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蘇州竹菴衍禪師語錄卷下
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J36nB345_p0086a05僧禮拜起，師拈筆示云：「會麼？」僧擬荅，師云：「能縱能奪，J36nB345_p0086a06能殺能活。」僧禮退，師云：「勦。」
J36nB345_p0086a07僧問：「和尚不得有語，不得無語，速道！」聲未絕，師便打。
J36nB345_p0086a08古林維那入室，纔禮拜，師云：「釋迦老子因甚打失半J36nB345_p0086a09邊鼻孔？」林云：「和尚與麼道那？」師云：「真獅子兒。」林便喝，J36nB345_p0086a10師云：「善能哮吼。」林又喝，師亦喝，林禮拜，師說偈云：「當J36nB345_p0086a11陽覿面提，覿面當陽吼，付於獅子兒，不前亦不後。」遂J36nB345_p0086a12付衣拂。
J36nB345_p0086a13僧問：「熏風自南來，殿閣生微涼，意旨如何？」師云：「好箇J36nB345_p0086a14消息。」僧擬議，師以茶驀面潑。
J36nB345_p0086a15僧參，云：「請和尚一箇話頭。」師擊竹篦，云：「向者裏會得，J36nB345_p0086a16盡大地是箇話頭。」僧云：「殺人刀，活人劍。」師便打，僧喝，J36nB345_p0086a17師云：「再喝喝看。」僧擬議，師云：「了。」
J36nB345_p0086a18盛夫人領眾女參，求和尚開示。師云：「且坐，喫茶。」淨脩J36nB345_p0086a19云：「和尚自喫。」師云：「負恩者多。」脩喝，師便打，脩亦打，師J36nB345_p0086a20云：「見甚麼道理打老僧？」脩無語，師痛棒打出。
J36nB345_p0086a21啟七，師落堂，垂語云：「啟七已經三日，箇箇眉橫鼻直，J36nB345_p0086a22風聲吹折長松，驚倒須彌卓立。試問本地風光，三腳J36nB345_p0086a23烏龜上壁。諸禪德！三腳烏龜作麼生上壁？各下一語J36nB345_p0086a24看。」眾擬荅，師以竹篦旋風打散。
J36nB345_p0086a25師雷雨夜坐，僧問：「如何是真法？」師云：「檐聲未斷連宵J36nB345_p0086a26雨，電影還催後夜雷。」僧有省。
師自述行繇
J36nB345_p0086a28余諱真衍，別號藕菴，吳之長洲高陽氏子。母姓陳，長J36nB345_p0086a29齋奉佛，夢童子空中手書丹鳳啄金桃之句。余生也，J36nB345_p0086a30明之泰昌辛酉正月十三寅時也。雖襁褓時喜坐，幼J36nB345_p0086b01不入群兒隊，遇僧而齋敬之。十五歲，一日懇兩尊人J36nB345_p0086b02言：「志慕宗門，是所重也。」父母不允，憂而不食，遂默持J36nB345_p0086b03準提咒，心日不虛也。十六歲之冬，父命以配。不一年J36nB345_p0086b04冬十一月十四日，丁母憂。明年中元正晝，父歸西逝，J36nB345_p0086b05七中延僧佛事，余不茹葷，虔奉七素。三年喪畢，奉兩J36nB345_p0086b06尊人合葬於長洲之金雞堰。葬歸謝事，邀族長親朋J36nB345_p0086b07至，告長者曰：「向願如也。」長者親朋以千萬言阻之，余J36nB345_p0086b08志亦堅定，以書文器用歸於宗祀，室之所有歸於內J36nB345_p0086b09伴，伴歸內父家。十九歲之秋，方能脫白，禮雲栖下晟J36nB345_p0086b10公禪師披剃。因常住蕭疏，眾僧枯澹，余自發心化飯，J36nB345_p0086b11供眾一年。癸未冬，萬峰受具。甲申春，禮剃度，師奉侍J36nB345_p0086b12期年。一日，閱《圓覺經》中菩薩發問：「今者四大各離妄J36nB345_p0086b13身，當在何處？」余遂撫几掩卷而歎曰：「人生不明箇事，J36nB345_p0086b14徒為僧相耳。」