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宋文憲公護法錄卷第八
宋文憲公護法錄卷第八
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J21nB110_p0669a06送無逸勤公出使還鄉省親序
J21nB110_p0669a07皇帝廓清四海,遂登大寶,遣使者播告諸蠻夷,俾知J21nB110_p0669a08元運已革,而中夏歸於正統。其稱臣者,高句驪最先,J21nB110_p0669a09交趾次之,琉球、瑣里又次之。于時日本良懷亦令僧J21nB110_p0669a10祖來,奉表而至。 上嘉其遠誠, 詔以天寧禪僧祖J21nB110_p0669a11闡、瓦官教僧克勤為使,護其還國。克勤,字無逸,通儒J21nB110_p0669a12釋書,湛堂法師諸孫也。 上召見端門,與闡同受法J21nB110_p0669a13衣、軍持、錫杖諸物之賜,筮日啟行。先是日本王統州J21nB110_p0669a14六十有六,良懷以其近屬竊據其九都于太宰府,至J21nB110_p0669a15是被其王所逐,大興兵爭。及無逸等至,良懷已出奔,J21nB110_p0669a16新設守土臣疑祖來乞師中國,欲拘辱之,無逸力爭J21nB110_p0669a17得免,然終疑勿釋。守臣白其事于王,王居洛陽,欲延J21nB110_p0669a18闡住持天龍寺,無逸獨先還,無逸奉揚天子威德,諭J21nB110_p0669a19以禍福,必期與闡俱。王聞其志不可奪,命輿馬來迎。J21nB110_p0669a20經涉北海,時近六月,大山高插霄漢,積雪如爛銀,行J21nB110_p0669a21一月始至,館於洛陽西山向陽精舍,執國政者猶申J21nB110_p0669a22天龍之請。無逸曰:「我使臣爾,非奉 帝命,不敢從王。J21nB110_p0669a23如欲闡敷宣大法,宜同往請於 朝,否則有死而已。」J21nB110_p0669a24君臣聞之,皆大慚服,議遣總州太守圓宣及淨業、喜J21nB110_p0669a25春二僧,從南海下太宰府,備方物來貢。所虜中國及J21nB110_p0669a26高句驪民無慮百五十人,無逸化以善道,悉令具大J21nB110_p0669a27舶遣歸。無逸等自太宰府登舟,五晝夜即達昌國州,J21nB110_p0669a28已而赴南京,仍見 上端門。無逸備陳其故,闡亦附J21nB110_p0669a29奏曰:「島夷不知禮義微勤,臣不能再瞻 龍顏矣。」J21nB110_p0669a30 上悅,召對者非一,或賜食禁中,自持厥後,各齎白金J21nB110_p0669b01百兩、文綺二縑,皆有副。 上忽顧侍臣曰:「勤一沙門,J21nB110_p0669b02爾乃能不辱君命。如此學孔子者,未能或之先也。」親J21nB110_p0669b03賜手詔,諭其父華毅,使其加冠巾出仕。無逸亦念去J21nB110_p0669b04國三年,將還鄉行省覲之禮。中朝大夫士幸無逸遭J21nB110_p0669b05逢盛際,競賦詩餞之,而以首簡授予序。予聞大雄氏J21nB110_p0669b06設教門雖廣,其推仁及物要與二帝、三王不大異,是J21nB110_p0669b07故昔之名僧,或籌策疆閫、或輔弼廟堂,事業稱於當J21nB110_p0669b08時,勳名垂於後世,其載於史傳者,蓋班班可考。達人J21nB110_p0669b09大觀初無形跡之拘、儒釋之異也,方今堯舜在上,治J21nB110_p0669b10具畢張。無逸出將使命,言論慷慨,已足落倭奴之膽,J21nB110_p0669b11若使施之有政,大綱小紀粲然有序,他日將與皋、夔、J21nB110_p0669b12稷、咼比肩,是亦法如來行、證菩薩道而已。大雄氏或J21nB110_p0669b13親生斯時,亦未必不韙無逸之所為也。無逸之東還J21nB110_p0669b14也,雲漢昭回之章照臨東越,東越人士無不舉手加J21nB110_p0669b15額,以為天光下燭,為禎為祥。而無逸尊公秪奉 璽J21nB110_p0669b16書,當誨之以父子君臣之懿,予尚何言哉?姑摭其出J21nB110_p0669b17使之績,序以為贈。春向暮,無逸將戴笠而來,予則具J21nB110_p0669b18壺觴俟於龍江之上矣。
J21nB110_p0669b19洪武實錄九年秋八月,以華克勤為考功監丞。克J21nB110_p0669b20勤,紹興蕭山人,少學浮屠。洪武四年選至京,奉使J21nB110_p0669b21日本還,奏對稱旨,賜白金百兩,命復姓氏,授以是J21nB110_p0669b22職。攷《潛溪集》,克勤和御製詩在洪武六年,奏請日J21nB110_p0669b23本夢窗禪師碑在洪武八年,皆云官考功監丞,而J21nB110_p0669b24實錄載授官於九年八月,恐國史之誤也。
