護法錄
宋文憲公護法錄卷第七
宋文憲公護法錄卷第七
J21nB110_p0663b02 J21nB110_p0663b03 J21nB110_p0663b04 J21nB110_p0663b05序
J21nB110_p0663b06瑞巖和尚語錄序
J21nB110_p0663b07予觀《大梵天王問佛決疑經》所載,梵王以金色波羅J21nB110_p0663b08夷花獻佛,請為說法。佛拈花示眾,人天百萬悉皆罔J21nB110_p0663b09措,獨金色頭陀破顏微笑。佛云:「吾有正法眼藏,涅槃J21nB110_p0663b10玅心,實相無相,分付摩訶迦葉。」嗚呼!此非禪波羅蜜J21nB110_p0663b11之初乎?人生而靜,性本圓明,如大月輪,光明遍照。凡J21nB110_p0663b12蘇迷盧境界具濕性者,大而河海、小而沼沚,無不有J21nB110_p0663b13月,是故有百億水,則百億之月形焉。仰而瞻之,而中J21nB110_p0663b14天之月未嘗分也。月譬則性也,水譬則境也,一為千J21nB110_p0663b15萬、千萬為一。初無應者,亦無不應者,體用一源,顯微J21nB110_p0663b16無間也。大聖全體皆真,不失其圓明之性,如月在寒J21nB110_p0663b17潭,無纖毫障翳,清光燁如也;凡夫為結習所使、業識J21nB110_p0663b18所縛,而唯迷暗是趨,如月在濁水,固已昏冥無見,加J21nB110_p0663b19以獰飆四興,翻濤鼓浪,魚龍出沒,變幻恍惚,欲求一J21nB110_p0663b20隙之明,有不可得矣。故聖人之心主乎靜,靜而非靜,J21nB110_p0663b21而動亦靜也;凡夫之情役于動,動而不靜,而靜亦動J21nB110_p0663b22也。吾達摩大師特來東土,以迦葉所傳心學化被有J21nB110_p0663b23情,欲澄濁為清、止浪為平,直入于覺地而後止,故其J21nB110_p0663b24體常寂而寂無寂也,其智常照而照無照也,其應常J21nB110_p0663b25用而用無用也。至此,則其妙難名矣。然未易以一蹴J21nB110_p0663b26到也,惟一、惟虛,坐忘其軀,或緩、或徐,長與神明居,懼J21nB110_p0663b27其散而弗齊也。設疑情以一之,恐其志而自畫也;假J21nB110_p0663b28善巧以引之,慮其偏而失正也。挽沉溺以返之,其道J21nB110_p0663b29蓋如斯而已。歷代諸師各尊所聞,守此而不敢失。逮J21nB110_p0663b30我育王琪公,起于東海之濱,秉執法柄,弘開度門,達J21nB110_p0663c01摩大師之道煥然中興,入其門者,無非龍象。而竺元J21nB110_p0663c02道公號為世嫡,今吾恕中慍禪師,則又竺元之入室J21nB110_p0663c03弟子也。初受度于元叟端公,多聞法要,拈香酬恩則J21nB110_p0663c04歸之道公。厥後俯徇眾請,出世象山之靈巖、黃巖之J21nB110_p0663c05瑞巖,皈依者日益眾,名聞東夷。使者入貢中國,兼奏J21nB110_p0663c06請住持,師因奉 詔來南京,力辭其行。 皇上憫其J21nB110_p0663c07耄也,特從所請。一旦,將歸隱鄞江,其徒居頂以二會J21nB110_p0663c08語徵予序。予久聞師名,亦嘗窺見語言之一二。茲又J21nB110_p0663c09獲睹其全,驚霆奮而疾飆馳,山嶽移而海水立,鬼神J21nB110_p0663c10泣而魑魅奔。有聞之者,凡情盡喪。予故不辭,為稽《決J21nB110_p0663c11疑經》所載以啟禪源,法水月之喻以明性源,推達摩J21nB110_p0663c12之教以為學源,歷題之于首簡。予老且病,凡求文繽J21nB110_p0663c13紛于前悉皆謝絕,而獨為師拈此者,憫大法之陵夷,J21nB110_p0663c14樂師言之契道也。
雪窗禪師語錄序
J21nB110_p0663c16或問于余曰:「菩提達摩西來,以不立文字為宗,蓋欲J21nB110_p0663c17掃空諸相,直究本心,而趨真實覺地者也。名山宿德,J21nB110_p0663c18何莫非達摩之子孫?為之徒者,因其說法,往往編以J21nB110_p0663c19成書,號曰語錄,無乃與不立文字之旨相戾乎?」曰:「非J21nB110_p0663c20是之謂也。扶衰救弊,各隨其時節因緣,有不可執一J21nB110_p0663c21而論者矣。昔我三界大師演說大小乘諸經,其弟子J21nB110_p0663c22結集為修多羅藏,至繁且多也。復慮後之人溺于見J21nB110_p0663c23解而反為心累,故以正法眼藏付于摩訶迦葉,拈華J21nB110_p0663c24微笑之間,無上甚深妙法含攝無餘,此亦化道之一J21nB110_p0663c25法門耳,非真謂鹿野苑至跋提河所言皆當棄之也。J21nB110_p0663c26不然,如來自兜率下生,何不即以單傳直指示人?顧J21nB110_p0663c27乃[諒-小+日]複勸誘而弗置之邪?去佛既遠,學者纏繞名義,J21nB110_p0663c28不能出離,誠有如如來之所慮者,達摩出而救之,故J21nB110_p0663c29取迦葉微笑之旨,專以示人,蓋亦有所甚不得已焉J21nB110_p0663c30爾。」育王禪師以三昧力入智慧海,初說法于白馬寺,J21nB110_p0664a01繼遷開元,已而住阿育王山,兼領天童寺事。四會之J21nB110_p0664a02間,緇素翕集,所以啟人、天、龍、鬼之聽,屹立不遷如真J21nB110_p0664a03正幢,涉險度危類大法船,若見、若聞皆獲利濟。