朝訪那羅延窟

大方廣佛華嚴經云。震旦國有山名那羅延窟山。有無量菩薩。止住說法。即指此處。位於山東半島盡頭勞山。明高僧憨山老人。在此窟側建海印寺。後被道士毀壞。毫無痕跡存在矣。

宣化偈曰：

大方廣佛華嚴經。那羅延窟早說明。
無量菩薩正演法。有緣眾生入化中。

Visiting Narayana Cave

The MahaVaipulya Buddha Avatamsaka (Great Means Expensive Buddha Flower Adornment) Sutra says: "There is a mountain in China called Narayana Cave Mountain where limitless numbers of Bodhisattvas who expounded the Dharma dwell." The place referred to in the Sutra is situated at the tip of the Shan Tung Peninsula, on Lao Mountain. Near the cave, the eminent Ming Dynasty Sanghan, the Venerable Master Han Shan (Silly Mountain), established Hai Yin (Sea Seal) Monastery, which was later completely ruined by the Taoists. Today, not so much as a trace of its remains.

The gatha says:
In the Maha Vaipulya Buddha Avatamsaka Sutra, very clearly.
The Narayana Cave was mentioned quite some time ago.
There, limitless numbers of Bodhisattvas right now proclaim the Dharma,
And living beings Who have the affinities enter into the Teachings.