12月24日

七佛傳法偈 ─ 尸棄佛偈
宋 釋子昇 錄(生卒年不詳)

起諸善法本是幻，造諸惡業亦是幻；
身如聚沫心如風，幻出無根無實性。

──選自《禪門諸祖師偈頌》

December 24

Gathas on the Transmission of Teachings of the Seven Buddhas - Verse of Sikhin Buddha
Recorded by Shi Zisheng (Years unknown, Song Dynasty)
English translation: You Zai

The arising of all wholesome dharmas
    are illusory in nature;
The volitions of all unwholesome karma,
    likewise, are illusions.
The body is like a heap of foam,
    and the mind like a breath of wind,
Illusory manifestations are insubstantial,
    and of no real nature.

── from Chanmen Zhu Zhushi Jisong (Verses of the Chan Patriarchs)