即辭師，立志參尋，決擇省要，內戚面稟，J36nB345_p0086b15堅誓不移。乙酉春，謁萬峰，峰問萬法歸一語，荅曰：「梅J36nB345_p0086b16子樹頭紅。」峰曰：「更道。」余曰：「猶嫌少在。」峰曰：「參堂去。」余J36nB345_p0086b17以寢食忽忽，一日聞板聲，瞥然會得，具陳上事。峰落J36nB345_p0086b18草之後，復以公案驗之，更索偈看，余遂書偈：「鐵船屋J36nB345_p0086b19裏泛揚州，棹破波心碧漢秋，驚起石人嗥不住，烏藤J36nB345_p0086b20𨁝跳鬼神愁。」峰可之，而後問荅皆以契機。同處三年，J36nB345_p0086b21辭萬峰，謁湖之道峰山翁和尚。是日，踏雪登山，一見J36nB345_p0086b22便問：「蘇州有？常州有？有箇甚麼？」荅曰：「踏著秤錘硬似J36nB345_p0086b23鐵。」山曰：「且坐喫茶。」余作禮歸位。是冬戒期，令任以職，J36nB345_p0086b24戒事勞頓，乞假就醫。明年愈可，因壽萬峰，留之記室。J36nB345_p0086b25一日，室中問：「東山水上行道一句看。」余震威一喝，峰J36nB345_p0086b26曰：「更道。」余復喝，峰休去。明日，挂牌入室，卒問：「無情說J36nB345_p0086b27法道一句看。」余作舞而出。晚課後索偈，余書：「也大奇，J36nB345_p0086b28也大奇，無情說法不思議，石虎橫飛撲面來，雨聲滴J36nB345_p0086b29破街沿異。」峰然之，自此盤桓。而胃氣復發，辭萬峰，寓J36nB345_p0086b30婁之雙樹，遷福城，凡痛則絕倒，苟可誦《法華》、刻《法華》、J36nB345_p0086c01塑佛像、造禪堂，稍愈，復遷南城藕菴。乙巳春，參金明J36nB345_p0086c02老人，余呈印於明，明拈云：「是甚麼？」余曰：「者老漢無文J36nB345_p0086c03印也不識。」明即置案頭，余珍重而出。一日，早課畢，明J36nB345_p0086c04垂語云：「功課也未？」眾不對，余曰：「功課了也。」明曰：「因甚J36nB345_p0086c05我不聞？」余云：「點即不到。」明復問：「功課作麼生做？」余曰：J36nB345_p0086c06「到即不點。」明便歸方丈。端陽日，明示○，命眾下語，余J36nB345_p0086c07曰：「急急如律令敕。」復以[※-((鬯-匕)-凶)+○]呈明，明乃休。一日，老人示J36nB345_p0086c08眾云：「觀音大士神通廣大，無剎不現，及乎妙相，於十J36nB345_p0086c09字街頭無人識得。金明今日為伊慶生，且作麼生慶？」J36nB345_p0086c10良久，云：「翻轉地皮苔尺厚，剷去堂前草丈深。還見麼？J36nB345_p0086c11各下語看。」余曰：「昨夜三更月到窗。」明歸方丈。一日，明J36nB345_p0086c12落堂，索余行繇，余以拳呈明，明云：「者乾蘿蔔用不著，J36nB345_p0086c13即今斬新道一句。」余震威一喝，明曰：「未在。」余以拳擊J36nB345_p0086c14明，明亦喝，余珍重作禮。七月初十日夜半，老人呼室J36nB345_p0086c15中，舉：「殃崛產難因緣，子作麼生？」余作呱呱聲，明曰：「是J36nB345_p0086c16男？是女？」余近前一喝，歸位。復舉：「女子出定，文殊七佛J36nB345_p0086c17之師，因甚出不得？罔明初地菩薩，因甚卻出得？」余曰：J36nB345_p0086c18「文殊費盡腕力，錯用牛刀；罔明因風吹火，迥出乾坤，J36nB345_p0086c19總是一狀領過。」明曰：「只如老僧常在定，子作麼生出？」J36nB345_p0086c20余遂高聲云：「和尚！」明良久，云：「汝要老僧出定那？」余捧J36nB345_p0086c21壺斟茶呈上，明大笑。復舉：「風穴禪師問首山念法華：J36nB345_p0086c22『世尊不說說作麼生？』念云：『動容揚古路，不墮悄然機。』