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A monk asked, 'Linji (Rinzai) said, within one phrase there are three mysteries (Sanxuan), and within one mystery there are three essentials (Sanyao).' Then he drew a circle, saying, 'Pray tell, which mystery is this?' The master said, 'Don't mess around.' He asked, 'Before the ancient mirror is polished, false annotations arise; after the ancient mirror is polished, mistakes are compounded. At such a time, are there still mistakes?' The master said, 'Go and understand it yourself.' He asked, 'The World-Honored One (Sakyamuni Buddha) preached for forty-nine years without uttering a single word. What Dharma does the master preach from this seat?' The master struck him, saying, 'This mountain monk only knows how to strike people.' The monk advanced, 'Today I have personally seen the World-Honored One.' The master said, 'Don't be seeing things.' Then he said, 'Today is precisely the time for you all to untie your restrictions. If you understand, untying is this moment, tying is this moment; not understanding and not untying is also this moment. The Buddhas appearing in the world is also this moment, the patriarchs realizing the Dao is also this moment, the ordinary is also this moment, the holy is also this moment, the monks are also this moment, the laity are also this moment, old age is also this moment, youth is also this moment, birth is also this moment, death is also this moment, everything is this moment.' Raising his staff, he said, 'If anyone among you can seize this moment and act, that would be better.' The assembly was silent, so he threw down his staff and descended from the seat.", "Preaching on the first day of the New Year. 'One year has twelve months, this is the first month; one year has three hundred and sixty days, this is the first day. Pray tell, what is the very first phrase?' In the blink of an eye, it has already fallen two or three times. Therefore, it is said that there is no secret to Chan practice, only the urgency of life and death is needed to pass through the patriarch's barrier, and the application is inherently complete.' Raising the whisk, he said, 'Do you see it? The Buddhas of the three times (past, present, and future) are here emitting light and shaking the earth.' Striking the incense table, he said, 'Do you hear it? The beings of the six realms (hell, hungry ghosts, animals, asuras, humans, and devas) are here settling down and establishing their lives.' If you hear and see clearly, it would be good to give you thirty blows of the staff.' Pray tell, why? He put down the staff and descended from the seat.", "Ascending the seat to preach on the Lantern Festival during heavy snow. A monk asked, 'What is Dhyana great samadhi (Zen meditation)?' The master said, 'Go quickly and come quickly.' The monk advanced, 'Is it the body that is settled, or the mind that is settled?' The master said, 'Neither body nor mind.' The monk advanced, 'How should it be said?' The master said, 'Dead man.' Then he said, 'People are all enjoying the Lantern Festival, the white snow is falling incessantly, everyone...'" ] } ``` -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 冻得骨毛寒试问诸人彻不彻彻也皮穿脑裂未彻也脑裂皮穿且道作么生回避百尺竿头横打眠虚空背上任经行下座。 