禅宗开悟故事 Zen Enlightening Tales - 法眼文益 Dharma Eye Wen-Yi

清凉文益禅师（885年－958年），俗姓鲁，浙江余杭人，南唐中主李璟追谥他为“大法眼禅师”，因此又被称为法眼文益，他所创的宗派被称为法眼宗。法眼宗是禅宗五家中开宗最晚的。


法眼文益是法眼宗的创始人。

Fa-yan (Dharma-eye) Wen-yi is the founder of Fa-yan School.

他的悟道、弘法因缘，也广为丛林所传诵。
His realisation, dharma propagation's affinity is also widely transmitted.

法眼文益曾约两个同伴去南方参学，在罗汉桂琛禅师那里寄住一宿，第二天辞行。

He has invited 2 companions to go to the South to learn, and stayed a night at Lo-han Gui-chen zen master's place. He took his leave the next day.

 

桂琛觉得他还可以深造，又不便明白挽留，就指门前一块石头对他说：
Gui-chen felt that he (Fa-yan) can still study further thus didn't clearly kept him, but pointed at a rock at the front of the door and said: 

“你是懂得唯识学的，试问这石头是在你的心外还是在心内？”
You know Vijñānavāda studies, please tell me if this rock is outside or inside your heart?

文益说：“在心内。”
Wen-yi said: Inside my heart.

桂琛说：“你是个行脚人，应该轻装前进。为什么安块石头在心内而到处走动？”
Gui-chen said: You are a traveller, should travel light. Why placed a rock within your heart and go everywhere?

文益无言以对，便又留住月余，仍不得其解。
Wen-yi has nothing to say thus he stayed on for rest of the month and still do not understand. 

桂琛这才告诉他说：“若论佛法，一切现成。”
Gui-chen then told him: If pertaining to Buddha Dharma, everything is readily available.

文益大悟，终成一代宗师。在他的启发下，不少人都获得了开悟。
Wen-yi deeply realised, and eventually became a great master.

Many became enlightened from his pointing out.

一日，法眼问则监院：“则监院为何不入室参请？”
On day, Fa-yan asked Superintendent Ze: Superintendent Ze, why don't you go inside to seek teachings?

则监院说：“和尚你不知道，我在青林禅师处，已经有了悟境，蒙他印可过了。”

Superintendent Ze said: Reverend you do not know, when I was at Qing-lin Zen master's, already reached realisation plane, with his affirmation is sufficient.

法眼说：“你说给我听听。”
Fa-yan said: You tell to me please.

则监院说：“我问如何是佛，青林说：‘丙丁童子来求火。’丙丁属火，以火求火，正像我即是佛，更去求佛。”
Superintendent Ze said: I asked what then is Buddha, Qing-lin said: "Bing Ting kumara come fight fire." Bing ting represents Fire, using fire to fight fire, just like I am a Buddha, still go where to seek Buddha.

法眼叹道：“则监院果然理解错了。”
Fa-yan sighed and said: Superintendent Ze comprehended wrongly.

则监院不服气，气呼呼地打起包袱，渡江走了。
Ze was dissatisfied, angrily packed up and left by crossing the river.

法眼说：“这人如果回头，还有救；如果不回头，就没得救了。”
Fa-yan said: this person if turn back, still can save; else can't save him.

则监院走到半途，心想，法眼是一代宗师，还能骗我不成？多半是我错了，于是又回头再参。
Half way on, Ze thought to himself, Fa-yan is a master of this time, still can't lie to me? Most probably is my fault, thus turn back to study again.

法眼说：“你再问我，我为你解答。”
Fa-yan said: You ask me again, I will help you answer.

则监院便问：“如何是佛？”
Ze asked: What then is Buddha?

法眼说：“丙丁童子来求火。”

Fa-yan said: "Bing Ting kumara come fight fire."

则监院于言下大悟。

Upon these words, Ze reached great realisation.

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Sanskrit: Yogācāra (योगाचार), Vijñānavāda (विज्ञानवाद), Vijñapti-mātra, Vijñapti-mātratā, or Cittamātra
Chinese: Wéishí Zōng (唯識宗 "Consciousness-Only School"), Wéishí Yújiāxíng Pài (唯識瑜伽行派 "Consciousness-Only Yogācāra School"), Fǎxiàng Zōng (法相宗, "Dharmalakṣaṇa School"), Cí'ēn Zōng (慈恩宗 "Ci'en School")

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