J36nB345_p0086c23子又作麼生？」余曰：「金風吹玉管，草木悉知音。」明云：「更J36nB345_p0086c24道。」余曰：「賓主之禮，合施三拜。」復舉：「白雲謂五祖演云：J36nB345_p0086c25『有僧從廬山來，皆有悟入，教伊說亦說得，有來由舉J36nB345_p0086c26因緣亦明得，只是未在。』演於是大疑，屢日參究，忽然J36nB345_p0086c27省悟。後云：『我因此出一身白汗，明得下載清風。』此意J36nB345_p0086c28如何？」余喝。明曰：「好喝。」余曰：「鯨吞海水盡，露出珊瑚枝。」J36nB345_p0086c29明曰：「三十棒也少不得。」余作禮。明又舉：「斷橋偷祖在J36nB345_p0086c30無準範會下，範以狗子因何有業識令祖下語，連三J36nB345_p0087a01十轉皆不契機。祖云：『可無方便乎？』範舉：『真淨文頌曰：J36nB345_p0087a02「言有業識在，誰云意不深？海枯終見底，人死不知心。」』J36nB345_p0087a03祖悚然良久，忽聞板聲，大悟。且道悟箇甚麼？」余曰：「石J36nB345_p0087a04人撞破玉樓鐘。」明又云：「諸佛說不到，歷祖拈不出，道J36nB345_p0087a05將一句來。」余震威一喝。明云：「更道。」余曰：「再犯不容。」明J36nB345_p0087a06亦喝。乃云：「臨濟有四喝，且道者一喝是那一喝？」余曰：J36nB345_p0087a07「老漢莫探頭好。」明曰：「為汝拖泥帶水。」余作禮，明遂付J36nB345_p0087a08源流杖拂。參堂。
雜著
J36nB345_p0087a10和宋天封佛慈禪師蜜蜂頌原韻
J36nB345_p0087a11臨濟大師囑三聖法偈
J36nB345_p0087a22浮山遠禪師九帶
J36nB345_p0087b01法華經七喻
J36nB345_p0087b11塵居十事
J36nB345_p0087b26六根偈
J36nB345_p0087c17十二時歌
J36nB345_p0087c30壽 金明老和尚六十大誕
J36nB345_p0088a25和雪大師山居原韻
J36nB345_p0088a28錢受明文學易，字卍菴法名機廓
J36nB345_p0088b01與曾蘭坡文學
J36nB345_p0088b04示古林如首座
J36nB345_p0088b07示圓印震上人
J36nB345_p0088b15詠破衲
J36nB345_p0088b18示體菴上人
J36nB345_p0088c05示心蓮顧居士
J36nB345_p0088c07自題
J36nB345_p0088c10生平以言高氣勝，不為世所喜愛久矣。且臨濟七百J36nB345_p0088c11年來，未嘗面相識也，聲言未嘗相唯諾也，從年頭年J36nB345_p0088c12尾，朝曰臨濟，暮曰臨濟，今之赫赫，為世所重，而我何J36nB345_p0088c13哉？愚癡然乎？學問致乎？我不得而知也。
春日詠梅
J36nB345_p0088c15詠牡丹圖
J36nB345_p0088c28題竹
J36nB345_p0089a01示靈監院
J36nB345_p0089a04洞庭秋月
J36nB345_p0089a07小春即事
J36nB345_p0089a16雪中漫興
J36nB345_p0089a19秋夜感懷
J36nB345_p0089a22自題
J36nB345_p0089a25和曾蘭坡文學放鯉詩原韻十首
J36nB345_p0089a29和王異公文學原韻四首
J36nB345_p0089b20和友人原韻十首
J36nB345_p0089b29山居四偈
J36nB345_p0089c20為恒貞封龕
