南京礼懒祖塔

金陵牛头山。昔唐贞观时。懒融禅师结茅于山。用功修道。虎狼出没其间。各不相扰。四祖道信禅师。遥观山现紫气瑞云而来。访之。见懒师示其明心见性妙理。成道塔在。公特往拜之。

宣化偈曰：
观是何人心何物。虎狼围绕师作怖。
上座犹有这个存。座书佛字悟未悟。

Bowing to the stupa of Patriarch Lan at Nan Ching

On Niu T'o (Ox Head) Mountain in Chin Ling (Golden Earth) during the Chen Kuan reign period of the T'ang Dynasty, the Ch'an Master Lan Yung built a hut. He exerted himself in his cultivation of the Way, neither disturbing or being disturbed by the tigers or wolves which frequented the area. When the Fourth Patriarch Dharma Master Tao Hsin (Faith in the Way) observed this mountain from afar, clouds of purple energy radiated there. When he reached the mountain, he called on Master Lan, who revealed to him the mind's brilliance and the wonderful principle of seeing the nature. The stupa which commemorates his accomplishment of the Way still exists, and the Master Yun made a special point of bowing to this stupa.

The verse says:
Who is it who contemplates? And what sort of thing is the mind?
As tigers and wolves encircled him, the Patriarch expressed fear.
 "Venerable Elder," said Master Lan, "do you still have this?"
The Patriarch, writing "Buddha" on the rock and inviting the Master to sit, replied when the Master refused, "You haven't awakened beyond that?"