印千江水。門門盡有僧。
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
紫陵微禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
初到夾山。山問。近離甚處。師曰。向北山。曰。是何宗徒。師曰。昔日老胡師子吼。頂門一裂至如今。住後。僧問。如何是紫陵境。師曰。寂照燈光夜已深。曰。如何是境中人。師曰。猿啼虎嘯。問。寶劒未出匣時如何。師曰。磐陀石上栽松栢。問。如何是大猛烈底人。師曰。石牛步步火中行。返顧休銜日中草。曰。如何是五逆底人。師曰。放火夜燒無相宅。天明戴帽入長安。曰。如何是孝順底人。師曰。步步手提無米飯。斂手堂前不舉頭。問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。紅爐焰上碧波流。
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 prese
興元府大浪和尚
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。既是喝河神。為甚麼被水推卻。師曰。隨流始得妙。住岸卻成迷。
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
洪州東禪和尚
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是密室。師曰。江水深七尺。曰。如何是密室中人。師曰。此去江南三十步。僧問。如何是新吳劒。師作㧞劒勢。
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 exp
同安威禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
陳州石鏡和尚
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。石鏡未磨。還鑒照否。師曰。前生是因。今生是果。
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
青原下八世
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
谷隱靜禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
襄州谷隱知儼宗教禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
登州人也。僧問。師唱誰家曲。宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。白雲南。傘蓋北。問。如何是迦葉親聞底事。師曰。速須吐卻。問。如何是諸佛照不著處。師曰。問這山鬼窟。作麼。曰。照著後如何。師曰。咄精怪。問。千山萬水。如何登陟。師曰。舉步便千里萬裡。曰。不舉步時如何。師曰。亦千里萬裡。
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
襄州普寧院法顯禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。曩劫共住。為甚麼不識親疎。師曰。誰。曰。更待某甲道。師曰。將謂不領話。問。千山萬水。如何登陟。師曰。青霄無間路。到者不迷機。
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
同安志禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
鼎州梁山緣觀禪師
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。益陽水急魚行澀。白鹿松高鳥泊難。問。家賊難防時如何。師曰。識得不為冤。曰。識得後如何。師曰。貶向無生國裡。曰。莫是他安身立命處也無。師曰。死水不藏龍。曰。如何是活水龍。師曰。興波不作浪。曰。忽然傾湫倒嶽時如何。師下座把住曰。莫教濕卻老僧袈裟角。問。師唱誰家曲。宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。龍生龍子。鳳生鳳兒。問。如何是西來意。師曰。蔥嶺不傳唐土印。胡人謾唱太平歌。問。如何是從上傳來底事。師曰。渡水胡僧無膝袴。背駝梵夾不持經。問。如何是正法眼。師曰。南華裡。曰。為甚在南華裡。師曰。為汝問正法眼。問。如何是學人自己。師曰。寰中天子。塞外將軍。曰。便恁麼去時如何。師曰。朗月懸空。室中暗坐。問。如何是衲衣下事。師曰。密。師與瑞長老坐次。僧問。二尊不並化。為甚兩人居方丈。師曰。一亦非。有偈曰。梁山一曲歌。格外人難和。十載訪知音。未嘗逢一箇。問。亡僧遷化向甚麼處去。師曰。亡僧幾時遷化。曰。爭奈相送何。師曰。紅爐燄上絛絲縷。靉靆雲中不點頭。上堂。垂鈎四海。祇釣獰龍。格外玄機。為尋知己。上堂。垂絲千尺。意在深潭。一句橫空。白雲自異。孤舟獨棹。不犯清波。海上橫行。罕逢明鑒。問。如何是衲衣下事。師曰。眾聖莫顯。師後示偈曰。紅燄藏吾身。何須塔用新。有人相肯重。灰裡邈全真。
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
歸宗章禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