J36nB345_p0089c29「日面月面，言端語端，不涉兩途，山深水寒。恒貞上人，J36nB345_p0089c30童真學佛，禪力齊行，為眾竭力，無方不現。咄！果有與J36nB345_p0090a01麼氣概、與麼英標，若緇若素無不望風歸仰，佛法世J36nB345_p0090a02法無欠無餘，且喜最後光明，香飄果熟，獨步逍遙，自J36nB345_p0090a03由自在，直得庭柯霧慘，萬象攢眉。且道即今封龕一J36nB345_p0090a04句又作麼生？」遂以手掩上，云：「體露金風事，藏身北斗J36nB345_p0090a05看。」
竹菴衍禪師語錄卷下終
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J36nB345_p0090b02師諱真衍，字竹菴，吳郡長洲人，姓許。母陳，長齋奉佛，J36nB345_p0090b03夢童子手書丹鳳啄金桃之句，遂生師，時泰昌辛酉J36nB345_p0090b04正月十三日寅時也。幼喜靜坐，不入群兒隊，遇僧輒J36nB345_p0090b05齋敬之。年十五，忽啟兩尊人曰：「兒志慕宗門，願披緇J36nB345_p0090b06學佛也。」父母不許，憂而忘食，遂默持準提咒不輟。年J36nB345_p0090b07十六，父母婚之。明年冬，即丁母艱。又明年中元，父逝，J36nB345_p0090b08師遂絕茹葷三年。喪畢，奉兩尊人柩葬長洲之金雞J36nB345_p0090b09堰，歸而邀族長親朋告曰：「向願如矣。」親長阻之，師志J36nB345_p0090b10決，遂歸所有於宗人，歸室人於外父。十九歲，方脫白J36nB345_p0090b11禮雲栖下晟公禪師披剃，因常住蕭疏，師發心化飯，J36nB345_p0090b12供眾一年。癸未冬，受具於萬峰，返復侍度。師一日閱J36nB345_p0090b13《圓覺經》，至菩薩發問：「今者四大各離妄身，當在何處？」J36nB345_p0090b14遂掩卷歎曰：「人生不明箇事，徒為僧相耳。」即辭師，謁J36nB345_p0090b15萬峰，苦志參尋，後聞板聲，乃有省悟。同處三年，辭去，J36nB345_p0090b16謁苕溪木陳和尚，相印契，因任以職。戒事勞頓，乞假J36nB345_p0090b17就醫，明年愈可。復往祝萬峰壽，留之記室，尋以胃疾J36nB345_p0090b18辭。乃居婁東之雙樹，繼居福城，閉關靜脩。每日背誦J36nB345_p0090b19《法華經》無間，復書寫鐫板。於是四方檀信，咸嚮慕輻J36nB345_p0090b20輳。因藉緣力，塑像起殿，常住多所興建云。疾稍愈，乃J36nB345_p0090b21遷南城藕菴，因以為號。乙巳春，參斷橋倫祖第十四J36nB345_p0090b22世孫金明介菴老人，問荅酬唱，有水乳之合，遂囑付J36nB345_p0090b23隨侍。期年，復歸藕菴，塑大悲香像，建禪堂，築菴後官J36nB345_p0090b24街。土人頌之，乃復書《華嚴》、《楞嚴》、《彌陀》諸經並全部。因J36nB345_p0090b25積勞成疾，遂辭藕菴，退隱東關外草菴中。乃索筆示J36nB345_p0090b26語曰：「平生孤孑，杜門守拙。吾道雖涼，仗後昆烈。」喝一J36nB345_p0090b27喝，遂擲筆而寂。時康熙丁巳七月十七日寅時也。距J36nB345_p0090b28其生年五十有七，僧臘三十有四。師一生持戒甚謹，J36nB345_p0090b29自受具後，即潔大悲壇，隨身所在弗踰。雖隆冬盛暑，J36nB345_p0090b30必沐浴正衣冠禮拜，未嘗一日闕。顧以痰疾時作，罕J36nB345_p0090c01開爐結制。然機鋒迅利，一言半句之下，能令人悚然J36nB345_p0090c02有省。性高峻難犯，從學者亦不甚多。嗣法弟子僅四J36nB345_p0090c03人，如與焉。戊午歲如建塔於吳郡金墅鎮蓮華寺之J36nB345_p0090c04右。閏三月十六日未時，謹奉靈骨以葬。師諸方參學，J36nB345_p0090c05機緣契合處甚多，悉載師自述行由中，茲不復贅。略J36nB345_p0090c06述大概，以策勵後來學者，亦即以自勵云。
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