Records of the Transmission of the Lamp, Volume Ten
東京普淨院常覺禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
陳留李氏子。初訪歸宗。聞法省悟。遂求出家。未幾。歸宗將順寂。召師撫之曰。汝於法有緣。他後濟眾人。莫測其量也。仍以披剃事。囑諸門人。師至唐乾化二年落髮。明年納戒於東林寺甘露壇。尋遊五臺山。還上都。於麗景門外獨居二載。間有北鄰信士張生者。請師供養。張素探玄理。因叩師垂誨。師乃隨宜開誘。張生於言下悟入。設榻留宿。至深夜。與妻竊窺之。見師體徧一榻。頭足俱出。及令婢僕視之。即如常。倍加欽慕。曰。弟子夫婦垂老。今願割宅之前堂。以裨丈室。師欣然受之。至後唐天成三年。遂成大院。賜額曰普淨。師以時機淺昧。難任極旨。苟啟之非器。令彼招謗讟之咎。我寧不務開法。每月三八施浴。僧道萬計。師甞謂諸徒曰。但得慧門無壅。則福何滯哉。一日。給事中陶穀入院。致禮而問曰。經云。離一切相則名諸佛。今目前諸相紛然。如何離得。師曰。給事見箇甚麼。陶欣然仰重。自是王公大人。屢薦章服師號。皆卻而不受。以開寶四年十二月二日示疾。十一日告眾。囑付訖。右脇而化。
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 en
護國遠禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
懷安軍雲頂德敷禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
初參護國。問曰。直截根源佛所印。摘葉尋枝我不能時如何。國曰。罷攀雲樹三秋果。休弄碧潭孤月輪。師乃頓釋所疑。住後。成都帥請就衙陞座。有樂營將出。禮拜起。回顧下馬臺。曰。一口吸盡西江水即不問。請師吞卻堦前下馬臺。師展兩手唱曰。細抹將來。營將猛省。
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
大陽堅禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
襄州石門聰禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。大陽遷化向甚麼處去。師曰。騎牛不戴帽。正坐不偏行。
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
潭州北禪契念禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是大道之源。師曰。眾流混不得。曰。獨脫事如何。師曰。穿雲透石。問。如何是不墜古今句。師曰。十五十六。日月相逐。
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
石門徹禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
襄州石門紹遠禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
初在石門作田頭。門問。如何是田頭水牯牛。師曰。角轉轟天地。朝陽處處春。他日門又問。水牯牛安樂否。師曰。水草不曾虧。曰。田中事作麼生。師曰。深耕淺種。曰。如法著。師曰。某甲不曾取次。住後。僧問。師唱誰家曲。宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。十方無異路。揭覺鳳林前。問。先師已歸鴈塔去。當陽一句請師宣。師曰。脩羅掌內擎日月。夜叉足下蹋泥龍。問。金龍不吐凡間霧。請師舉唱鳳凰機。師曰。白眉不展手。長安路坦平。問。如何是西來意。師曰。布袋盛烏龜。問。如何是石門境。師曰。孤峰對鳳嶺。曰。如何是境中人。師曰。巖中殘雪。處處分輝。問。如何是和尚密作用。師曰。滴瀝非旨趣。千山不露身。問。四方八面來時如何。師曰。赤腳波斯鼻嗅天。問。亡僧遷化向甚麼處去。師曰。灰飛煙滅。白骨連天。師與病僧灸次。僧問。正當與麼時如何。師曰。通玄一脈。大似流星。問。如何是古佛心。師曰。白牛露地臥青谿。問。生死之河。如何過得。師曰。風吹荷葉浮萍草。問。如何是教外別傳一句。師曰。羊頭車子入長安。問。生死浪前如何話道。師曰。毛袋橫身絕飲啄。青谿常臥太陽春。問。如何是道。師曰。山深水冷。曰。如何是道中人。師曰。金槌擊金鼓。問。天陰日不出。光輝何處去。師曰。鐵蛇橫大路。通身黑似煙。問。如何是宗乘中一句。師曰。石火夜燒山。大地齊合掌。問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。石牛攔古路。木馬驟高樓。
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 awak
潭州北禪懷感禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是諸聖為人底句。師曰。紅輪當萬戶。光燭本無心。問。師唱誰家曲。師曰。石戶不留心。洞玄通妙的。問。如何是佛。師曰。尺短寸長。
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
鄂州靈竹守珍禪師
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。錫帶胡天雪。瓶添漢地泉。問。迷悟不入諸境時如何。師曰。境從何來。曰。恁麼則無諸境去也。師曰。龍頭蛇尾漢。
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
舒州四面山津禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是佛。師曰。王字不著點。曰。學人不會。師曰。點。問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。山寒水冷。師有掛杖頌曰。四面一條杖。當機驗龍象。頭角稍低昂。電光臨背上。
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
嘉州承天義懃禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是承天境。師曰。兩江夾卻青盲漢。一帶山藏赤腳蠻。問。如何是諦實之言。師曰。措大巾子黑。
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