恭跋 御製詩後附
J21nB110_p0669b26釋門宏勝,無理不該,無事不攝,其於忠君愛物之心J21nB110_p0669b27亦甚懸懸,凡可以致力,雖身命將棄之,況其餘者乎?J21nB110_p0669b28人徒見其厭離生死,輒指為寂滅之行。嗚呼!此特見J21nB110_p0669b29其小乘者爾。吾佛之為教,豈至是哉?天寧禪師祖闡J21nB110_p0669b30仲猷,以高行僧召至南京,會朝廷將遣使日本,詔祖J21nB110_p0669c01闡與克勤俱。祖闡不憚鯨波之險,毅然請行, 上壯J21nB110_p0669c02之,賜以法器、禪衣之屬,令太官進饌,饗於武樓下,且J21nB110_p0669c03諭其國敬浮屠,宜以善道行化。時天界禪師宗泐嘗J21nB110_p0669c04賦詩餞之,其詩上徹 御覽,遂俯賜和答詩,凡一十J21nB110_p0669c05八韻,首言王化無遠邇,一視同仁;次言宜誘以善道,J21nB110_p0669c06庶契西來祖意;次言經涉海洋,雖甚艱險,君臣大義J21nB110_p0669c07毋忘;次言以平等法行之,無有彼此之異;末言使畢J21nB110_p0669c08言旋方盡始終之義。其叮寧反覆之意,不亦至哉!祖J21nB110_p0669c09闡受 命而行,自翁洲啟櫂,五日至其國境,又踰月J21nB110_p0669c10始入王都,館於洛陽西山精舍,一遵 聖訓,敷演正J21nB110_p0669c11法,無非約之於善,聽者聳愕,以為中華之禪伯,亟白J21nB110_p0669c12於王,請主天龍禪寺,寺乃夢窗國師道場,實名剎也。J21nB110_p0669c13祖闡以無上命,力辭之,且申布威德罔間內外,所以J21nB110_p0669c14遣使者來之意。王悅,命總州太守聞溪宣同僧淨業J21nB110_p0669c15等奉方物,稱臣來貢。祖闡既入 覲,天顏怡悅,賜白J21nB110_p0669c16金壹佰兩,文綺二縑。祖闡以謂遭逢盛際,躬承光寵,J21nB110_p0669c17不可無以示後裔,乃粉黃金為泥,書 上賜和詩成J21nB110_p0669c18卷,勒其副名山,屬濂識其事於左。古之帝王寵賚方J21nB110_p0669c19外之士,固不敢謂無之,而鮮以天章賁飾之者,今祖J21nB110_p0669c20闡之逢,可謂優缽曇花,千年一現者矣。其東旋也,將J21nB110_p0669c21見五色天光垣赫於龍山之上,晶晶熒熒,直燭霄漢,J21nB110_p0669c22飛潛動植,皆與有榮耀焉。抑濂聞普覺杲公昔處浮J21nB110_p0669c23屠中,而念君愛物之念皦如出日。張魏公稱其非聲J21nB110_p0669c24聞、獨覺,私厭生死者,比人至今言之。祖闡固普覺諸J21nB110_p0669c25孫也,其出將使指,不辱君命,倭人慕化,稽首來庭,豈J21nB110_p0669c26樂寂滅者可冀其萬一哉?宜其簡在 上心,而褒嘉J21nB110_p0669c27之命屢下也。濂不佞,忝居法從,故不辭而為之書。上J21nB110_p0669c28以昭帝德之廣被,下以白釋氏之有良材云。
J21nB110_p0669c29王士騏《皇明馭倭錄》曰:按洪武實錄,洪武三年三J21nB110_p0669c30月,遣萊州府同知趙秩持 詔諭日本國王良懷。J21nB110_p0670a01十月,良懷遣僧祖來進貢,并僧九人來朝,又送被J21nB110_p0670a02擄人口, 詔遣僧祖闡、克勤等八人護送還國。七J21nB110_p0670a03年五月,僧祖闡、克勤等還自日本, 詔賜祖闡、克J21nB110_p0670a04勤白金一百兩,文綺帛各二匹,祖闡等奏日本贐J21nB110_p0670a05馬,命受之。六月,日本遣僧宣聞溪等來朝貢馬及J21nB110_p0670a06方物,時日本國持明與良懷爭立,宣聞溪等齎其J21nB110_p0670a07國臣之書,達中書省而無表文, 上命卻其貢,仍J21nB110_p0670a08敕中書省:「向者國王良懷奉表來貢,朕以為日本J21nB110_p0670a09正君,所以遣使往答其意,豈意使者至彼拘留二J21nB110_p0670a10載,今年五月去舟纔還,備陳本國事體」云云。十四J21nB110_p0670a11年, 上命禮部遺書,責日本征夷將軍中有至尊,J21nB110_p0670a12嘉惠日本,故遣克勤、仲猷二僧行。及其至也,加以J21nB110_p0670a13無禮,今又幾年矣。夫 聖諭諄諄,一則曰拘留二J21nB110_p0670a14載,一則曰加以無禮,則兩僧之不得志於倭可知。