Records of the Transmission of the Lamp, Volume Ten
僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。新羅附子。蜀地當歸。
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
澧州藥山利昱禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
上堂。山河大地．日月星辰與諸上座同生。三世諸佛與諸上座同參。三藏聖教與諸上座同時。還信得及麼。若也信得及。陝府鐵牛吞卻乾坤。雖然如是。被法身礙卻。轉身不得。須知有出身之路。作麼生是諸上座出身之路。道。道。良久曰。若道不得。永沉苦海。珍重。僧問。格外之談。乞師垂示。師曰。要道也不難。曰。恁麼則萬仞碧潭。許垂一線也。師曰。大眾笑你。
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
鼎州羅紋得珍山主
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。親切處乞師指示。師曰。老僧元是廣南人。
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
石門遠禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
潭州道吾契詮禪師
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。鳳嶺無私曲。如今天下傳。曰。如何是道吾境。師曰。溪花含玉露。庭果落金臺。曰。如何是境中人。師曰。擁爐披古衲。曝日枕山根。問。牛頭未見四祖時如何。師曰。玉上青蠅。曰。見後如何。師曰。紅爐焰裡冰。
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
懷安軍雲頂山鑒禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。雪點紅爐。請師驗的。師曰。王婆煑䭔。曰。爭奈即今何。師曰。猶嫌少在。
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
鄧州廣濟方禪師
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。騎牛趂春草。背卻少年爺。問。寶劒未磨時如何。師曰。烏龜啗黑豆。曰。磨後如何。師曰。庭柱掛燈籠。曰。如何是修行。師曰。庭柱傷寒。
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
果州青居山昇禪師
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。金雞啼石戶。得意逐波清。曰。未審是誰之子。師曰。謝汝就門罵詈。
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
北禪感禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
濠州南禪聰禪師
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。冬月深林雨。三春平地風。問。如何是大道根源。師曰。雲興當午夜。石虎呌連霄。
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
青原下十世
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
大陽玄禪師法嗣
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
舒州投子義青禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