上堂僧问向上一着事如何师云退后进云向后一着又如何师云莫妄想乃云尘尘说刹刹说威音那畔作么说横拄杖云三世诸佛鼻孔一齐穿森罗万象闻着心胆裂为甚如此马驹蹋杀天下人正法眼藏瞎驴灭。 上堂僧问有动有静事如何师云生死根本进云不动不静又如何师云生死根本问三世诸佛从何处得师云从拄杖得进云离却拄杖又作么生师云不识三世诸佛问如何是妙明真性师云见不得进云如何见不得师云妙明真性问不生不灭一句作么生道师嘘一嘘乃云沩山穷透底无粒与君餐虽然有个真供养山僧昔日在金粟密云师翁处挑水值入室被老汉一棒打破水桶将山僧无量劫来家业一时倾尽只收得个本分受用底竖拳云只者一个酸甜咸澹苦辣百味具足底今日对众拈出众中还有吞得者么参。 实相禅人送佛到山请上堂僧问佛者如如不动为甚么又道送得佛来师云山僧耳聋高声问进云莫颟顸师云亲言出亲口乃云光明遍照大千界山色青青尽法身众中还有不昧见闻者么若无有耳不闻华藏界有眼不见遮那身。 结制上堂僧问踢破虚空推倒泰山时如何师云还我破虚空来师乃以拄杖点<figure entity="J25p0761_01.gif"/>此云九旬结制高挂钵囊若不彻去鬼使不怜人贫阎王那饶鬼瘦且道如何三根椽下七尺单前。 解制上堂僧问结制解制即不问不结不解事如何师云打出骨髓进云恁么则三月安禅画地为牢师云自作 ```json { "translations": [ "现代汉语译本", "寒冷刺骨，我想问问各位，是否彻底领悟了？领悟了，就如同皮开脑裂；未领悟，也如同脑裂皮穿。那么，该如何回避呢？在百尺竿头横身而眠，在虚空背后任意行走。下座。", "上堂说法，有僧人问：‘向上的一着，究竟如何？’师父说：‘退后。’僧人又问：‘向后的一着，又该如何？’师父说：‘不要妄想。’于是说：‘每一粒尘土都在说法，每一个刹土都在说法。威音王佛（过去古佛名）那边又在说什么呢？’横起拄杖说：‘三世诸佛的鼻孔被一齐穿透，森罗万象听了都心惊胆战。’为何如此？‘马驹子（指禅宗）踏杀了天下人，正法眼藏被瞎驴灭了。’", "上堂说法，有僧人问：‘有动有静之事，究竟如何？’师父说：‘那是生死的根本。’僧人又问：‘不动不静，又该如何？’师父说：‘还是生死的根本。’问：‘三世诸佛从何处得来？’师父说：‘从拄杖得来。’僧人又问：‘离开拄杖又如何？’师父说：‘不认识三世诸佛。’问：‘如何是妙明真性？’师父说：‘见不得。’僧人问：‘如何见不得？’师父说：‘妙明真性。’问：‘不生不灭一句，该如何说？’师父嘘了一口气，于是说：‘沩山（唐代禅师）穷尽了底蕴，没有一粒米与你吃。虽然有个真实的供养，山僧我昔日在金粟密云师翁（密云圆悟，明末清初禅师）处挑水，正巧入室，被老汉一棒打破水桶，将山僧我无量劫以来的家业一时倾尽，只收得个本分受用的东西。’竖起拳头说：‘就这一个酸甜咸淡苦辣百味具足的东西，今日对大众拈出，众中还有能吞得下的吗？参！’", "实相禅人送佛像到山，请师父上堂说法。僧人问：‘佛者如如不动，为何又说送得佛来？’师父说：‘山僧我耳聋，高声问。’僧人问：‘莫要含糊。’师父说：‘亲口说出亲口的话。’于是说：‘光明遍照大千世界，山色青青都是法身。’众中还有不迷惑见闻的吗？如果没有，有耳也听不见华藏世界，有眼也看不见毗卢遮那佛（佛的法身）。", "结制（禅宗僧人在一定时期内停止外出参学，专心坐禅修行）上堂说法。僧人问：‘踢破虚空，推倒泰山时，如何？’师父说：‘还我破的虚空来。’师父于是用拄杖点地，说：‘这叫做九旬结制，高高挂起钵囊。若不彻底领悟，鬼使也不会可怜你，贫穷的阎王也不会饶恕你。’鬼瘦，那么该如何是好？三根椽下，七尺单前。", "解制（结制期满，解除禁制）上堂说法。僧人问：‘结制解制暂且不问，不结不解之事如何？’师父说：‘打出骨髓。’僧人说：‘如此说来，那么三个月安禅，岂不是画地为牢？’师父说：‘自作自受。’", "english_translations": [ "English version", "Freezing to the bone, I ask everyone, have you thoroughly understood? If you have, it's like your skin is torn and your brain is split; if you haven't, it's still like your brain is split and your skin is torn. So, how should you avoid this? Sleep horizontally on a hundred-foot pole, walk freely behind the void. Take your seats.", "Ascending the hall for Dharma talk, a monk asked: 'What is the ultimate step?' The Master said: 'Step back.' The monk asked again: 'What about the step behind?' The Master said: 'Don't妄想 (wangxiang, delusional thinking).' Then he said: 'Every dust particle speaks Dharma, every Buddha-land speaks Dharma. What is being said on the other side of 威音王佛 (Weiyin Wang Fo, a past Buddha)?' He held up his staff horizontally and said: 'The noses of all Buddhas of the three times are pierced together, and all phenomena are terrified upon hearing it.' Why is this so? 'The colt (referring to Zen) has trampled all people under heaven, and the 正法眼藏 (zhengfa yanzang, the eye of the true Dharma) has been destroyed by a blind donkey.'", "Ascending the hall for Dharma talk, a monk asked: 'What about the matter of movement and stillness?' The Master said: 'That is the root of 生死 (shengsi, birth and death).' The monk asked again: 'What about non-movement and non-stillness?' The Master said: 'Still the root of 生死 (shengsi, birth and death).' Asked: 'Where do the Buddhas of the three times come from?' The Master said: 'From the staff.' The monk asked again: 'What about apart from the staff?' The Master said: 'You don't