J21nB110_p0670a15野史不覈其真,而信僧家之粉飾,遂以趙秩之奉J21nB110_p0670a16使為兩僧之功,豈實錄乎?他如 上和宗泐送祖J21nB110_p0670a17闡詩, 御製集不載,何也?錄以博覽者訂焉。按祖J21nB110_p0670a18闡、克勤使日本事,王冏伯據實錄,盡疑野史之誣J21nB110_p0670a19非也。文憲送克勤序云:「日本疑祖來乞師中國,欲J21nB110_p0670a20拘辱之,無逸力爭得免。」據實錄,祖來為良懷所遣,J21nB110_p0670a21良懷方以竊據被逐,日本疑祖來,因疑護送祖來J21nB110_p0670a22歸國者,此其情也。序又云:「王欲延闡住持天龍寺,J21nB110_p0670a23先遣無逸還,無逸再三以死爭之。」日本既以祖來J21nB110_p0670a24疑中國,其請住持,雖曰延之,實則拘留耳。此即聖J21nB110_p0670a25諭所謂拘留二載,及十四年遺書所謂加以無禮J21nB110_p0670a26者也。無逸歸,見 上端門,備陳其故,闡亦附奏「島J21nB110_p0670a27夷不知禮義微勤,臣不能再覲天顏矣。」此實錄所J21nB110_p0670a28載「今年五月,去舟纔還,備陳本國事體」云云也。所J21nB110_p0670a29載白金、文綺之賜,皆與實錄同。 上顧侍臣言:「勤J21nB110_p0670a30一沙門,乃能不辱君命。」諭其父華毅,使冠巾出仕。J21nB110_p0670b01則日本之于闡、勤,以拘留始,以慚服終,蓋克勤之J21nB110_p0670b02力居多,安得謂二僧攘趙秩之功?洪武六年,克勤J21nB110_p0670b03官考功監丞見實錄。十年, 高皇帝手詔諭山西J21nB110_p0670b04布政司華,克勤見 御製文集,安得謂野史之言J21nB110_p0670b05皆僧徒粉飾也?實錄主存大體,故紀僧事頗略,賴J21nB110_p0670b06文憲集稍志一二。 高皇帝御製詩,見於文憲跋J21nB110_p0670b07甚確。文憲身在禁林,豈肯附會僧徒與國史牴牾J21nB110_p0670b08耶?日本之崇佛自唐已然,臨濟一宗流傳最盛,J21nB110_p0670b09 聖祖遣僧化導,有微權焉。萬曆初,虜王求僧,及經J21nB110_p0670b10江陵,命宣大巡撫勿拒,且云:「經必有 高皇御製J21nB110_p0670b11序文,方可與之。」嗚呼!知 聖祖之微權者,江陵也。
送覺初禪師還江心序
J21nB110_p0670b13往時有大比丘孚中信公,以松源五傳之學提唱護J21nB110_p0670b14龍湖上,覺初恩公實與之分座說法,罏鞴宏施,烹凡J21nB110_p0670b15煆聖,機鋒所觸抉飆奔霆,四眾皈依如水赴海。曾未J21nB110_p0670b16幾何,孚中示寂,覺初乃出世於建業之聖泉,遷永嘉J21nB110_p0670b17之雅山。法道亦既大行於時,已而江心虛席,若牧守、J21nB110_p0670b18若戍將、若賢士大夫,僉以謂江心古叢林,思陵昔日J21nB110_p0670b19駐蹕之地,其名列在江南十剎,非有名德如覺初,不J21nB110_p0670b20足以厭服人心,各具書疏以延致覺初。覺初以慈憫J21nB110_p0670b21故亦起而赴之,及我 皇上正位宸極,隆興佛乘,開J21nB110_p0670b22善世院,於大天界寺置統領、副統領、贊教、紀化等員,J21nB110_p0670b23海內諸名山悉隸之,掄選有禪行陟資級者伸為之J21nB110_p0670b24主,其非才而冒充者斥之,於是循例為江心擇賢,然J21nB110_p0670b25終無踰於覺初者,統領遂合群議,仍請覺初居其職。J21nB110_p0670b26會余奉 詔總修元史,來南京,覺初亦振錫自江心J21nB110_p0670b27而至,握手共語,情蓋歡如也。覺初一旦忽來別曰:「吾J21nB110_p0670b28將還江心,子可無一言以贈乎?」嗚呼!大雄氏之道,頓J21nB110_p0670b29與漸之謂也。以漸言之,初臨十信,伏三界見思煩惱,J21nB110_p0670b30外凡之位也;次至十住位,斷見思惑,兼斷界內塵沙,J21nB110_p0670c01及伏界外塵沙,用從假入空觀;次至十行位,斷界外J21nB110_p0670c02塵沙,用從空入假觀;次至十回向位,則伏無明,而習J21nB110_p0670c03中觀已上之種三十,通為三賢內凡之位也;次至十J21nB110_p0670c04地位,各斷一品無明,證一分中道,入等覺位;又破一J21nB110_p0670c05品無明,入妙覺位,至於妙覺,始名為佛。