青社李氏子。七齡頴異。往妙相寺出家。試經得度。習百法論。未幾歎曰。三祇塗遠。自困何益。乃入洛聽華嚴。義若貫珠。甞讀諸林菩薩偈。至即心自性。猛省曰。法離文字。寧可講乎。即棄遊宗席。時圓鑑禪師居會聖巖。一夕。夢畜青色鷹。為吉徵。屆旦師來。鑑禮延之。令看外道問佛不問有言．不問無言因緣。經三載。一日問曰。汝記得話頭麼。試舉看。師擬對。鑑掩其口。師瞭然開悟。遂禮拜。鑑曰。汝妙悟玄機邪。師曰。設有也須吐卻。時資侍者在旁。曰。青華嚴今日如病得汗。師回顧曰。合取狗口。若更忉忉。我即便嘔。自此復經三年。鑑時出洞下宗旨示之。悉皆妙契。付以大陽頂相皮履直裰。囑曰。代吾續其宗風。無久滯此。善宜護持。遂書偈送曰。須彌立太虗。日月輔而轉。群峰漸倚他。白雲方改變。少林風起叢。曹溪洞簾卷。金鳳宿龍巢。宸苔豈車碾。令依圓通秀禪師。師至彼無所參問。唯嗜睡而已。執事白通曰。堂中有僧日睡。當行規法。通曰。是誰。曰。青上座。通曰。未可。待與按過。通即曳杖入堂。見師正睡。乃擊床呵曰。我這裡無閑飯與上座。吃了打眠。師曰。和尚教某何為。通曰。何不參禪去。師曰。美食不中飽人吃。通曰。爭奈大有人不肯上座。師曰。待肯。堪作甚麼。通曰。上座曾見甚麼人來。師曰。浮山。通曰。怪得恁麼頑賴。遂握手相笑。歸方丈。由是道聲籍甚。初住白雲。次遷投子。上堂。召大眾曰。若論此事。如鸞鳳沖霄。不留其跡。羚羊掛角。那覓乎蹤。金龍不守於寒潭。玉兔豈棲於蟾影。其或主賓若立。須威音世外搖頭。問答言陳。仍玄路旁提為唱。若能如是。猶在半途。更若凝眸。不勞相見。上堂。宗乘若舉。凡聖絕蹤。樓閣門開。別戶相見。設使卷簾悟去。豈免旁觀。春遇桃華。重增眼病。所以古人道。向上一路。千聖不傳。諸仁者。既是不傳。
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 cor
為甚鐵牛走過新羅國裡。遂喝曰。達者須知暗裡驚。僧問。師唱誰家曲。宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。威音前一箭。射透兩重山。曰。如何是相傳底事。師曰。全因淮地月。得照郢陽春。曰。恁麼則入水見長人也。師曰。祇知荊玉異。那辨楚王心。僧禮拜。師以拂子擊之。復曰。更有問話者麼。如無。彼此著便。問。和尚適來拈香。祝延聖壽。且道當今年多少。師曰。月籠丹桂遠。星拱北辰高。曰。南山直聳齊天壽。東海洪波比福源。師曰。雙鳳朝金闕。青松古韻高。曰。聖壽已蒙師指示。治化乾坤事若何。師曰。不如緘口退。卻是報皇恩。上堂。默沉陰界。語落深坑。擬著則天地懸殊。棄之則千生萬劫。洪波浩渺。白浪滔天。鎮海明珠。在誰收掌。良久。卓拄杖曰。百雜碎。上堂。孤村陋店。莫掛瓶盂。祖佛玄關。橫身直過。早是蘇秦觸塞。求路難回。項主臨江。何逃困命。諸禪德到這裡。進則落於天魔。退則沈於鬼趣。不進不退。正在死水中。諸仁者。作麼生得平穩去。良久曰。任從三尺雪。難壓寸靈松。師作五位頌並序。夫長天一色。星月何分。大地無偏。枯榮自異。是以法無異法。何迷悟而可及。心不自心。假言象而提唱。其言也。偏圓正到。兼帶葉通。其法也。不落是非。豈關萬象。幽旨既融於水月。宗源派混於金河。不墜虗凝回途復妙。頌曰。正中偏。星河橫轉月明前。彩氣夜交天未曉。隱裡俱彰暗裡圓。偏中正。夜半天明羞自影。朦朦霧色辨何分。混然不落秦時鏡。正中來。火裡金雞坐鳳臺。玄路倚空通脈上。披雲鳥道出塵埃。兼中至。雪仞籠身不迴避。天然猛將兩不傷。暗裡全施善周備。兼中到。解走之人不觸道。一般拈掇與君殊。不落是非方始妙。師示寂。書偈曰。兩處住持。無可助道。珍重諸人。不須尋討。投筆奄息。闍維多靈異。茲不盡具。獲設利五色。同靈骨塔於寺北三峰庵。
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 t
郢州興陽清剖禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
在大陽作園頭。種瓜次。陽問。甜瓜何時得熟。師曰。即今熟爛了也。曰。揀甜底摘來。師曰。與甚麼人吃。曰。不入園者。師曰。未審不入園者還吃也無。曰。汝還識伊麼。師曰。雖然不識。不得不與。陽笑而去。住後。上堂。西來大道。理絕百非。句裡投機。全乖妙旨。不已而已。有屈祖宗。豈況忉忉。有何所益。雖然如是。事無一向。且於唱教門中。通一線道。大家商量。僧問。娑竭出海乾坤震。覿面相呈事若何。師曰。金翅鳥王當宇宙。箇中誰是出頭人。曰。忽遇出頭時又作麼生。師曰。似鶻提鳩君不信。髑髏前驗始知真。曰。恁麼則叉手當𮌎。退身三步也。師曰。須彌座下烏龜子。莫待重遭點額回。問。從上諸聖向甚麼處去。師曰。月照千江靜。孤燈海底明。鄭金部問。和尚甚麼時開堂。師曰。不歷僧祇數。日月未生前。師臥疾次。大陽問。是身如泡幻。泡幻中成辦。若無箇泡幻。大事無由辦。若要大事辦。識取箇泡幻。作麼生。師曰。猶是這邊事。陽曰。那邊事作麼生。師曰。匝地紅輪秀。海底不栽花。陽笑曰。乃爾惺惺邪。師喝曰。將謂我忘卻。竟爾趨寂。
