8月4日

鐘聲偈
唐 百丈懷海 集編 ( 720~814 )

願此鐘聲超法界，鐵圍幽暗悉皆聞；
聞塵清淨證圓通，一切眾生成正覺。

──選自《百丈叢林清規證義記》

August 4

Gatha of the Bell (1)
Edited by Baizhang Huaihai (720 - 814, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang and Zhi Yue

May the sound of this bell transcend all dharma realms,
Let its tolls be heard across the entire netherworld;
Objects of sound shall purify, interpenetrative hearing attained,
So that all beings may attain perfect enlightenment.

── from Baizhang Conglin Qinggui Zhengyi Ji
(Record of Testimony and Meaning of the Baizhang Monastic Regulations)