金山江天禪寺

即俗稱金山寺。乃禪宗門庭。龍象會聚。明眼高僧。代不乏人。唐朝有法海和尚卓錫。宋有佛印禪師與東坡論義。坡敗輸玉帶。至今尚存寺中。公四十一歲來此親近觀心和尚。新林。大定。等上座。

宣化偈曰：
金山鍾靈隱高僧。禪宗棒喝立家風。
念佛是誰誰是念。黑氣筒破出樊籠。

Arriving at Gold Mountain's Chiang T'ien Dhyana Monastery

Commonly called Gold Mountain, this monastery is known as the headquarters of the Ch'an sect. Dragons and elephants as well as discerning, eminent Sangha members assemble here. Throughout the ages, there never has been a lack of people to staff it. In the T'ang Dynasty, the Abbot was the Venerable Master Fa Hai (Dharma Sea). Ch'an Master Fwo Yin (Buddha Seal) of the Sung Dynasty defeated Su Tung P'o here in debates and the jade belt which the latter forfeited remains at the monastery to this day. When the Master Yun was forty-one, he arrived here to personally meet the Venerable Masters Kuan Hsin (Contemplate the Mind), Hsin Lin (New Grove) and Ta Ting (Great Samadhi), among other senior-seated bhikshus.

The verse says:
Chin Shan's efficacious atmosphere concealed eminent Sanghans.
The stick and shouting of the Ch'an sect have well-established repute.
Who is mindful of the Buddha? Who is it who recites?
When the black energy barrel is burst open, one is liberated from the cage.