recognize the Buddhas of the three times.' Asked: 'What is the 妙明真性 (miaoming zhenxing, the wonderfully bright true nature)?' The Master said: 'Cannot be seen.' The monk asked: 'How can it not be seen?' The Master said: '妙明真性 (miaoming zhenxing, the wonderfully bright true nature).' Asked: 'How should the phrase 'not born, not dying' be spoken?' The Master sighed and then said: '沩山 (Weishan, a Zen master of the Tang Dynasty) exhausted the bottom, there is not a grain to eat with you. Although there is a true offering, I, this mountain monk, used to carry water at 金粟密云师翁 (Jin Su Mi Yun Shi Weng, Zen Master Miyun Yuanwu of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties)'s place, and happened to enter the room, and the old man broke the water bucket with a stick, and exhausted all the family property of this mountain monk for countless kalpas, and only received the 本分受用 (benfen shouyong, inherent and self-sufficient) thing.' He raised his fist and said: 'This one, with all the flavors of sour, sweet, salty, bland, bitter, today I present it to the assembly, is there anyone in the assembly who can swallow it? Investigate!'", "The Chan monk Shixiang sent a Buddha statue to the mountain and requested the Master to ascend the hall for Dharma talk. A monk asked: 'The Buddha is 如如不动 (ruru budong, thus thus unmoving), why do you say that the Buddha is being sent here?' The Master said: 'I, this mountain monk, am deaf, ask loudly.' The monk asked: 'Don't be vague.' The Master said: 'Speak the words from your own mouth.' Then he said: 'The light shines throughout the 大千世界 (daqian shijie, the great thousand world), the green mountains are all the Dharma body.' Is there anyone in the assembly who is not deluded by seeing and hearing? If not, even with ears, you cannot hear the 华藏世界 (Huazang shijie, the Avatamsaka world), and even with eyes, you cannot see 毗卢遮那佛 (Piluzhena Fo, Vairocana Buddha, the Dharma body of the Buddha).", "Ascending the hall for 结制 (jiezhi, a period when Zen monks stop traveling and focus on meditation). A monk asked: 'What is it like when kicking through the void and pushing down Mount Tai?' The Master said: 'Return the void that was broken to me.' The Master then tapped the ground with his staff and said: 'This is called nine-ten-day 结制 (jiezhi, a period when Zen monks stop traveling and focus on meditation), hanging the bowl bag high. If you don't thoroughly understand, the ghost messengers will not pity you, and the poor Yama will not forgive you.' The ghost is thin, so what should be done? Under the three rafters, in front of the seven-foot single.", "Ascending the hall for 解制 (jiezhi, the end of the period when Zen monks stop traveling and focus on meditation). A monk asked: 'I won't ask about 结制 (jiezhi, a period when Zen monks stop traveling and focus on meditation) and 解制 (jiezhi, the end of the period when Zen monks stop traveling and focus on meditation), what about the matter of not 结 (jie, binding) and not 解 (jie, unbinding)?' The Master said: 'Beat out the bone marrow.' The monk said: 'In that case, isn't three months of 安禅 (anchan, peaceful meditation) drawing a prison on the ground?' The Master said: 'Self-made, self-suffered.