金山江天禅寺

即俗称金山寺。乃禅宗门庭。龙象会聚。明眼高僧。代不乏人。唐朝有法海和尚卓锡。宋有佛印禅师与东坡论义。坡败输玉带。至今尚存寺中。公四十一岁来此亲近观心和尚。新林。大定。等上座。

宣化偈曰：
金山钟灵隐高僧。禅宗棒喝立家风。
念佛是谁谁是念。黑气筒破出樊笼。

Arriving at Gold Mountain's Chiang T'ien Dhyana Monastery

Commonly called Gold Mountain, this monastery is known as the headquarters of the Ch'an sect. Dragons and elephants as well as discerning, eminent Sangha members assemble here. Throughout the ages, there never has been a lack of people to staff it. In the T'ang Dynasty, the Abbot was the Venerable Master Fa Hai (Dharma Sea). Ch'an Master Fwo Yin (Buddha Seal) of the Sung Dynasty defeated Su Tung P'o here in debates and the jade belt which the latter forfeited remains at the monastery to this day. When the Master Yun was forty-one, he arrived here to personally meet the Venerable Masters Kuan Hsin (Contemplate the Mind), Hsin Lin (New Grove) and Ta Ting (Great Samadhi), among other senior-seated bhikshus.

The verse says:
Chin Shan's efficacious atmosphere concealed eminent Sanghans.
The stick and shouting of the Ch'an sect have well-established repute.
Who is mindful of the Buddha? Who is it who recites?
When the black energy barrel is burst open, one is liberated from the cage.