Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp, Volume Twenty-Two

紫陵微禪師(第二世住)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。問寶劍未出匣時如何。師曰。磐陀石上栽上柏。

Chan Master Wei of Ziling (second generation abbot). A monk asked: "What is the realm of Ziling?" The Master said: "Quiet illumination's lamp light, the night already deep." [The monk] said: "What is the person in the realm?" The Master said: "Apes cry, tigers howl." [The monk] asked: "What is it like before the precious sword leaves its scabbard?" The Master said: "Planting cypress on the flat-topped rock."

興元府大浪和尚。僧問。既是喝河神。為什麼卻被水推卻。師曰。隨流始得妙倚岸卻成迷。

The Master of Dalang, Xingyuan Prefecture. A monk asked: "Since he is the River God who shouts, why is he pushed aside by the water?" The Master said: "Only by following the current does one attain the wondrous; leaning on the bank instead becomes delusion."

前洪州鳳棲山同安威禪師法嗣

Dharma heirs of the former Chan Master Tong'an Wei of Fengqi Mountain, Hongzhou

陳州石鏡和尚。僧問。石鏡不磨還照也無。師曰。前生是因今生是果。

The Master of Shijing, Chenzhou. A monk asked: "Does the stone mirror, unpolished, still reflect?" The Master said: "The previous life is the cause, this life is the fruit."

前襄州石門山獻禪師法嗣

Dharma heirs of the former Chan Master Xian of Shimen Mountain, Xiangzhou

石門山乾明寺慧徹禪師(第二世住)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。問從上諸聖向什麼處去也。師曰。露柱掛燈籠。問師唱誰家曲宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。片雲生鳳嶺樵子處處明。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。少林澄九鼎動浪百華新。問如何是佛法大意。師曰。三門外松樹子見生見長。問一毫未發時如何。師曰。羿善不調弓箭透三江口。問如何是佛。師曰。樵子度荒郊騎牛草不露。

Chan Master Huiche of Qianming Temple on Shimen Mountain (second generation abbot). Someone asked: "The golden crow emerges from the sea, lighting up heaven and earth—how does this compare to the matter of this light?" The Master said: "When the dragon leaves its cave, wind and rain arrive. When the seas and mountains topple, sun and moon shine bright." Someone asked: "Where have all the sages from above gone?" The Master said: "The exposed pillar hangs a lantern." Someone asked: "Whose song does the Master sing, and whose lineage tradition does he inherit?" The Master said: "A wisp of cloud arises on Phoenix Ridge; the woodcutter is bright everywhere." Someone asked: "What is the Master's family style?" The Master said: "Able to graft a rootless tree, able to carry a lamp from the bottom of the sea." Someone asked: "What is the Patriarch's meaning in coming from the West?" The Master said: "Shaolin settles the nine cauldrons; stir the waves and a hundred flowers are renewed." Someone asked: "What is the great meaning of the Buddhadharma?" The Master said: "The pine trees outside the three gates—you see them born, you see them grow." Someone asked: "What is it like when not a single hair has yet been raised?" The Master said: "Yi was skilled but did not adjust his bow and arrow; the arrow pierces through the three rivers' mouth." Someone asked: "What is the Buddha?" The Master said: "The woodcutter crosses the wild outskirts, riding an ox—the grass does not show."

前襄州萬銅山廣德義和尚法嗣

Dharma heir of Monk Yì of Guangde on Mount Wantong in former Xiangzhou

襄州廣德延和尚(第二世住)初謁廣德義和尚。作禮而問曰。如何是和尚深深處。曰隱身不必須巖谷。闤闠堆堆覩者希。師曰。恁麼即酌水獻華也。曰忽然雲霧靄。闍梨作麼生。師曰。採汲不虛施。曰大眾看取第二代廣德。師次踵山門聚徒開法。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。魚躍無源水鶯啼萬古松。問如何是常在底人。師曰。臘月死蛇當大路。觸著傷人不奈何。問如何是大通智勝佛時。師曰。盛夏日輪新霽後。汝莫當輝瞪目觀。曰如何是大通智勝佛後。師曰。孤輪罷照鷲峰頂。汝報巴猿莫斷腸。問如何是作得無間業。師曰。猛火然鐺煮佛喋。師因事有頌曰。