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
南嶽福嚴審承禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
侍立大陽次。陽曰。有一人徧身紅爛。臥在荊棘林中。周匝火圍。若親近得此人。大敞鄽開。若親近不得。時中以何為據。師曰。六根不具。七識不全。陽曰。你教伊出來。我要見伊。師曰。適來別無左右祇對和尚。陽曰。官不容針。師便禮拜(師後至華嚴隆和尚處。舉前話。隆曰。冷如毛粟。細如冰雪)。李相公特上山。問。如何是祖師西來意。師指庭前栢樹。公如是三問。師如是三答。公欣然。乃有頌曰。出沒雲閑滿太虗。元來真相一塵無。重重請問西來意。唯指庭前栢一株。
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 wit
惠州羅浮山顯如禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
初到大陽。陽問。汝是甚處人。曰。益州。陽曰。此去幾裡。曰。五千裡。陽曰。你與麼來。還曾踏著麼。曰。不曾踏著。陽曰。汝解騰空那。曰。不解騰空。陽曰。爭得到這裡。曰。步步不迷方。通身無辨處。陽曰。汝得超方三昧邪。曰。聖心不可得。三昧豈彰名。陽曰。如是。如是。汝應信此即本體全彰。理事不二。善自護持。住後。僧問。如何是羅浮境。師曰。突兀侵天際。巍峩鎮海涯。曰。如何是境中人。師曰。頂上白雲散。足下黑煙生。
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 i
襄州白馬歸喜禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
初問大陽。學人矇昧。乞指箇入路。陽曰。得。良久。乃召師。師應諾。陽曰。與你箇入路。師於言下有省。住後。僧問。如何是佛法大意。師曰。善犬帶牌。問。如龜藏六時如何。師曰。布袋裡弓箭。問。不著佛求。不著法求。當於何求。師曰。村人跪拜石師子。曰。意旨如何。師曰。社樹下設齋。上堂。急走即蹉過。慢行趂不上。沒量大衲僧無計奈何。有多口饒舌底出來。僧問。一句即不問。如何是半句。師曰。投身擲下。曰。這箇是一句也。師曰。半句也摸不著。問。如何是閴寂之門。師曰。莫閙。莫閙。
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
郢州大陽慧禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。漢君七十二陣。大霸寰中。和尚臨筵。不施寸刃。承誰恩力。師曰。杲日當軒際。森羅一樣觀。曰。恁麼則金烏凝秀色。玉兔瑞雲深。師曰。滴瀝無私旨。通方一念玄。問。如何是和尚家風。師曰。麤布直裰重重補。日用鉏頭旋旋揩。曰。向上客來。如何祇待。師曰。要用便用。問。如何是西來意。師曰。日出東方。月落西戶。復示頌曰。朝朝日出東方。夜夜月落西戶。如今大宋宮家。盡是金枝玉樹。
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
越州雲門山靈運寶印禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
上堂。夜來雲雨散長空。月在森羅萬象中。萬象靈光無內外。當明一句若為通。不見僧問大哥和尚雲。月生雲際時如何。大哥曰。三箇孩兒抱花皷。莫來攔我毬門路。月生雲際。是明甚麼邊事。三箇孩兒抱花皷。擬思即隔。莫來攔我毬門路。須有出身處始得。若無出身處。也似黑牛臥死水。出身一句作麼生道。不勞久立。
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
懷安軍雲頂海鵬禪師
The passage records a dialogue in the Chan tradition. A monk asked about the Way, and the master answ
僧問。如何是大疑底人。師曰。畢缽巖中。面面相覷。曰。如何是不疑底人。師曰。如是我聞。須彌粉碎。問。祖意教意。是同是別。師曰。達磨逢梁武。摩騰遇漢明。
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