至若J21nB110_p0664a04垂三語以驗來學,又如臨萬仞懸崖,撒手而立,非上J21nB110_p0664a05根大器,豈易入其閫奧者哉?虞文靖公贊師之語,謂J21nB110_p0664a06為佛果一枝、鳳毛麟角者,其言良可信不誣也。師入J21nB110_p0664a07滅之十四年,其上首弟子象先輿公、月徑滿公以所J21nB110_p0664a08錄語徵余為之序,余故舉扶衰救弊各隨其時節因J21nB110_p0664a09緣者言之。于以見達摩之宗,非有違于先佛諸師之J21nB110_p0664a10錄、非有違于達摩,其事雖殊,理則同也。有若禪師此J21nB110_p0664a11錄之行,後有因語言而入者,雖不得見師,而師之惠J21nB110_p0664a12利所及益遠矣。雖然,靈妙一真,直超三界,其大無外、J21nB110_p0664a13其小無內,雖無物之不攝,欲求一物了不可得。于斯J21nB110_p0664a14時也,無煩惱可除、無法門可學、無眾生可度、無佛道J21nB110_p0664a15可成,尚何有言語文字之足論哉?觀斯錄者,又當于J21nB110_p0664a16是而求之。人能于是求之,始于禪師之道與有聞矣。J21nB110_p0664a17禪師名悟光,字公實,姓楊氏,別號曰雪窗,成都之新J21nB110_p0664a18都人。
南堂禪師語錄序
J21nB110_p0664a20予壯齡時與千巖長公為方外交,千巖以南堂禪師J21nB110_p0664a21偈贊示余,余讀之,驚曰:「是有所證悟者之言也。絕枝J21nB110_p0664a22蔓、去町畦,而不墮于情識之境,不意大法凋零而能J21nB110_p0664a23見斯人哉?」千巖以余言為然,當時之所見,僅一二章J21nB110_p0664a24耳。自時厥後,或吳、或楚、或梁宋、或魯衛,名僧開士多J21nB110_p0664a25有謁余浦陽江之上者。余既見,輒問:「見南堂否?」曰:「見J21nB110_p0664a26之。」曰:「有何言?」遂各解囊相示。見漸多,則其心慕之為J21nB110_p0664a27愈至。及來京師,其弟子祖灊、海壽復持三會語畀余J21nB110_p0664a28而求為之序,讀之連日,因獲盡其大觀焉。嗚呼!據獅J21nB110_p0664a29子座,演如來法,其任甚不輕也。在他人為之,東剽西J21nB110_p0664a30掠,拈綴成篇,而椎鑿之痕故在;師則混融無跡,不異J21nB110_p0664b01雲流而天空者矣。在他人為之,拘滯一偶,動輒有礙,J21nB110_p0664b02或得乎此竟遺于彼;師于殺活之機,縱橫皆自如矣。J21nB110_p0664b03在他人為之,氣索神沮,不自振拔,而無以應來學之J21nB110_p0664b04求;師乃圓滿充足,覃及于諸方矣。有若師者,其所造J21nB110_p0664b05詣,誠非凡情之可度量哉?夫以少林西來,惟究心源,J21nB110_p0664b06言辭直截,初無隱晦。傳至大鑒,恐為世諦流布,不得J21nB110_p0664b07不秘護而密持之。歷代碩師隨時升降,慈憫峻厲,各J21nB110_p0664b08立戶庭。其接引雖若有不同,所以袪逐妄緣而挽入J21nB110_p0664b09正塗者,則一而已矣。迨及宋季,尚奇騁異,背其師授J21nB110_p0664b10而流于頗僻者漸多有之。君子言之,未嘗不為之太J21nB110_p0664b11息。師能循蹈矩彠,惟祖武是繩,提唱真乘,使人復見J21nB110_p0664b12大鑒遺意,其扶樹正宗之功,夫豈小哉?余之慕師非J21nB110_p0664b13一日,鉅細之辭皆獲觀焉,故知師為獨深,而謂非他J21nB110_p0664b14人之所能及。然可惜者,師之名位不滿于德,使其說J21nB110_p0664b15法五山,布靉靆之慈雲,澍滂沱之教雨,則其功逮被J21nB110_p0664b16又不止今之所見而已。雖然,名外也,非內也;德內也,J21nB110_p0664b17非外也。師內重而外輕者也。苟以在外者之崇卑,以J21nB110_p0664b18為在內者之低昂,是不知師者也。師之行業余既詳,J21nB110_p0664b19書成記,勒之堅玟,復為讀斯錄者著其說如此,千巖J21nB110_p0664b20在定光中,又未必不以余言為然也。師諱清欲,字了J21nB110_p0664b21庵,南堂其號也。族姓朱氏,台之臨海人,嘗住開福、本J21nB110_p0664b22覺、靈巖三禪剎云。
千巖禪師語錄序
J21nB110_p0664b24往予家居時,嘗謁千巖禪師于烏傷伏龍山。當是時,J21nB110_p0664b25遐邇學子望風奔湊。曾未幾何,化荒墟為樓觀,易空J21nB110_p0664b26寥為金碧,鍾鼓之聲上徹霄漢。嗚呼!何其能也!蓋禪J21nB110_p0664b27師以無能為能,不用為用。芳蘭生于幽谷,而馨香遠J21nB110_p0664b28聞;蒼璧韞于玄璞,而光輝外發。禪師處于遐壤,而人J21nB110_p0664b29競從之。有道之士,其果有異于庸常者歟?且禪師在J21nB110_p0664b30時,其弟子嗣詔嘗錄其語,鍥梓以傳。予嘗獲觀之,其J21nB110_p0664c01敷宣大法,如雲雷迭興而九龍噴雨也;如大醫王,制J21nB110_p0664c02藥隨證而愈疾也;如摩醯三眼,光明洞照而無不至J21nB110_p0664c03也。由是知禪師之道,不實、不虛,不有、不無,不中、不邊,J21nB110_p0664c04在普應之門,蓋亦鏗然有聲者也。以能、以用窺禪師J21nB110_p0664c05者,抑亦末矣。