戒台寺礼飞钵祖塔

至潭柘山访异行僧。戒台寺礼飞钵禅师祖塔。红螺参加念佛道场。相传明僧结茅隐太后见之。以金满盛钵中。钵即飞迹山中。欲建道场。飞钵入皇宫。回。得金修戒台寺。置沉香龙椅十座。

宣化偈曰：

飞钵化缘入皇宫。太后布施金满盈。
以此高筑戒台寺。沉香龙椅十师宗。

Paying his respects to the stupa of Patriarch Fei Po³ at Chieh T'ai⁴ Monastery

When he reached T'an Che Mountain, the Master called on Bhikshu Yi Hsing (Extraordinary Practice), and at Chich T'ai (Precept Platform) Monastery, bowed to the stupa of Patriarch Dhyana Master Fei Po (Flying Bowl). At Hung Lo (Red Conch), he participated in a Buddha recitation session. Legend has it this eminent Sanghan lived in a thatched hut on that mountain. Wishing to establish a Way place, he sent a flying bowl into the royal palace. When the Empress saw it, she filled the bowl to the brim with gold. The bowl then flew back to that Dhyana Master, who used it to build Chieh T'ai (Precept Platform) Monastery. He constructed dragon-thrones made of sink-in-water incense (aloeswood)⁵.

The gatha says:
The begging rounds of the flying bowl took it into the royal palace,
Where the Empress made a donation of one full bowl of gold.
Precept Platform Temple now stately stands
With its sink-in-water incense dragon thrones, one for each Master of the Ten Schools.

3. "Flying Bowl"
4. "Precept Platform"
5. A very rare and fragrant wood which sinks when placed in water, hence its name.