以頓言之,則J21nB110_p0670c06不階等第,直造心源,圓妙如如,超出三界,無煩惱可J21nB110_p0670c07斷、無真乘可證、無法門可學、無眾生可度,此心即佛、J21nB110_p0670c08彼佛即心,不去、不來,忘內、忘外,不可以形相求、不可J21nB110_p0670c09以方所拘也。大抵教中所攝,頓漸兼收;教外單傳,頓J21nB110_p0670c10為禪旨。如來五時所說及拈華微笑,無非共一妙用,J21nB110_p0670c11第以根有利鈍之殊,故其機有遲速之異耳。奈何末J21nB110_p0670c12流之弊,二家角立,互相詆訶,夫豈佛意也哉?頗聞孚J21nB110_p0670c13中雖參向上一乘,日誦《法華》七卷,致感異香滿室不J21nB110_p0670c14散。覺初於禪寂之餘,亦留心於教相,為人演說弗置。J21nB110_p0670c15是皆不徇一偏而將歸於大同者也。敢以此為說以J21nB110_p0670c16贈覺初,覺初其以為然乎?否乎?雖然,大雄氏之道不J21nB110_p0670c17絕如線,扶持而振起之,非吾覺初是屬,將誰屬邪?覺J21nB110_p0670c18初之還也,布大法雲,震大法雷,澍大法雨,使小大根J21nB110_p0670c19莖無不霑潤,豈不弘且偉歟?覺初宜憂法道之衰,而J21nB110_p0670c20思日勉焉可也。他日,余幸杖策東歸,訪覺初於海濱J21nB110_p0670c21升孤之亭,步海月之堂,見月色與海光同一清淨。予J21nB110_p0670c22與覺初,又當相視一笑,塔然而相忘也。是為序。
送慧日師入下竺靈山教寺受經序
J21nB110_p0670c24西竺之書,動數百萬言,雖其廣博漫衍若大海杳無J21nB110_p0670c25津涯,其義趣未嘗不著明剴切,可以習而通之。自判J21nB110_p0670c26教諸師各執一說,甲是乙非,學者始不知夫所趣矣。J21nB110_p0670c27天台智者國師以五時八教判東土諸經,五時則華J21nB110_p0670c28嚴、鹿苑、方等、般若、法華涅槃也,八教則頓、漸、祕密、不J21nB110_p0670c29定、藏、通、別、圓也。其規模宏深,節目森嚴,可謂盡矣。至J21nB110_p0670c30真諦三藏則不然,以《涅槃》等經為漸,《華嚴》之經為頓J21nB110_p0671a01漸之外,別無他也。新羅元曉復造《華嚴疏》,分四教四J21nB110_p0671a02諦緣起為別,《般若》為通,《瓔珞梵經》為分,《華嚴》為滿,滿J21nB110_p0671a03則一乘,別、通、分則三乘也。吉藏師復立三法輪教,《華J21nB110_p0671a04嚴》為根本法輪,三乘等說為枝末法輪,《法華》為攝末J21nB110_p0671a05歸本法輪。法輪,言其流轉而不息也。自時厥後,以《釋J21nB110_p0671a06迦經》為屈曲、《舍那經》為平道者,此二教乃江南印之J21nB110_p0671a07所建也。以四阿含為四諦、般若為無相、華嚴為觀行、J21nB110_p0671a08涅槃為安樂、大集為守護者,此五教乃波頗三藏所J21nB110_p0671a09說也。以阿含等為四諦相、大般若等為隱密相、華嚴J21nB110_p0671a10等為顯了相者,此三時教,乃三藏奘及慈恩基依《解J21nB110_p0671a11深密經》所立也。而賢首法藏復尊《華嚴》,立為五乘:初J21nB110_p0671a12為愚法小乘;二為大乘之始;三為大乘之終,終始二J21nB110_p0671a13教並依地位漸次而成;四則為頓,不階等級,一念弗J21nB110_p0671a14生即入覺地;五則為圓,一即一切、一切即一,是為真J21nB110_p0671a15俗互融,具足圓滿無礙法門。長者李通玄又別分為J21nB110_p0671a16十時,始為小乘有教,為諸凡夫繫著世法以為實有,J21nB110_p0671a17還將有法轡勒彼心;次言《般若》,破有明空;次言《解深J21nB110_p0671a18密經》,和會空有,令其不滯一邊,不有、不空;次言《楞伽》,J21nB110_p0671a19明假即真;次言《維摩》,即俗恒真;次言《法華》,引權歸實;J21nB110_p0671a20次言《涅槃》,令諸三乘捨權向實;次言《華嚴》,於剎那際J21nB110_p0671a21通攝三世圓融,盡入一際;次言大乘,人天三乘雖是J21nB110_p0671a22同聞,得益皆別,名共不共;次言華嚴會中,十方菩薩J21nB110_p0671a23其來不同,共會說法,名不共共。如是教相,離析尤繁,J21nB110_p0671a24然猶據教觀而判之,初不若近代寧師合禪教祕密J21nB110_p0671a25而混言之也。寧師以諸乘經律論而祖摩騰,曰顯教J21nB110_p0671a26輪;以瑜伽灌頂五部、護摩三密曼拏羅法而祖金剛J21nB110_p0671a27智,曰密教輪;以直指人心,見性成佛之言而祖菩提J21nB110_p0671a28達摩,曰心教輪。