禪師既入寂,兵燹方張,所謂語錄者皆J21nB110_p0664c06為煨燼,經今十有餘年矣。一庵鄰上人自幼侍禪師,J21nB110_p0664c07與聞其道,乃以舊本重刻,不遠一千餘里來徵予序。J21nB110_p0664c08予謂禪師之道見于言,讀其言自可知其道,又何以J21nB110_p0664c09序文為然?稽之古德,其語存于今者,多名縉紳為題J21nB110_p0664c10辭,不若是,固不足以表正宗之所寄第。予也非人,惡J21nB110_p0664c11足為禪師之重輕,以禪師與予交也,因不辭而為之J21nB110_p0664c12書。雖然,禪師之道,不落有、無,中、邊,虛、實者,固不可以J21nB110_p0664c13語言文字求也。欲求禪師之道,其亦得魚兔而忘筌J21nB110_p0664c14蹄者乎?禪師行業,予嘗為撰塔上之銘,茲不書。上人J21nB110_p0664c15方閱三藏諸經,連年不自休,今又孜孜而為是圖,亦J21nB110_p0664c16可謂不悖其師者也。
育王禪師裕公三會語錄序
J21nB110_p0664c18古之人道,感而形化,曷嘗貴于言哉?甚不得已而有J21nB110_p0664c19言。言或易于遺忘,又甚不得已而記錄之。雖曰形諸J21nB110_p0664c20簡編,然懼不能行遠,又甚不已,始刻文梓而傳之。其J21nB110_p0664c21言之也,欲擊蒙于當時;其傳之也,將澤物于後世。惓J21nB110_p0664c22惓為道之心,為何如哉?此濂于歷代諸師之言,不能J21nB110_p0664c23無感也。激者則曰:「靈明中居一塵不可留,況語言文J21nB110_p0664c24字?紛穢龐雜,足以礙沖虛而窒真如。達摩氏東來,持J21nB110_p0664c25《楞伽經》以印人心。《楞伽》,佛口所宣也,君子尚謂其墮J21nB110_p0664c26于枝蔓,況後來師弟子策勵之言乎?」曰:「不然也。人之J21nB110_p0664c27根性不同,而垂接之機亦異。其上上者,一見之頃,情J21nB110_p0664c28塵自然銷霣,何假于言哉?若下下者,朝夕[諒-小+日][諒-小+日]誨之,J21nB110_p0664c29淡如嚼蠟,竟不知其味,苟欲絕文字,令其豁然自悟,J21nB110_p0664c30是猶采鳧藻于山顛、求女蘿于海底,終不可得也。今J21nB110_p0665a01之去古亦遠矣,自大鑒以來,其語具在,人仰之者,如J21nB110_p0665a02應龍升天,海立雲流,或現大身、或現小身,不可凡情J21nB110_p0665a03測度,儻不因其言而求之,則其超然獨立,不墮色聲J21nB110_p0665a04者奚從而知之?既知之,必將則而象之。若以其窒真J21nB110_p0665a05如而礙沖虛,一切斥去,濂不識其可乎?不可乎?雖然,J21nB110_p0665a06《寶積經》云『如來所演八萬四千法藏聲教皆名為文,J21nB110_p0665a07離諸一切言音文字,理不可說,是名為義。』法藏且爾,J21nB110_p0665a08況下于斯者乎?以此觀之,當略其文而究其義可也。J21nB110_p0665a09然而取魚者必資筌、搏兔者當用蹄,兔與魚既獲,而J21nB110_p0665a10無事于蹄筌。吾心源既澄,識浪自息,復何義之云乎?」J21nB110_p0665a11濂之區區,又不能無感于後之人也。育王禪師裕公J21nB110_p0665a12三坐道場,策勵學徒,如青天霹靂,聞者掩耳,演說無J21nB110_p0665a13上妙道,如升蘇迷盧山,闊視四天下百物無所遁藏。J21nB110_p0665a14大司徒楚國歐陽文公謂其言出入宗乘內典,左右J21nB110_p0665a15逢原,其文涉獵百氏,燦然可睹。鞔峰住山,恕中慍公J21nB110_p0665a16謂其設施踔厲,不愧為大慧七世孫,皆知言。濂頗獲J21nB110_p0665a17與公游,嘗以賸語三卷質正于公,公不鄙而題識之,J21nB110_p0665a18許其可以入道,今已十閱寒暑矣。公之徒師秀不遠J21nB110_p0665a19千里,以公三會語請濂序而傳之。嗚呼!公之有言與J21nB110_p0665a20秀之汲汲圖此者,夫豈得已者哉?濂雖不文,因不辭J21nB110_p0665a21而書諸首簡云。
古鼎和尚四會語錄序贊
J21nB110_p0665a23古鼎禪宗銘公以臨濟十七世孫,四坐道場,為黑白J21nB110_p0665a24之所宗仰。一旦祝釐江淛省垣,現白光三道,丞相康J21nB110_p0665a25里公見之,極加敬禮。未幾,將示寂,語其徒曰:「觀世音J21nB110_p0665a26蓮臺至矣。」安坐而逝。及火化,舌根、齒牙、數珠俱不壞,J21nB110_p0665a27五色舍利燦爛無數。國史危先生已摭其行業為文J21nB110_p0665a28勒諸碑,而四會語未有序之者。師之得法上首,今天J21nB110_p0665a29界禪師西白金公,屬濂作之。濂覽已,合爪言曰:「是真J21nB110_p0665a30正語,是不著有無語,是雷轟電掃語。學者隨所悟入,J21nB110_p0665b01如慈雲遍覆,法雨普沾,小大根莖皆獲生成,非入正J21nB110_p0665b02知見、具大力量者,孰能與于此?」嗚呼!世安復有斯人J21nB110_p0665b03乎哉?非謂果無之也,求其真淳無偽若師者鮮也。濂J21nB110_p0665b04既為敘其事,復歆豔之,歆豔之不足,復作伽陀一章J21nB110_p0665b05贊之。其辭曰:我觀我師四會語,一言一句皆真實,河J21nB110_p0665b06沙妙義總含藏,其中無餘亦無欠。