贊曰：
捉敗天目 看破雄峰
當揚推出 句在其中
交馳棒喝 電閃雷轟
洞源瀼瀼 萬古流通
「捉敗天目」：說在天目山那兒他好像打敗仗似的。「看破雄峰」：他那個時候把一切一切的法門都瞭解了。「當揚推出」：他不假思索地當場試驗，就考上啦。「句在其中」：他這種文章、這種思想都包括在開悟內。
「交馳棒喝」：這個時候他和瑞白禪師兩個人交馳棒喝，瑞白禪師用棒打他，他就喝，這叫交馳棒喝。「電閃雷轟」：就好像閃電似的，瑞白禪師打他一下子；他喝一聲，像雷轟似的。「洞源瀼瀼」：曹洞宗這種的淵源是如此。「萬古流通」：萬古都是川流不息地流通的，傳他這個法脈。
又說偈曰：
維揚莊子壯山河
香板聲中息奔波
海底泥牛無蹤跡
雲巖木虎有死活
瑞白棒下出鐵漢
紹興戒珠入網羅
雷霆萬鈞摧魔外
天下太平不佛佛
「維揚莊子壯山河」：說維揚出這個姓莊的這一個兒子。這個莊子不是那個「莊周」那個兒子；是這位淨瑩禪師。「香板聲中息奔波」：那個香板一聲，他就虛空粉碎，狂心也就息啦。狂心若歇，歇即菩提。「海底泥牛無蹤跡」：本來海底泥牛無蹤跡，所以他不需要答覆他。因此他就像旁若無人似的，說：「這個是個紹興人」。「雲巖木虎有死活」：在這個雲巖禪師那，他死而復活；幾幾乎被人打死了，沒得修道。「瑞白棒下出鐵漢」：瑞白禪師這個棒下，出像鐵那麼堅固的那種漢子。「紹興戒珠」：紹興戒珠寺。「入網羅」：連那個淨瑩禪師都被他給網住了，抓住了。「雷霆萬鈞摧魔外」：這種的法門好像雷霆萬鈞那麼有力量，把天魔外道都給摧碎了。「天下太平不佛佛」：天下太平的時候，你想不成佛也要成佛的。因為天下太平了，沒有什麼事幹，你不成佛做什麼？ |
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A verse in praise says:
Caught and defeated at Heavenly Eye,
He saw through everything at the magnificent summit.
He was pushed to show his talent on the spot;
There were words in the midst of this.
In a swift interchange of blows and shouts,
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.
The source of Caodong flowed forth,
Circulating for tens of thousands of years.
Commentary:
He was as if caught and defeated at Heavenly Eye (Tianmu) Mountain. He saw through everything at the magnificent summit. At that point, he understood each and every Dharma door. He was pushed to show his talent on the spot. He was tested on the spot, without time to think, and he passed. There were words in the midst of this. His words and thoughts were all within the scope of his enlightenment. In a swift interchange of blows and shouts between himself and Dhyana Master Ruibai, Master Ruibai beat him with a stick, and he gave a shout. It was as if lightning flashed. And when he hollered, it was as if thunder rumbled.
The source of Caodong flowed forth. This is how the deep source of the Caodong Sect was, circulating ceaselessly for tens of thousands of years, transmitting his Dharma lineage.
Another verse says:
The son of the Zhuang family in Weiyang strengthened the country.
As the incense boards resounded, the restless waves
were stilled.
The mud ox at the ocean bottom is nowhere to be found.
The wooden tiger at Cloud Cliff died and came back to life.
A man of iron emerged from under Venerable Ruibai’s stick.
He was caught in the nets at Jiezhu Monastery in Shaoxing.
A thunderclap of tremendous might vanquished the demons and externalists.
Peace prevailed under heaven, and even those who didn’t want to, became Buddhas.
Commentary:
The son of the Zhuang family in Weiyang strengthened the country. Weiyang produced a boy by the surname of Zhuang. Zhuangzi (“son of Zhuang”) here is not to be confused with Zhuang Zhou [the ancient Chinese philosopher]. It refers to Dhyana Master Jingying, who was of help to the country. As the incense boards resounded, the restless waves were stilled. At the sound of the incense boards, empty space was obliterated, and the mad mind came to rest. When the mad mind stops, it is just Bodhi. The mud ox at the ocean bottom is nowhere to be found. Since there are no traces of the mud ox at the bottom of the sea, there was no need to answer (Dhyana Master Ruibai). And so the Master remarked, as if there were no people around, “This is a person from Shaoxing.” The wooden tiger at Cloud Cliff died and came back to life. Dhyana Master Yunyan [that is, Master Jingying] nearly died from the beating, in which case he would not have been able to cultivate the Way. A man of iron emerged from under Venerable Ruibai‘s stick. Dhyana Master Ruibai’s stick produced men as strong as iron. He was caught in the nets at Jiezhu Monastery in Shaoxing. Even Dhyana Master Jingying was trapped by him. A thunderclap of tremendous might vanquished the demons and externalists. This kind of Dharma door was as powerful as a great thunderclap or a huge weight. Peace prevailed under heaven, and even those who didn’t want to, became Buddhas. When there is peace in the world, you are bound to realize Buddhahood even if you don’t want to. That’s because there isn’t much to do in times of peace. If you don’t become a Buddha, what are you going to do? |
