四川各名勝古剎

戊子四十九歲。正月由寶光寺起程。入成都省會。禮昭覺寺。文殊院草堂寺。青羊宮。經華陽。雙流南下眉山縣。至峨嵋山下由伏虎寺。九老洞(趙公明修行處)。終日徜徉山水。境亦澄心。

宣化偈曰：
成都名勝峨嵋山。普賢大士度乾坤。
玄壇黑虎威風凜。六牙白象法語傳。

Visiting the famous sites and ancient shrines of Szechuan

In. 1889, when the master was forty-nine, he left Pao Kuang Monastery in the first month to begin his travels once again. He went to the provincial capital of Ch'eng Tu and made prostrations at Choa Chiao (Illuminated Awakening) Monastery, at the hall of Manjushri Bodhisattva  in Ts'ao T'ang Monastery, and in Ch'ing Yang (Young Sheep) Templ. He passed through Hua Yang and then turned south to the E Mei District. At the foot of Mt. E Mei, he visited Fu Hu (subduing tigers) Monastery and saw the Chiu Lao (Nine Elders) Cave, the place where Chao Kunk Ming had cultivated the Way. The Master strolled about during the day observing the panoramic scenery. This served to still his mind.

The verse says:
The famous majestic E Mei Mountain stand in Ch'eng Tu.
Where the Samanthabhadra Bodhisattva teaches both women and men.
The somber altar of the Black Tiger is swept by a cold awesome wind,
While the pure-white, six-tusked elephant transmits the Dharma rain.