及至能所齊泯時,J21nB110_p0665b07欲覓片言不可得。有如十萬虛空界,種種色相皆現J21nB110_p0665b08前,或飛或潛或動植,以至洪纖高下等,枯榮生死及J21nB110_p0665b09崩竭,了然不染虛空相,而亦不出于虛空,真相如如J21nB110_p0665b10不動故。師昔嘗登寂照場,耳邊一喝三日聾,惟聾故J21nB110_p0665b11使功用絕,絕後通身皆是耳。自茲出世入翁川,翁川J21nB110_p0665b12海水亦生耳,但聞魚龍哮吼聲,即使波濤增洶湧。繼J21nB110_p0665b13升補陀洛伽山,合掌問訊觀世音,目能觀色耳聞聲,J21nB110_p0665b14音聲何獨以目觀?不知本來無耳目,見所不見聞不J21nB110_p0665b15聞,盡大千界無礙者。中天竺國凌霄峰,所談妙法皆J21nB110_p0665b16如是,只因妙法法難思,結集已落第二義。眉間放出J21nB110_p0665b17白毫光,七寶蓮臺向空至,此皆遊戲神通事,于師之J21nB110_p0665b18道不相攝。師之道大不思議,千古贊歎莫能盡,姑以J21nB110_p0665b19第二門中觀,可以洗空于結習,可以觸動于悟機,可J21nB110_p0665b20以速證于菩提,是宜流通于世間,視如照耀光明幢,J21nB110_p0665b21我言或誣有如水。
徑山悅堂禪師四會語序
J21nB110_p0665b23根有利鈍,故所教有異同;悟有淺湥,故所印有小大。J21nB110_p0665b24施其善巧之力,釋彼結習之固,非假言辭,難窮實際。J21nB110_p0665b25所以達摩歷辨于六宗,臨濟有發于三要,照耀今古,J21nB110_p0665b26函蓋乾坤。茲其為巨浸之輿梁,作昏衢之燈燭也歟?J21nB110_p0665b27有若悅堂顏公禪師,以東嶼正嫡弘西來。太宗初住J21nB110_p0665b28崑山之東禪,轉吳門之萬壽,升虎林之南屏,遂陟雙J21nB110_p0665b29徑,樹大法幢,凡四坐道場,名聞京國,遣使者再下璽J21nB110_p0665b30書護其教,且有金襴法衣之賜,藩王大臣無不函香J21nB110_p0665c01問道,黑白駿奔,如眾歸市。禪師隨機接引,霑被為多,J21nB110_p0665c02其善誘弗倦,則春氣津津,太和襲人也;其發蒙撤蔀,J21nB110_p0665c03則翳捲太清,冰釋洪河也;其警省振勵,則震雷虩虩,J21nB110_p0665c04喪厥匕箸也;其含弘攝授,則山不讓塵,海不擇流也。J21nB110_p0665c05由是而觀,所教有同異,非根有利鈍者歟?所印有小J21nB110_p0665c06大,非悟有淺深者歟?前謂施善巧釋結習,假言辭窮J21nB110_p0665c07實際者,其道豈不在于斯歟?昔者先師黃文獻公,現J21nB110_p0665c08宰官身,敷宣般若,與禪師為方外交,而禪師受度婺J21nB110_p0665c09之寶林,又在予父母之邦,稽茲緣契,實繫中情。禪師J21nB110_p0665c10上首南峰珵公,得法最蚤,乃出四會語僤題首簡。予J21nB110_p0665c11竊聞之,入奧室者能探于幽邃,升危岑者始矚于冥J21nB110_p0665c12茫。松月大師印公,禪林之獅子,法海之長鯨也。其稱J21nB110_p0665c13禪師之道,高于圓照、佛照二公,其言豈虛發者哉?惟J21nB110_p0665c14賢知賢,蓋可徵矣。仰前哲之風徽,作後武之矩度,究J21nB110_p0665c15其遺轍,足證新功。是錄之行,其必有超然獨得于語J21nB110_p0665c16言之外者乎?
J21nB110_p0665c17雲棲曰:「四會語錄今無存,松月亦未知何許,而曰J21nB110_p0665c18道高于圓照、佛照夫二公,豈易及哉?而曰過之,更J21nB110_p0665c19俟賢者考正。」
重刊寂照和尚四會語題辭
J21nB110_p0665c21寂照和尚元叟端公既示寂,金華黃文獻公為銘其J21nB110_p0665c22塔,蜀郡虞文靖公為序,其四會語,二公以文辭名天J21nB110_p0665c23下,亦云備矣。其入室弟子清泰子楩、金山惠明、天寧J21nB110_p0665c24祖闡復合辭,請曰:「舊刊所錄先師語不幸燬于兵,然J21nB110_p0665c25非此無以見道之所存,竊懼不傳,子楩三人者已協J21nB110_p0665c26力命印生重雕之矣,敢重以首簡請為序?雖然,序猶J21nB110_p0665c27可略也。先師事蹟多涉神異狀,行者輒諱而不書。神J21nB110_p0665c28異之事,大乘者固所不樂聞,苟錄以示入道之士,亦J21nB110_p0665c29足以起其正信。初何傷乎?願併識之序中。」予不敢辭,J21nB110_p0665c30稽子楩等言:公平頂古貌,眼光鑠人,頷下數髯,磔立J21nB110_p0666a01凜然。如雪後孤松,坐則挺峙,行不旋顧,英風逼人凜J21nB110_p0666a02如也。所過之處,眾方讙譁如雷,聞履聲輒曰:「端書記J21nB110_p0666a03來矣。」噤默如無人。賓友相從,未嘗與談人間細故,舍J21nB110_p0666a04大法不發一言,秉性堅凝,確乎不可拔。自為大僧至J21nB110_p0666a05化滅,無一夕脫衣而寢。其從南屏歸化城,受經夏夕,J21nB110_p0666a06啟窗而臥,忽一梵僧飛錫而來,與談般若樞要,亶亶J21nB110_p0666a07不絕,未幾騰空而去。虎岩師主雙徑時,嘗言道家者J21nB110_p0666a08流有上章謁帝者,其還甚遲,因叩之答云:「為選徑山J21nB110_p0666a09四十八代住持,故天閽久不開爾。」