其言非不佳,而去佛之意益遠矣。判J21nB110_p0671a29教諸師家異說,而人異論,其紛紜有如此者。嗚呼!為J21nB110_p0671a30釋子之學者,不既難矣乎?然不敢以此而遽少之也。J21nB110_p0671b01原其立教,皆為對機,機有不同,教亦多種。譬大醫王J21nB110_p0671b02方便治疾,狀有實虛,鍼有補瀉,隨其所見,因時制之,J21nB110_p0671b03苟執於一,為害滋甚。彼諸師者亦復如是,或遂以甲J21nB110_p0671b04是乙非咎之,不已過乎?雖然,九師興而易道微,三傳J21nB110_p0671b05作而春秋散,吾儒且爾,予又不得不為學佛者懼也。J21nB110_p0671b06今日師父遊方外,以教乘之不易,明將往大叢林,從J21nB110_p0671b07碩師而受其說,聞予頗究內典,求片言以為贈。予言J21nB110_p0671b08贅矣,一真法性,本自圓明,其可以語言文字求之哉?J21nB110_p0671b09予言贅矣。
送用明上人還四明序
J21nB110_p0671b11佛之書,其藏有三,曰修多羅藏、曰毗尼藏、曰阿毗曇J21nB110_p0671b12藏,此則華言所謂經、律、論者也。經則諸佛及菩薩、天J21nB110_p0671b13僊皆可演說,論則諸賢聖僧皆可著撰,惟律非如來J21nB110_p0671b14金口所宣則有所不可者,故自文殊以降,不敢贊一J21nB110_p0671b15辭,逮於雙林入滅,結集成藏,而優波離尊者復口誦J21nB110_p0671b16聖言十過,眾證無差,然後宣布,其慎重而不輕也蓋J21nB110_p0671b17如此。然而中夏初未之聞也。自曇柯羅持《僧祗戒本》J21nB110_p0671b18來洛陽,始知有律文。又至唐之澄照師作《戒疏》、《羯磨J21nB110_p0671b19疏》諸書,而律學大傳於天下,謂之行事防非止惡之J21nB110_p0671b20宗。真悟師起于宋慶曆間,復著《會正記》十二本,以弘J21nB110_p0671b21澄照之旨。嗣真悟而興起者,則有大智師焉,復以《法J21nB110_p0671b22華》開顯圓意,造《資持記》,雖與《會正》稍殊,亦無非推明J21nB110_p0671b23澄照之說,而求合乎先佛之制。嗚呼!律學之難明也J21nB110_p0671b24久矣,自非三師者出而恢弘之,其有不失靈山之遺J21nB110_p0671b25教乎?有其人則有其政,又豈無望後來之法嗣乎?用J21nB110_p0671b26明上人本諸暨楊氏子,素稱儒宦之族。自幼從叔父J21nB110_p0671b27白石琪公遊四明,遂令捨家於慈谿崇福寺別江舟J21nB110_p0671b28毓以為法孫。別江能窮法華三觀十乘之旨,歲為長J21nB110_p0671b29期,率同袍三十人而暗誦之,得上人以為能繼其志,J21nB110_p0671b30極愛之而弗忘。復命出湖心廣福寺,從師而受律文J21nB110_p0671c01大義,所謂四波羅夷、十三僧伽婆尸沙、二不定、三十J21nB110_p0671c02尼薩耆、九十波逸提、四波羅提提舍尼、一百眾學、七J21nB110_p0671c03滅諍,大乘《梵網經》十重、四十八輕等文,皆欲習而通J21nB110_p0671c04之。及典事之久,遷靈芝藏司之職。今年之春,與予胥J21nB110_p0671c05會南京,其威儀之雅,問學之佳,既足以動人視聽,而J21nB110_p0671c06遊戲篇翰亦皆清逸有可玩者。淨覺大師以碩望宿J21nB110_p0671c07德為釋子所宗,亦以上人為法器,俾出世於菩提律J21nB110_p0671c08寺。上人將還四明,徵予言以為贈。予謂律文大義有J21nB110_p0671c09三師之述作在焉,毋事乎多言,顧力行何如耳?然而J21nB110_p0671c10律主於戒,能戒然後能定,能定然後能慧,是則戒者J21nB110_p0671c11作佛之階梯、濟人之舟航也。可不務乎?律之義雖明,J21nB110_p0671c12而所謂持犯開遮之說,誰復講而行之?為其徒者,亦J21nB110_p0671c13可以永歎矣。上人年甚茂、志甚大,其進未易量也。幸J21nB110_p0671c14勿安於卑近、惑於旁岐,恪然以三師之道自期,則異J21nB110_p0671c15日律學之再興者,又安知不在于上人乎?亦在上人J21nB110_p0671c16自勉之而已。予老且多病,率爾成文,殊無所發越,頗J21nB110_p0671c17聞白石師內外之學兼備,蔚為時之名僧,上人幸即J21nB110_p0671c18而問焉,其不斥予言為誕為謬則幸矣!