鳳翔府青峰義誠禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。三際不生。是何人境界。師曰。白雲連雪嶽。明月混魚鉤。曰。未審向上更有事也無。師曰。有。曰。如何是向上事。師曰。靈光爍破瑠璃色。大地明來絕點痕。問。如何是青峰家風。師曰。向火吃甜瓜。
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
襄州廣德山智端禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。牛頭未見四祖時如何。師曰。著衣吃飯。曰。見後如何。師曰。著衣吃飯。問。如何是廣德山。師曰。當陽花易發。背陰雪難消。曰。如何是山中人。師曰。朝霞不出門。暮霞行千里。
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
筠首座者
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
太原人也。自至石門逾三十年。叢林慕之。有僧請吃茶次。問。如何是首座為人一著子。師曰。適來猶記得。曰。即今又如何。師曰。好生點茶來。一日荷鉏入園。僧問。三身中那一身去作務。師拄鉏而立。僧曰。莫便當也無。師𢹂鉏便行。
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 turns the question back to direct experience and awakening. The teaching r
青原下九世
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
谷隱儼禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
襄州谷隱契崇禪師
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。番人皮裘胡人著。曰。學人不會此理如何。師曰。聾人側耳瘂人歌。
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 tur
梁山觀禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
郢州大陽山警玄禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
江夏張氏子。依智通禪師出家。十九為大僧。聽圓覺了義講席。無能及者。遂遊方。初到梁山。問。如何是無相道場。山指觀音。曰。這箇是吳處士畫。師擬進語。山急索曰。這箇是有相底。那箇是無相底。師遂有省。便禮拜。山曰。何不道取一句。師曰。道即不辭。恐上紙筆。山笑曰。此語上碑去在。師獻偈曰。我昔初機學道迷。萬水千山覓見知。明今辨古終難會。直說無心轉更疑。蒙師點出秦時鏡。照見父母未生時。如今覺了何所得。夜放烏雞帶雪飛。山謂洞上之宗可倚。一時聲價籍籍。山歿。辭塔至大陽。謁堅禪師。堅讓席使主之。僧問。如何是大陽境。師曰。羸鶴老猿啼谷韻。瘦松寒竹鎻青煙。曰。如何是境中人。師曰。作麼。作麼。曰。如何是和尚家風。師曰。滿瓶傾不出。大地沒饑人。上堂。嵯峨萬仞。鳥道難通。劒刃輕冰。誰當履踐。宗乘妙句。語路難陳。不二法門。淨名杜口。所以達磨西來。九年面壁。始遇知音。大陽今日。也大無端。珍重。問。如何是透法身句。師曰。大洋海底紅塵起。須彌頂上水橫流。師問僧。甚處來。曰。洪山。師曰。先師在麼。曰。在。師曰。在即不無。請渠出來。我要相見。僧曰。聻。師曰。這箇猶是侍者。僧無對。師曰。吃茶去。上堂。諸禪德須明平常無生句．妙玄無私句．體明無盡句。第一句通一路。第二句無賓主。第三句兼帶去。一句道得師子嚬呻。二句道得師子返擲。三句道得師子踞地。縱也周徧十方。擒也一時坐斷。正當恁麼時。作麼生通得箇消息。若不通得箇消息。來朝更獻楚王看。問。如何是平常無生句。師曰。白雲覆青山。青山頂不露。曰。如何是妙玄無私句。師曰。寶殿無人不侍立。不種梧桐免鳳來。曰。如何是體明無盡句。師曰。手指空時天地轉。回途石馬出紗籠。曰。如何是師子嚬呻。師曰。終無回顧意。爭肯落平常。曰。
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 r
如何是師子返擲。師曰。周旋往返全歸父。繁興大用體無虧。曰。如何是師子踞地。師曰。迥絕去來機。古今無變異。問。如何是大達底人。師曰。虗空類不得。曰。如何是清淨法身。師曰。白牛吐雪彩。黑馬上烏雞。上堂。撒手那邊千聖外。祖堂少室長根芽。鷺倚雪巢猶自可。更看白馬入蘆花。上堂。夜半烏雞抱鵠卵。天明起來生老鸛。鶴毛鷹觜鷺鷥身。卻共烏鵶為侶伴。高入煙霄。低飛柳岸。向晚歸來子細看。依俙恰似雲中鴈。師甞釋曹山三種墮曰。此三語須明得轉位始得。一作水牯牛。是類墮。師曰。是沙門轉身語。是異類中事。若不曉此意。即有所滯。直是要伊一念無私。即有出身之路。二不受食。是尊貴墮。師曰。須知那邊了卻。來這邊行履。若不虗此位。即坐在尊貴。三不斷聲色。是隨墮。師曰。以不明聲色。故隨處墮。須向聲色裡有出身之路。作麼生是聲色外一句。乃曰。聲不自聲。色不自色。故云不斷指掌。當指何掌也。五位頌曰。正中偏。一輪皎潔正當天。宛轉虗玄事不彰。明暗祇在影中圓。偏中正。休觀朗月秦時鏡。隱隱猶如日下燈。明暗混融誰辨影。正中來。脈路玄玄絕迂迴。靜照無私隨處現。如行鳥道入鄽開。偏中至。法法無依即智智。橫身物外兩不傷。妙用玄玄善周備。兼中到。葉路當風無中道。莫守寒巖異草青。坐卻白雲宗不妙。師神觀奇偉。有威重。從兒稚中。日祇一食。自以先德付授之重。足不越限。脇不至席。年八十。嘆無可以繼者。遂作偈並皮履。布直裰。寄浮山遠禪師。使為求法器。偈曰。楊廣山頭草。憑君待價焞。異苗飜茂處。深密固靈根。偈尾雲。得法者潛眾十年。方可闡揚。遠拜而受之。遂贊師像曰。黑狗爛銀蹄。白象崑崙騎。於斯二無礙。木馬火中嘶。師天聖五年七月十九陞座。辭眾示寂。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 direct experience and awakening. The teaching rejects attachment to words and appearances, directing the student inw
鼎州梁山巖禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