公正符其數。公朝J21nB110_p0666a10京師,夢徑山潭龍君持金匙舉食,食公數凡十又八。J21nB110_p0666a11公主法席,實十八春秋也。公將示滅,所剪爪髮留瘞J21nB110_p0666a12化城幻有庵,逮啟視之,設利累累然生矣。公之遺事J21nB110_p0666a13有若此者,皆宜補書以見于世,不可略也。蓋公道契J21nB110_p0666a14佛祖,名震華夏,誠堪輿間氣之所鍾,其祥應之至亦J21nB110_p0666a15出自然,非苟涉于神怪者比也。文獻所謂門庭之盛,J21nB110_p0666a16規重矩疊,法雷普震,裂地轟天;文靖所謂譬諸名藩,J21nB110_p0666a17鎮以宿將,隱然持重,風霆不驚,握機行令,舒卷自由,J21nB110_p0666a18足以使方城連戌,有所仰放,不敢踰越其言。誠不誣J21nB110_p0666a19哉!濂何敢復贊一辭?頗念文靖之學,粗聞而知之,又J21nB110_p0666a20執弟子之役於文獻之門者最久,於是勦其緒論,重J21nB110_p0666a21申之如此。嗚呼!公之四會語,其尚假濂文以傳之哉?J21nB110_p0666a22子楩字用堂,惠明字性源,祖闡字仲猷,皆設化一方,J21nB110_p0666a23黑白成皈仰云。
徑山愚庵禪師四會語序
J21nB110_p0666a25或問于濂曰:「世間至大者,何物也?」曰:「天與地也。」曰:「至J21nB110_p0666a26明者,又何物也?」曰:「日與月也。」曰:「然則佛法亦明且大J21nB110_p0666a27也,其與天地日月並乎?」曰:「非然也。」曰:「其義何居?」曰:「天J21nB110_p0666a28地日月,寓乎形者也。形則有成壞、有限量,雖百億妙J21nB110_p0666a29高山中涵百億兩曜,百億四天下以至于恒河沙數J21nB110_p0666a30皆有窮也、皆有止也。此無他,囿乎物者也。若如來大J21nB110_p0666b01法則不然,既無體段,又無方所,吾不為成,孰能為之J21nB110_p0666b02壞?吾不為後,孰能為之先?吾不為下,孰能為之上?芒J21nB110_p0666b03乎?忽乎?曠乎?漠乎?微妙而圓通乎?其小無內,其大無J21nB110_p0666b04外,真如獨露,無非道者,所以超乎天地之外、出乎日J21nB110_p0666b05月之上。大而至于不可象,斯為大矣;明而至于不可J21nB110_p0666b06名,斯為明矣。是故以有情言之,則四聖以至六凡,或J21nB110_p0666b07覺、或迷,佛法無乎不具也;以無情言之,則火水土石J21nB110_p0666b08與彼草木,或洪、或纖,佛法無乎不在也。三乘十二分J21nB110_p0666b09教不能盡宣也,八萬四千塵勞門不能染汙也。嗚呼!J21nB110_p0666b10罄徂徠之松以為煤,斷淇園之竹以為管,其能盡贊J21nB110_p0666b11頌之美乎?然而佛法固明且大也,其靈明之在人者,J21nB110_p0666b12萬劫雖遠,不離當念,一念不立即證菩提,亦在夫自J21nB110_p0666b13勉之而已。」濂雖不敏,每遇學佛者喜談而樂道之,初J21nB110_p0666b14不以其證入淺深而有間其意,頗有見于斯也。徑山J21nB110_p0666b15住持以中禪師名智及學徒尊之,號曰愚庵,俗姓某,J21nB110_p0666b16世居姑蘇,得法于元叟端公,歷住隆教、普慈二剎,帝J21nB110_p0666b17師錫以明辯正宗廣慧禪師之號。已而陞淨慈,遂主J21nB110_p0666b18今山,四據高座,敷揚佛法,以聳人天龍鬼之聽,緇素J21nB110_p0666b19相從,如雲歸岫。其弟子某會粹成書,介吾友用堂楩J21nB110_p0666b20公請文以題其首。濂懸燈而疾讀之,其解人膠纏,如J21nB110_p0666b21鷹脫絛鏇,摩雲而奮飛也;其方便為人,如慈母愛子,J21nB110_p0666b22一步而三顧也;其宏機密用,如大將臨陣旗,鼓動而J21nB110_p0666b23矢石集也。誠一代之宗師,而有德有言者歟?雖不二J21nB110_p0666b24門中一法不存,何況於言?覽者當求禪師言外之意,J21nB110_p0666b25使意見兩忘,而忘忘亦忘,方近道矣。嗚呼!佛法超乎J21nB110_p0666b26天地之外、出乎日月之上,豈細故哉?人患不求之爾。J21nB110_p0666b27今極其贊頌,而書于此錄之端,實欲起人之敬信也。J21nB110_p0666b28繪畫虛空,非愚則惑,濂蓋無以逃其責矣。
楚石禪師六會語序
J21nB110_p0666b30大慧提唱圓悟之道于徑山,神機妙用,廣大無礙。入J21nB110_p0666c01其門者,凡情盡喪,得法弟子不翅千餘人,各闡化原,J21nB110_p0666c02而佛照于其中稱為善繼。佛照之後,而妙峰紹之。妙J21nB110_p0666c03峰之後,而藏叟承之,如持左券相授,器度吻合,無差J21nB110_p0666c04爽者。寂照在四傳之餘,復能克肖前人,誠所謂世濟J21nB110_p0666c05其美者。然而諸師證入雖有不同,其上接西來宗旨,J21nB110_p0666c06使人離垢氛而發精明者則一而已矣。寂照之弟子J21nB110_p0666c07楚石禪師,蚤以穎悟之姿,銳意于道,一時名德,若晦J21nB110_p0666c08機、若虛谷、若雲外,爭欲令出座下,師皆謝之,惟詣寂J21nB110_p0666c09照之室反覆參叩,一聞鼓嗚,群疑水消,世間萬物總J21nB110_p0666c10總林林皆能助發真常之機。