上上機 / shàng shàng jī /
The Highest Explanation
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2月18日
上上機
唐 香嚴智閑 ( ?~898 )
一擊忘所知,更不假修持;
動容揚古道,不墮悄然機。
處處無蹤跡,聲色外威儀;
諸方達道者,咸言上上機。
──選自《禪宗頌古聯珠通集》
February 18th
The Highest Explanation
Xiangyan Zhixian ( ? - 898, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: John Balcom
One strike and I forgot all I knew─
No more will I rely on cultivation.
I have touched the Buddha's teaching
And will not fall into skillful explanations.
Nowhere is there found a trace,
Outside one's speech and comportment.
Those who have attained the Way from every direction
Each say they have the highest explanation.
── from Chanzong Songgu Lianzhu Tongji
(Comprehensive Collection of the Chan School’s Verses on
Ancient Precedents that are a String of Jewels)
References:
《獻給旅行者們365日──中華文化佛教寶典》365 Days for Travelers: Wisdom from Chinese Literary and Buddhist Classics