Monk Yan of Guangde in Xiangzhou (second generation abbot). He first paid respects to Monk Yì of Guangde. After bowing, he asked: "What is the Master's deepest place?" [Yì] said: "Hiding oneself does not require cliffs and valleys. In the bustling market crowds, few see it." The Master said: "If so, then one may scoop water and offer flowers." [Yì] said: "Suddenly clouds and mist gather—what will you do, O Lecturer?" The Master said: "Drawing and fetching are not done in vain." [Yì] said: "The great assembly, behold the second generation of Guangde." The Master then followed in succession to the mountain gate, gathered disciples, and opened the teaching. A monk asked: "What is the Patriarch's meaning in coming from the West?" The Master said: "Fish leap in a sourceless stream; the oriole cries in a ten-thousand-year-old pine." Someone asked: "What is the person who is always present?" The Master said: "A dead snake in the twelfth month blocks the great road. Whoever touches it is wounded and cannot help it." Someone asked: "What is it like at the time of the Buddha Great Penetration Wisdom Victor?" The Master said: "In full summer, after the sun's wheel newly clears—you must not stare at its radiance with fixed eyes." Someone said: "What is it like after the Buddha Great Penetration Wisdom Victor?" The Master said: "The lone wheel ceases to shine atop Vulture Peak. You report to the Ba apes: do not break your hearts." Someone asked: "What is it like to commit the Avici offense?" The Master said: "A fierce fire burns the cauldron, boiling the Buddha's dishes." On account of certain circumstances, the Master had a verse, saying:

才到洪山便垛根四平八面不言論

Just upon arriving at Hongshan, he set down roots; four-sided and eight-faced, he did not speak or discuss.

他家自有眠雲志蘆管橫吹宇宙分

His house naturally has the aspiration to sleep among clouds; a reed pipe is blown across, and the cosmos is divided.

前隋州隋城山護國守澄禪師法嗣

Dharma heir of Chan Master Shoucheng of Huguo on Suicheng Mountain in former Suizhou

隋州龍居山智門寺守欽圓照大師。僧問。兩鏡相對為什麼中間無像。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。額上不帖牓。

Great Master Yuanzhao, Shouqin of Zhimen Temple on Longju Mountain in Suizhou. A monk asked: "Two mirrors face each other—why is there no image between them?" The Master said: "Even oneself must be concealed." [The monk] said: "What when the mirror is broken and the stand is gone?" The Master raised his fist. Someone asked: "What is the Master's family style?" The Master said: "Not posting notices on the forehead."

隋城山護國知遠演化大師(第二世住)僧問。舉子入門時如何。師曰。緣情體物是作麼生。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。問直截根源佛所印。摘葉尋枝我不能。意旨如何。師曰。罷攀雲樹三秋果。休戀碧潭孤月輪。

Great Master Yanhua, Zhiyuan of Huguo on Suicheng Mountain (second generation abbot). A monk asked: "What is it like when the candidate enters the gate?" The Master said: "To accord with conditions and embody things—how do you do that?" Someone asked: "What is it like when heaven and earth rest their intentions and the cosmos does not keep the mind?" The Master said: "All is gathered up by war; yet through song and dance it is broken and ceases." Someone asked: "Directly cutting off the root source is what the Buddha sealed. Plucking leaves and seeking branches, I cannot do. What is the meaning?" The Master said: "Cease climbing the cloud trees for the three autumn fruits; cease longing for the lone moon wheel in the jade pool."

安州大安山能和尚崇教大師。僧問。師唱誰家曲宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。打起南山鼓唱起北山歌。問如何是三冬境。師曰。千山添翠色萬樹鎖銀華。

Great Master Chongjiao, Monk Neng of Da'an Mountain in Anzhou. A monk asked: "Whose song does the Master sing, and whose lineage tradition does he inherit?" The Master said: "Strike the southern mountain drum and sing the northern mountain song." Someone asked: "What is the realm of the three winters?" The Master said: "A thousand mountains add emerald color; ten thousand trees lock in silver blossoms."

穎州薦福院思禪師(曾住唐州天目山)僧問。古殿無佛時如何。師曰。梵音何來。又問。不假修證如何得成。師曰。修證即不成。

Chan Master Si of Jianfu Temple in Yingzhou (once abbot of Tianmu Mountain in Tangzhou). A monk asked: "What is it like when the ancient hall has no Buddha?" The Master said: "Where does the Brahma sound come from?" Again he asked: "Without relying on cultivation and realization, how can one accomplish it?" The Master said: "With cultivation and realization, it is not accomplished."

潭州延壽和尚。僧問。師唱誰家曲宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。煬帝以汴水為榮。老僧以書湖池畔。

Monk Yanshou of Tanzhou. A monk asked: "Whose song does the Master sing, and whose lineage tradition does he inherit?" The Master said: "Emperor Yang took the Bian River as his glory; this old monk takes the lakeside by Shu Lake."

隋城山護國志朗圓明大師(第三世住)僧問。師唱誰家曲宗風嗣阿誰。師曰。淨果嫡子疎山之孫。問如何是萬法之根源。師曰。空中收不得護國不能該。

Master Yuanming of Huguo [Protecting the Nation] Monastery on Suicheng Mountain (third-generation abbot). A monk asked: "Whose school's melody does the Master sing, and to whom does his patriarchal style descend?" The Master said: "The direct heir of Jingguo, the grandson of Shushan." He asked: "What is the root source of the ten thousand dharmas?" The Master said: "It cannot be gathered in empty space, and Huguo cannot encompass it."