自是六坐道場,說法度J21nB110_p0666c11人,嬉笑怒罵,無非佛事,至于現寶樓閣及種種莊嚴,J21nB110_p0666c12導彼末法,因相生悟,其與一實境界未嘗違背。聲聞J21nB110_p0666c13之起,水涌山出,迨世緣將盡,顏色不異常時,翛然坐J21nB110_p0666c14脫,如返故廬,則其俊偉光明較于恃口給而昧心學J21nB110_p0666c15者,其果何如也哉?嗚呼!大慧之道至矣!自它宗言之,J21nB110_p0666c16執持正法,作獅王哮吼者,固往往有其人,第近年以J21nB110_p0666c17來傳者失真,瀾倒波隨,所趣日下,司法柄之士復輕J21nB110_p0666c18加印可,致使魚目渾珍,揚眉瞬目之頃輒曰彼已悟J21nB110_p0666c19矣,何其易悟哉?人遂誚之,為瓠子之印,非特此也。五J21nB110_p0666c20家宗要歷抄而熟記之,曰此為臨濟、此為曹洞、法眼、J21nB110_p0666c21此為溈仰、雲門,不問傳之絕續,設為活機,如此問者J21nB110_p0666c22即如此答,多至十餘轉語,以取辦于口,名之曰傳公J21nB110_p0666c23案,若是者,皆見棄于師者也。今觀師之六會語,小入J21nB110_p0666c24無內、大入無外,機用真切,無愧先德,唯具金剛眼者J21nB110_p0666c25有以知余言之有在也。余耄矣,厄于索文者繁多,力J21nB110_p0666c26固拒之,此獨樂序之而弗寘者,憫魔說之害教,表正J21nB110_p0666c27傳以勵世也。師諱梵琦,其字楚石,行業之詳則備見J21nB110_p0666c28塔銘中。其來徵序者,得法上首瑩中瓛公也。
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J21nB110_p0666c30無相居士坐清淨室,想清淨觀,忽有沙門,號曰曇鍠,J21nB110_p0667a01合掌頂禮而作言曰:「我師靈隱三坐道場,法音之震J21nB110_p0667a02有如轟雷,蟄蟲皆興,飛行自在,各適恒性。又如晨鍾,J21nB110_p0667a03人正昏酣,一聞音聲,颯然驚覺。同袍宗演及諸上首,J21nB110_p0667a04假觚翰力成文句身,唯願居士開光明藏,洞照篇端,J21nB110_p0667a05使信心者同入如來大華嚴海。」居士微笑告沙門言:J21nB110_p0667a06「爾師所演大乘正法,當時聞者注耳熏心,一切纏結J21nB110_p0667a07悉皆解脫。既解脫已,萬法皆空,何況于言?爾等結集J21nB110_p0667a08翰墨,假合畢竟大法,果何所寄?若謂出于翰墨之間,J21nB110_p0667a09湘竹、兔毫、魚膠、松煤不能說法。譬如石工手持錐鑿,J21nB110_p0667a10鑿彼崖石為菩薩相,首戴華冠,面如滿月,塗以黃金,J21nB110_p0667a11間以五彩,珍珠瓔珞種種具足。爾意云何?是真佛不?」J21nB110_p0667a12沙門白言:「如是!如是!」復告沙門:「當觀實相。惟是像佛,J21nB110_p0667a13四體奇偉,被服絢麗,固無異者。若比真佛神通變化J21nB110_p0667a14無量無邊,二者孰勝?以此思惟,佛身充滿遍周沙界,J21nB110_p0667a15豈同崖石拘礙方所?況此文句,纔脫口吻,即第二義;J21nB110_p0667a16書之簡編,去道逾遠。又如畫師,和丹抹黛,經營想像,J21nB110_p0667a17貌師子王,拳毛旋螺,利距削鐵,威稜氣燄,可怖可愕,J21nB110_p0667a18迫而視之,勢若飛動。爾意云何?是師子不?」沙門白言:J21nB110_p0667a19「如是!如是!」復告沙門:「有像皆假,是師子相,形模生獰,J21nB110_p0667a20踞視左右,亦無異者。若比于真,奮迅跳擲,百獸盡伏,J21nB110_p0667a21二者孰劣?以此思惟,物唯真者方能動物,寓形縑素J21nB110_p0667a22與木石等,況此文句不見形聲,徒存其跡?用之求道,J21nB110_p0667a23如捕風影。沙門當知:法尚善權,難齊一軌,如求兔者J21nB110_p0667a24必假于蹄,欲致魚者定資于筌,魚兔既獲,筌蹄則棄。J21nB110_p0667a25法因言入,言入法空,亦復如是。是知汝師顯說、密說,J21nB110_p0667a26權說、實說,縱說、橫說,無非闡揚我佛如來第一了義,J21nB110_p0667a27有能于此文句之中,或四三句、或五六句,乃至無句,J21nB110_p0667a28勿著色求、勿著聲求,忽然悟入、譬一切眾,眇者能視、J21nB110_p0667a29跛者能履、瘖者能言、疾者能起,其為霑丐,胡可喻云?J21nB110_p0667a30若執文句,反為留礙。沙門當知:有物混然,萬有之宗J21nB110_p0667b01不依形色、不墮斷常,入離出微,內外體淨。眾生迷惑,J21nB110_p0667b02無繩自纏,大覺世尊大含攝故、大慈憫故,別有正傳,J21nB110_p0667b03曰思惟修。一念不生,一法不立;一法不立,萬象朗融。J21nB110_p0667b04非生、非佛,非真、非妄,非小、非大,非一、非多,此即所謂J21nB110_p0667b05常空不有、常有不空,初無對待亦無能所,從古諸師J21nB110_p0667b06燈燈續燄咸以此故。汝師繼承倡明大教,一機一言J21nB110_p0667b07皆轉法輪。法不流通,是為秘法。宜示信心,共入圓智。J21nB110_p0667b08既入圓智,法何嘗法?法而非法,是為法法。法法之法,J21nB110_p0667b09不可思議,我言真實,善思念之。」沙門聞說,心大歡喜,J21nB110_p0667b10信解受持,作禮而退。