贈令儀藏主序
J21nB110_p0671c20予聞佛書,一須彌山攝一四天下,一四天下共一日J21nB110_p0671c21月,須彌有百億,則日月有百億焉,如是,乃至恒河沙J21nB110_p0671c22不可算數之天下,佛法未嘗不流布其間,況震旦一J21nB110_p0671c23國邪?日本在東海,同為震旦之國,又可分疆界之內J21nB110_p0671c24外邪?此所以同慕真乘而至人攝化者,亦未嘗遺之J21nB110_p0671c25也。達摩氏自身毒西來,既至中夏,復示幻化,持隻履J21nB110_p0671c26西歸。後八十六年,當推古女主之世。達摩復示化至J21nB110_p0671c27其國,世子豐聰過和之片岡,達摩身為餒者,困臥道J21nB110_p0671c28左。世子察其異,解衣衣之,已而入寂,遂藏焉。及啟棺,J21nB110_p0671c29無所有,唯賜衣存。事與隻履西歸絕類,所異者,當時J21nB110_p0671c30無人嗣其禪宗爾。自時厥後,橘妃遣慧萼致金繒泛J21nB110_p0672a01海來請,齊安國師卒,令義空比丘入東,其首傳禪宗J21nB110_p0672a02之碑,信不誣矣。至覺阿之嗣佛海遠、道元之承天童J21nB110_p0672a03淨,達摩之宗駸駸向盛。原大法之櫱芽,實肇見於世J21nB110_p0672a04子之時歟!嗚呼!亦可謂遠也已矣。範堂儀公,日本之J21nB110_p0672a05人也,俗姓藤氏,修習禪觀,夙夜匪懈。至正壬寅秋,航J21nB110_p0672a06海自閩抵浙,參叩尊宿,咨決法要。洪武癸丑冬,復來J21nB110_p0672a07蔣山為侍者,尋遷掌藏史,叢林中以法筵龍象期之。J21nB110_p0672a08範堂以予頗究內典,圓頂方袍之士無不獲文句而J21nB110_p0672a09去,謁予以徵贈言。予謂三藏靈文,琅函玉軸,世所嚴J21nB110_p0672a10奉者,凡五千四十八卷,六百億三萬一千八百八十J21nB110_p0672a11八言。其刊定因果,窮究性相,則謂之經;垂範四儀,嚴J21nB110_p0672a12制三業,則謂之律;研真顯正,覈偽摧邪,則謂之論。三J21nB110_p0672a13者莫不具焉?範堂既司之矣,司之寧有不受持讀誦J21nB110_p0672a14之乎?脫若以言演說之多,無踰於此也。如曰直指人J21nB110_p0672a15心,片言已為餘賸,何在于博求耶?雖然,萬錢陳於前,J21nB110_p0672a16非緡無以貫之;萬法散于事,非心無以攝之。假言以J21nB110_p0672a17明心,挈其綱而舉其要,亦古人之甚拳拳者也。大抵J21nB110_p0672a18人有內外、佛性無內外,人有東西、佛性無東西,一真J21nB110_p0672a19無妄,充滿太虛,大周沙界、細入藐微,光輝洞達,皆含J21nB110_p0672a20攝而無所遺,範堂於此而證入焉。一念萬年,何今?何J21nB110_p0672a21古?寂然不動,誰佛?誰生?當此之時,殆非世諦文字之J21nB110_p0672a22可形容也。達摩氏之所傳,其大旨不過如是而已。範J21nB110_p0672a23堂遍參諸方,諸方尊宿以範堂精進,多所印可,不知J21nB110_p0672a24曾有不自寶祕而昌言若斯者乎?予見範堂向道之J21nB110_p0672a25切,故舉百億須彌皆有佛法。佛法肇興于日本者,稍J21nB110_p0672a26著見焉,而末復申之。以此者,衛法之事嚴,而利物之J21nB110_p0672a27心急也。
送璞原師還越中序
J21nB110_p0672a29柳儀曹有云:「真乘法印與儒典並用,人知嚮方。」誠哉J21nB110_p0672a30是言也。蓋宗儒典則探義理之精奧,慕真乘則盪名J21nB110_p0672b01相之麤跡,二者得兼,則空有相資、真俗並用,庶幾周J21nB110_p0672b02流而無滯者也。禪林之規,分職授事,各因其才,而責J21nB110_p0672b03以成功,而於內記之選,尤難其人,凡有關於文辭之J21nB110_p0672b04事,頗資之以達務,非熟采竺墳,旁通孔籍,未易以致J21nB110_p0672b05之。苟能從事于斯,則說法名山、師表後進,階級將自J21nB110_p0672b06此而升矣。其任之重,不亦宜乎!會稽璞原師,其名為J21nB110_p0672b07德𬎌,幼學浮圖法於諸林院,長游大方,遂干善世禪J21nB110_p0672b08寺充內記之任。善世為海內僧伽所宗,龍象之所經,J21nB110_p0672b09瓶錫之所聚,揮汗成雨,張袂成帷,一時號為極盛。璞J21nB110_p0672b10原非惟稱其職,兼能近取遠攬,深涵淺受,而其學益J21nB110_p0672b11進於前。一旦將還東海之上,與璞原游者咸惜其去,J21nB110_p0672b12相率發為聲詩,命予執簡而序之。因繫其辭曰:世之J21nB110_p0672b13學者夥矣,溺文學者則局促經畬,馳驟藝苑,其流必J21nB110_p0672b14外騖而忘返;沈苦空者則措情高遠,游志疏曠,其流J21nB110_p0672b15必內躁而失守。所以皆倀倀他適,不知正塗之從。