前蘄州烏牙山彥賓禪師法嗣

Dharma heir of Chan Master Yanbin of Wuyashan in former Qizhou

安州大安山興古禪師。僧問。亡僧遷化向什麼處去也。師曰。昨夜三更月上峰。問維摩寂默是說不是說。師曰。暗裡石牛兒超然不出戶。

Chan Master Xinggu of Da'anshan in Anzhou. A monk asked: "Where does a deceased monk go when he passes on?" The Master said: "Last night at the third watch the moon rose over the peak." He asked: "Vimalakirti's silence—was it speaking or not speaking?" The Master said: "In the darkness the stone ox, transcendent, does not go out the door."

蘄州烏牙山行朗禪師。僧問未作人身已前作什麼來。師曰。海上石牛歌三拍。一條紅線掌間分。問迦葉上行衣何人合得披。師曰。天然無相子不掛出塵衣。

Chan Master Xinglang of Wuyashan in Qizhou. A monk asked: "Before one takes human form, what did one do?" The Master said: "The stone ox on the sea sings three beats; a single red thread is divided in the palm of the hand." He asked: "Who is fit to wear the robe that Kashyapa passed up?" The Master said: "The naturally formless one does not wear the dust-escaping robe."

前鳳翔府青峰和尚法嗣

Dharma heir of the former Venerable Qingfeng of Fengxiang Prefecture

西川靈龕和尚。僧問。如何是諸佛出身處。師曰。出處非幹佛春來草自青。問碌碌地時如何。師曰。試進一步看。

Venerable Lingkan of Xichuan. A monk asked: "What is the place from which all Buddhas emerge?" The Master said: "The place of emergence has nothing to do with the Buddha; when spring comes, the grass is naturally green." He asked: "What about when one is busily muddled?" The Master said: "Try taking one step forward and see."

京兆紫閣山端己禪師。僧問。四相俱盡立什麼為真。師曰。爾什麼處去來。問渭水正東流時如何。師曰。從來無間斷。

Chan Master Duanji of Zigeshan in Jingzhao. A monk asked: "When the four marks are all exhausted, what is established as true?" The Master said: "Where have you been?" He asked: "What about when the Wei River is flowing due east?" The Master said: "From the beginning there has never been interruption."

房州開山懷晝禪師。僧問。作何行業即得不違千聖。師曰。妙行無倫匹情玄體自殊。問有耳不臨清水洗。無心誰為白雲幽。師曰。無木掛千金。曰掛後如何。師曰。杳杳人難辨。

Chan Master Huaizhou of Kaishan in Fangzhou. A monk asked, "What practice should one cultivate so as not to contravene the thousand sages?" The Master said, "Wondrous practice has no peer; the essence of sentiment is mysterious, and its substance is naturally distinct." He asked, "Having ears, one does not wash them at clear water. With no mind, for whom is the white cloud's seclusion?" The Master said, "No tree can hang a thousand pieces of gold." He said, "After hanging, what then?" The Master said, "So remote and obscure that people find it hard to discern."

幽州傳法和尚。僧問。教意與祖意是同是別。師曰。華開金線秀古洞白雲深。問別人為什麼徒弟多。師為什麼無徒弟。師曰。海島龍多隱茆茨鳳不棲。

Chan Master Chuanfa of Youzhou. A monk asked, "Are the meaning of the teachings and the meaning of the patriarchs the same or different?" The Master said, "Flowers bloom with golden-threaded elegance; the ancient cave is deep in white clouds." He asked, "Why do others have many disciples, while the Master has no disciples?" The Master said, "When the sea-island has many dragons, they hide away; the thatched hut is where phoenixes do not roost."

益州淨眾寺歸信禪師。僧問。蓮華未出水時如何。師曰。菡萏滿池流。曰出水後如何。師曰。葉落不知秋。問不假浮囊便登巨海時如何。師曰。紅嘴飛超三界外。綠毛也解道煎茶。

Chan Master Guixin of Jingzhong Monastery in Yizhou. A monk asked, "What is it like before the lotus emerges from the water?" The Master said, "Lotuses fill the pond and flow." He said, "What about after it emerges from the water?" The Master said, "Leaves fall, yet autumn is not known." He asked, "What is it like when, without relying on a float-sack, one directly ascends the great sea?" The Master said, "Red-beaked ones fly beyond the three realms; green-feathered ones also understand how to talk of brewing tea."

青峰山清免禪師(第二世住)僧問。久醞蒲萄酒今日為誰開。師曰。飲者方知。問如何是祖師西來意。師曰。耨池無一滴四海自滔滔。

Chan Master Qingmian of Qingfeng Mountain (second generation abbot). A monk asked, "Long-brewed grape wine—for whom is it opened today?" The Master said, "Only the drinker knows." He asked, "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" The Master said, "In the weed-pond there is not a single drop; the four seas are naturally surging."