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J21nB110_p0667b12才體也。文其用也。天下萬物,有體斯有用也。若稽厥J21nB110_p0667b13初,玄化流形,品物昭著,或洪、或纖,或崇、或卑,莫不因J21nB110_p0667b14才之所受而自文焉,非可勉強而致也。姑就植者言J21nB110_p0667b15之,黃者、白者、青者、紅者,黑而澤者、紫豔而瘦者、翠白J21nB110_p0667b16而緗緣者、五色交糅變幻而不恒者,一囿于氣而弗J21nB110_p0667b17可移也。至于洛陽有花則絕類絕倫,其植物中之至J21nB110_p0667b18文者歟?又以動者言之,雙角而火鬣者、兩羽而飛者,J21nB110_p0667b19炳朗而斕班者、介而紫暈者、鱗而含金者、眾彩錯布J21nB110_p0667b20焜煌而難名者,亦局乎氣而不能更也。至于岐陽有J21nB110_p0667b21鳳則超群拔萃,其動物中之至文者歟?非惟物也,而J21nB110_p0667b22人亦然。有一人之人、有十人之人、有百人之人、有千J21nB110_p0667b23萬人之人、有億兆人之人,其賦受有不齊,故其著見J21nB110_p0667b24亦不一而足。所謂億兆人之人,聖人是也;千萬人之J21nB110_p0667b25人,賢人是也;百十人之人,眾人是也。眾人之文不足J21nB110_p0667b26論;賢人之文則措之一鄉而準、措之一國而準、措之J21nB110_p0667b27四海而準;聖人之文,則斡天地之心,宰陰陽之權,掇J21nB110_p0667b28五行之精,無鉅弗涵、無微弗攝。雷霆有時而藏,而其J21nB110_p0667b29文弗息也;風雲有時而收,而其文弗停也;日月有時J21nB110_p0667b30而蝕,而其文弗晦也;山崖有時而崩,而其文弗變也。J21nB110_p0667c01其博大偉碩有如此者,而其運量則不越乎倫品之J21nB110_p0667c02間,蓋其所稟者盛,故發之必弘;所子者周,故該之必J21nB110_p0667c03備。嗚呼!此豈非體大而用宏者歟?或曰:「上帝降衷,不J21nB110_p0667c04以知愚而有偏。若子之言,不幾局囿乎氣而不遷者J21nB110_p0667c05乎?」曰:「非是之謂也。其性同,其才或不同,雖以七十子J21nB110_p0667c06之從聖人,其學各得其才之所近,況下此萬萬者乎?J21nB110_p0667c07由是而觀,因才所受而自文者,人與動靜之物概可J21nB110_p0667c08見矣。」濂之學文五十餘年,群書無不觀、萬理無不窮、J21nB110_p0667c09碩師鉅儒無不親,自意可以造作者之域。譬諸登山,J21nB110_p0667c10攀躋峻絕,不為不力,而崇顛咫尺,不能到也。此無他,J21nB110_p0667c11受才之有限也。世固有卮匜者焉、有壅盎者焉、有沼J21nB110_p0667c12池者焉、有溪澗者焉、有湖江者焉、有溟渤者焉,水充J21nB110_p0667c13其量則止,小固不能為大,大亦不能為小也。濂皆官J21nB110_p0667c14禁林,四方以文來見者甚眾,晚閱見心復公之作,穠J21nB110_p0667c15麗而演迤,整暇而森嚴,劍出襓而珠走盤也。發為聲J21nB110_p0667c16歌,其清朗橫逸,絕無流俗塵土之思,寘諸古人篇章J21nB110_p0667c17中幾不可辨。遐邇求者日接踵于門,既得之,不翅太J21nB110_p0667c18難珊瑚之貴,公卿大夫交譽其賢,名聞九天, 皇上J21nB110_p0667c19詔侍臣取而覽之,特 褒美弗置。濂因謂當今方袍J21nB110_p0667c20之士與逢掖之流,鮮有過之者焉。今來朝京師,其徒J21nB110_p0667c21曇鍠編類成書,釐為十卷,來徵濂為之序。嗚呼!文者J21nB110_p0667c22造化之英華,古今之綸貫,斷不可闕也。有若公者,拔J21nB110_p0667c23于十百之中,超然騫舉,而慕賢者之閫奧,其可傳遠J21nB110_p0667c24無疑。濂烏得不倡體用之說以驗同志哉?有訕濂陷J21nB110_p0667c25于一偏而不可為訓者,非知言者也。不加功于文者J21nB110_p0667c26也,是膠柱調瑟而弗知變通者也。
用明禪師文集序
J21nB110_p0667c28昔者蘇文忠公與道潛師游,日稱譽之,故一時及門J21nB110_p0667c29之士,若秦太虛、晁補之、黃魯直、張文潛輩,亦皆願交J21nB110_p0667c30于潛師,相與唱酬于風月寂寥之鄉,宛如同聲之相J21nB110_p0668a01應、同氣之相求者。有識之士疑之,則以謂潛師游方J21nB110_p0668a02之外者也,其措心積慮皆與吾道殊,初不可以強而J21nB110_p0668a03同。文忠公百世士,及其門者亦英偉非常之流,其于J21nB110_p0668a04方內之學者,尚不輕與之進,何獨于潛師皆推許之J21nB110_p0668a05而不置邪?殊不知潛師能文辭,發于秀句,如芙蓉出J21nB110_p0668a06水,亭亭倚風,不霑塵土,而其為人脫略世機,不為浮J21nB110_p0668a07累所縛,有如其詩,此其所以見稱于君子,而其遺芳J21nB110_p0668a08直至于今而不銷歇也歟!