有J21nB110_p0672b16若璞原,其知真乘法印與儒典並用者歟?處乎世間,J21nB110_p0672b17不著世間,如環之無端,不見其止;如刀之剖水,不見J21nB110_p0672b18其跡。其知空有相資,真俗並用者歟?循序而上,此焉J21nB110_p0672b19發軔,他時出世為人,其知所自重者歟?予儒家之流J21nB110_p0672b20也,四庫書冊麤嘗披閱,三藏玄文頗亦玩索,負誇多J21nB110_p0672b21鬥靡之病,無抽關啟鑰之要,近惟默坐存誠,屏斥而J21nB110_p0672b22銷霣之,於是天光駿發,靈景自融,方知儀曹之云為J21nB110_p0672b23漸門者設。璞原春秋甚富,宜達圓頓之旨,尚思得魚J21nB110_p0672b24兔而忘筌蹄歟?白雲悅公時碩德也,身居巖壑,名聞J21nB110_p0672b25禁闕,璞原嘗師事而親灸之,當以予言盾其然否?白J21nB110_p0672b26雲又將有以為璞原告也。
送季芳聯上人東還四明序
J21nB110_p0672b28吾佛之學,明心而已矣。然心未易明也,結習之所膠J21nB110_p0672b29滯,根塵之所蓋纏,沉冥於欲塗,顛倒於暗室,而不能J21nB110_p0672b30自知,必處乎重山密林之中,木茹澗飲,絕去外緣,而J21nB110_p0672c01直趨一真之境,水漂麥而不顧,雷破柱而弗驚,久之J21nB110_p0672c02馴熟,忽然頓悟,大地山河咸作碧琉璃色。能如是,不J21nB110_p0672c03可謂無所證入,然恐墮於空寂,未敢自信,又必擔簦J21nB110_p0672c04裹糧,不遠數百千里求明師而證之,機鋒交觸如短J21nB110_p0672c05兵相接,失眼之頃輒至喪身失命。及其印可已定,退J21nB110_p0672c06藏於密,如護明珠,須臾不敢忘去。然而修多羅藏,其J21nB110_p0672c07多至於五千四十八卷,大無不包,細無不統,其可委J21nB110_p0672c08之為賸語耶?又必出司藏鑰,晝夜研窮之,而畢知其J21nB110_p0672c09說,證之於言、驗之於心,既無分毫之不同矣,於是不J21nB110_p0672c10得已出世度人,續佛慧命。其階級之不紊,功用之甚,J21nB110_p0672c11嚴乃如此,奈之何今之執法柄者,或不能皆然也。余J21nB110_p0672c12方為之浩歎不止,有若季芳上人,其蓋有以起余者J21nB110_p0672c13哉!季芳名道聯,鄞人也。幼讀儒書,窮理命之學,長依J21nB110_p0672c14薦巖羲公修沙門行,尋掌內記於大天界寺,遂嗣法J21nB110_p0672c15于淨覺禪師。矩度雍容,進退咸有恒則,蓋溫然如玉J21nB110_p0672c16者也。叢林之中咸器重之,或挽其為住持事,則謙然J21nB110_p0672c17不敢當,且曰:「我心學未能盡明也,三乘十二分之說J21nB110_p0672c18亦未能盡通也。我歸四明山中,求諸己而已矣。」嗚呼!J21nB110_p0672c19若吾季芳之才之美如此,苟使之主一剎而領四眾J21nB110_p0672c20焉,何不可者?而乃退然不居,則夫不及季芳而奔競J21nB110_p0672c21欲得者為難言矣。季芳行哉,臨濟之子孫多有隱於J21nB110_p0672c22鄮山鄞水之間,季芳尚即而求之,探古佛之真如,繙J21nB110_p0672c23諸經之妙義,證入無量薩婆若海。江南十剎諸名山J21nB110_p0672c24當有遲吾季芳來說法者,季芳雖欲自謙退,不可得J21nB110_p0672c25矣。季芳行哉!
送天淵禪師濬公還四明序
J21nB110_p0672c27文辭之美者,見之於世,何其鮮哉!非文辭之鮮也,作J21nB110_p0672c28之者雖精,而知之者未必真;知之者固審,而揚之者J21nB110_p0672c29未必至此。其每相值而不相成,唐有柳儀曹,而浩初J21nB110_p0672c30之文始著;宋無歐陽少師,而祕演之名未必能傳至J21nB110_p0673a01於今。蓋理勢之必然,初不待燭照龜卜而後知乏也。J21nB110_p0673a02嗟夫!浩初祕演,何代無之?其不白於當時,卒隨煙霞J21nB110_p0673a03變滅而無餘者,豈有他哉?由其不遇夫二公故然爾。J21nB110_p0673a04此余讀天淵師之所作,其有感于中矣乎!天淵名清J21nB110_p0673a05濬,台之黃巖人,古鼎銘公之入室弟子。嘗司內記雙J21nB110_p0673a06徑,說法於四明之萬壽,近歸隱於清雷峰中,蓋法筵J21nB110_p0673a07之龍象也。余初未能識天淵,見其所裁輿地圖,縱橫J21nB110_p0673a08僅尺有咫,而山川州郡彪然在列。余固已奇其為人,J21nB110_p0673a09而未知其能詩也。已而有傳之者,味沖澹而氣豐腴,J21nB110_p0673a10得昔人句外之趣。余固已知其能詩,而猶未知其能J21nB110_p0673a11文也。今年春,偶與天淵會於建業,因相與論文,其辯J21nB110_p0673a12博而明捷,寶藏啟而琛貝焜煌也,雲漢成章而日星J21nB110_p0673a13昭煥也。長江萬里,風利水駛,龍驤之舟,藉之以馳也。