四明永樂用明詗公,蚤從J21nB110_p0668a09月江印公究達摩氏單傳之旨,踰十餘年不懈,自覺J21nB110_p0668a10有所悟入,一旦忽慨然曰:「世諦文字無非第一義,吾J21nB110_p0668a11可以不求之乎?」于是形之于詩,皆古雅俊逸可玩,已J21nB110_p0668a12而著為文辭章句,整而不亂,言辭暢而不澀,論議正J21nB110_p0668a13而不阿,聲名籍籍起群公間。會先師黃文獻公游浙J21nB110_p0668a14水西,用明橐其所作來見,復成詩八十韻以為贄,黃J21nB110_p0668a15公讀已,大加稱賞,遂日與黃公游。及其東還烏傷,用J21nB110_p0668a16明又賦詩餞之。黃公因造序文一篇以遺用明,其聲J21nB110_p0668a17氣之同,蓋翕如也。今年春,余奉 詔來京師,總修元J21nB110_p0668a18史,適與用明會于龍河佛舍,用明出詩文各一鉅冊J21nB110_p0668a19示余曰:「子黃公之高第弟子也,盍為我序其首?嗟夫!J21nB110_p0668a20黃公以道德文辭高出一世,固當代之文忠公,而吾J21nB110_p0668a21用明之作亦何愧于潛師?」顧余視黃、秦、晁、張諸君曾J21nB110_p0668a22不足以供灑掃之役,何敢為用明序乎?獨念及黃公J21nB110_p0668a23之門三十餘年,知用明受知,為深幸與用明交,亦似J21nB110_p0668a24無間諸君之于潛師者,序蓋不得不作也。雖然,大圓J21nB110_p0668a25鏡中無一物不攝,初無一物可攝,實有非世諦文字J21nB110_p0668a26之所能解,此蓋用明與月江講之熟矣,奚俟余言哉?J21nB110_p0668a27姑攄其鄙見以為敘,使後之讀者知古今人未嘗不J21nB110_p0668a28同,不特文忠公之與潛師而已也。
水雲亭小稿序
J21nB110_p0668a30余在金華山中觀蛻岩張先生集,有跋夢堂噩公、用J21nB110_p0668b01堂楩公吳中唱和卷後,其言曰:「詩家寥寥,叢林有人。J21nB110_p0668b02殆與唐皎、宋潛方駕。」余竊以謂夢堂之詩,幸已見其J21nB110_p0668b03一二矣,而不知用堂所賦為何如?意其必高爽而絕J21nB110_p0668b04塵者乎,不然,先生何為以如晦參寥擬之也?及來南J21nB110_p0668b05京,獲與用堂會于護龍河上間,出詩文一帙,所謂水J21nB110_p0668b06雲亭小稿者,俾余序之。非惟其詩可稱道如先生所J21nB110_p0668b07示,其文亦深穩平實而多言外之趣,因竊自歎方外J21nB110_p0668b08之人,其用志不分,乃能如斯之工也。或謂余曰:「達摩J21nB110_p0668b09氏西來,其所傳者心法而已矣,何以詩文為哉?子所J21nB110_p0668b10取于用堂者淺矣。」嗚呼!是何言歟?是何言歟?昔我三J21nB110_p0668b11界大師金口所宣諸經,所謂長行,即序事之類;所謂J21nB110_p0668b12偈頌,即比賦之屬。汪洋盛大,反覆開演,天地日月、山J21nB110_p0668b13川草木、城邑人物、飛僊鬼趣、羽毛鱗甲,莫不攝入。故J21nB110_p0668b14後世尊之號曰文佛。如此而能文,吾惟恐其不能文J21nB110_p0668b15也。大師姑置之,不敢妄論。次而毘尼諸聖賢,暨天親、J21nB110_p0668b16無著、台衡、清涼諸師,或結集羯摩律文、或造為百法J21nB110_p0668b17等論、或撰為大經義疏,卷軸繁夥,汗牛充棟,使其不J21nB110_p0668b18能文,其果能致是乎?諸師又且置之,至于近代尊宿,J21nB110_p0668b19如明教之嵩、寶覺之洪、北澗之簡、無文之粲,咸弘宗J21nB110_p0668b20樹教作為文辭,其書滿家,殆不可以一二數也。嗚呼!J21nB110_p0668b21使無若而人,佛法果能光明俊偉有若今日否乎?所J21nB110_p0668b22謂傳心之法,固在于所當急,而一切棄之而弗講,吾J21nB110_p0668b23未見其可也。若夫拈花摘豔,勸淫蠱俗者之為,則當J21nB110_p0668b24斥而棄之爾。余之有取于用堂者,夫豈淺淺者哉?抑J21nB110_p0668b25余聞實際理地,一法不立,本真獨露,迥脫根塵,遍覆J21nB110_p0668b26大千不見其大、退藏于密不見其小,一涉有為即成J21nB110_p0668b27剩法,況所謂文辭者哉?吾知用堂現沙門身,應世間J21nB110_p0668b28相,一念不生,直超三界,其志蓋甚大也。寄情翰墨,不J21nB110_p0668b29過游戲,而苟以區區之跡觀之,則幾于惑者也。唐皎、J21nB110_p0668b30宋潛云乎哉?用堂,族陳氏,古靈先生之諸孫。今居四J21nB110_p0668c01明,嘗掌內記雙徑,已而分座說法,緇素咸服。出世鄞J21nB110_p0668c02之護聖、奉化之清泰,凡禪林,若古鼎銘公、笑隱訢公、J21nB110_p0668c03斷江恩公,儒林若袁文靖公、揭文安公、黃文獻公皆J21nB110_p0668c04嘗參叩及交游云。
宋文憲公護法錄卷第七終
J21nB110_p0668c06J21nB110_p0668c07丹陽居士賀學仁,男賀烺、賀炌、賀焜,施貲共刻J21nB110_p0668c08護法錄第七卷 計字九千零三百五十五箇,J21nB110_p0668c09該銀四兩六錢七分八厘。J21nB110_p0668c10桐城釋在定對,句容潘省耕書,進賢陳叔道刻。J21nB110_p0668c11天啟辛酉元年春四月徑山化城識