J21nB110_p0673a14因徵其近製數篇,讀之,皆珠圓玉潔,而法度謹嚴。余J21nB110_p0673a15愈奇其為人。傳之禁林,禁林諸公多歎賞之。余竊以J21nB110_p0673a16謂天淵之才,未必下于祕演浩初,其隱伏東海之濱,J21nB110_p0673a17而未能大顯者,以世無儀曹與少師也。人恒言文辭J21nB110_p0673a18之美者蓋鮮。嗚呼!其果鮮乎哉?方今四海會同,文治J21nB110_p0673a19聿興,將有如二公者出荷斯文之任,倘見天淵所作,J21nB110_p0673a20必亟稱之,浩初祕演當不專美於前矣。或者則曰:「天J21nB110_p0673a21淵,浮圖氏也,浮圖之法以天地萬物為幻化,況所謂J21nB110_p0673a22詩若文乎?」是固然矣!一性之中,無一物不該、無一事J21nB110_p0673a23不統,其大無外、其小無內,誠不可離而為二。苟如所J21nB110_p0673a24言,則性外有餘物矣。人以天淵為象為龍,此非所以J21nB110_p0673a25言之也。天淵將東還,賢士大夫多留之,留之不得,詠J21nB110_p0673a26歌以別之。以余與天淵相知尤深也,請序而送之。
贈定巖上人入東序
J21nB110_p0673a28大雄氏之道,洪纖悉備,上覆下載,如彼霄壤,無含生J21nB110_p0673a29之弗攝也;東升西降,如彼日月,無昏衢之不照也。弘J21nB110_p0673a30敷固假明於教儀,妙悟須資於禪定,所以銷融其麤J21nB110_p0673b01濁,振拔其精降,伏其塵勞,躋登其實際,非知力之所J21nB110_p0673b02強,必頓覺而後成,蓋亦戛戛乎其難矣。為其學者,當J21nB110_p0673b03究厥誠。一法不立,而日用熾然;六入本空,而真機獨J21nB110_p0673b04露。雖有所證,未能自信,於是遠訪師資,以求印可。利J21nB110_p0673b05鋒相觸,雨雹為之交馳;疑網既祛,星月為之朗耀。非J21nB110_p0673b06具大慧、充大量,要不足以與於斯也。定巖戒師,吳興J21nB110_p0673b07士族,積菩提之因,勵精進之學,美譽流於四方,純行J21nB110_p0673b08信於四眾。且以見聞未溥,踐履或礙,汎東大洋海而J21nB110_p0673b09睹古佛顯化之跡,登天台靈巖而詢應真示現之方,J21nB110_p0673b10波濤舂撞皆談苦空,林木蔥蒨各彰實相,此其立志,J21nB110_p0673b11甚不小也。嗟夫!世道既降,正法不傳。辭章之錦繡,足J21nB110_p0673b12以移易其性情;勢位之肥甘,足以斲喪其智慧。雖方J21nB110_p0673b13袍而圓頂,或塵容而俗狀,滔滔不返,可勝歎哉!有如J21nB110_p0673b14定岩,竱心為道,如孤雲野鶴,弗為世氛之所染;如崇J21nB110_p0673b15蘭幽芷,弗為無人而不芳。寧不為君子之所取乎?所J21nB110_p0673b16謂充大量、具大慧者,異日當于定岩徵之也。定岩之J21nB110_p0673b17還也,且過南潯省親,身居桑門,心存孝道。大雄氏所J21nB110_p0673b18說大報恩七篇,皆言由孝而極其業,定岩又能行之J21nB110_p0673b19矣,則其所可取,豈直前所云云哉?會余詞林請書首J21nB110_p0673b20簡,顧文逋之叢沓,兼羈思之繽紛,筆無停思,語多未J21nB110_p0673b21醇,同志之士刪而正之可也。
送允師省母序
J21nB110_p0673b23人之生,天賦之以性,父母遺之以體,德莫大焉。故雖J21nB110_p0673b24尊有天下,不敢不事天;德為聖賢,不敢不事親。以是J21nB110_p0673b25身非我有,實天與親畀之也。夫吾之身既有所本,則J21nB110_p0673b26凡吾所為者,豈我之能為哉?實天與親之所命,而我J21nB110_p0673b27行之耳,安可忘所自而不察乎?古之少恩者,雖如申、J21nB110_p0673b28韓、商、鄧著書,排擊堯、舜、孔子之道,且不敢遺其親,況J21nB110_p0673b29於佛氏以慈仁為教者乎?故棄其親者,非佛氏之意,J21nB110_p0673b30愚者失之耳。是以佛氏有報恩之經,稱父母恩甚至,J21nB110_p0673c01而昔之賢者,若陳尊宿之流,多能盡於子道;近世之J21nB110_p0673c02稱名浮圖者,亦未有不孝其親者也。今 上初立極,J21nB110_p0673c03猶恐愚者未察,詔浮圖各拜其親,定著為律,於是習J21nB110_p0673c04俗為之復美。天台迪中允師,浮圖之秀者,違親而從J21nB110_p0673c05師於外十餘年矣。今歲至京師,戚然念親不置,將別J21nB110_p0673c06其徒而歸省,謁余求序,以道其所欲行之意。迪中通J21nB110_p0673c07內典,攻書而能詩,其於事親固無庸告之,然四方之J21nB110_p0673c08學佛氏亦有久違其親者乎?聞迪中之風而慕效者,J21nB110_p0673c09必名浮圖也。
贈清源上人歸泉州覲省序
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