師乃准之武氏子。母夢佛摩頂。覺而生師。六歲隨其父潛庵乾和尚薙染。十歲隨父參夾山豫。居然有主沙彌。後用心痛切。落落莫莫。笑語坐臥時失次序。一夕朗詠漢人詩。至結髮為夫婦恩愛兩不疑。忽大悟。自此淆譌公案迎刃而解。歸禮菩提。即命嗣其父潛庵乾和尚。後首眾。報恩觀音檀度。每秉拂陞堂。數百衲子圍繞。師說法如雷轟電擊。一眾欣然。於順治庚子三月示寂。時年二十九歲，塔全身於缽池山中。
註解：
這位禪師，照本文來說是個短命的禪師，沒有過顏子關。顏子是三十三歲，他是二十九歲，沒有過三十歲，所以他很早就得志，早得志也就早回去。他名字叫子成，字叫傳遂禪師。這位禪師也江蘇准陽的人，俗家姓武。他的母親什麼也不夢，夢見佛給她摩頂，摩頂大概把她嚇出一身汗來，也就醒了，醒了「覺而生師」，就生出來了。
「六歲隨其父潛庵和尚薙染」：他六歲跟著他父親，他父親一定是個出家人叫潛庵乾和尚，他在這染跟著爸爸出家了。「十歲隨父參夾山豫」：跟著他父親就到夾山豫那兒去參訪善知識了。「居然有主沙彌風」：他這時候雖然年紀輕輕才十歲，就好像可以作個沙彌頭子，在沙彌裏頭他是一個很了不起的人，有多少個沙彌，他要領著這些個沙彌，所以有主沙彌風。這沙彌都要聽他的招呼，聽他的命令，聽他的指揮，所以你看，他是個小孩子，可是人小鬼大有主沙彌風。
「後用心痛切」：因他用功用得太過，用得發神經，也就發狂了，所以就瘋瘋顛顛的。「落落莫莫」：就是瘋瘋顛顛的樣子，落落寡歡。莫莫就是很不近人情，人家這樣他就那樣，所以和誰都合不來了。「笑語坐臥」：或者不應該笑的時候，他嘎、嘎笑起來了；不應該說的，他又說了；本來人家大家在那兒站著，他老氣橫秋地往那裏一坐，有多少長輩他也不管，就是很不懂禮節的；人家都在那兒打坐參禪，他在那禪凳上躺著睡覺。你說這個古怪不古怪？所以這就「時失次序」：這個時候很
不守規矩了，所以你覺得不守規矩好？
「一夕朗詠漢人詩」：晚上人家在睡覺，他在那兒讀詩；讀詩還不是就那麼小小聲讀，他大聲高聲朗誦。你看，這個詩，出家人不應該讀的，他就要在那兒讀詩。這個詩上說的什麼呢？就蘇武牧羊的時候一一頭先周老師不講？蘇武在那兒牧羊，那個蒙古人給他一些個公羊，叫他在那兒放這個公羊
，就對他說：「你等什麼時候這個羊生出小羊羔子的時候，你就可以回中國去了。」結果那公羊怎麼會生小羊羔子呢？大約當時的公羊大家在一......，所以現在搞得生在世界作人就變成一般的同性戀，都是那班公羊。你們不相信？去考察考察，找一個考古家考一下吧！
「至結髮為夫婦，恩愛兩不疑」：那麼讀到這兩句話。結髮就是互相結婚做夫婦了，兩個人恩恩愛愛互相信任；你也不懷疑我了，我也不懷疑你，這兩不疑。這個蘇武和他太太那時候是這樣子，可是不能到一起見面，這有一個愛別離苦了。他唸誦到這兩句詩的時候開了悟了。你說究竟他為什麼開悟？那你去研究他去，我也不知道。你要想知道，就痛下針砭，去用功就會懂了。「忽大悟」：談到這兩句詩上，他就大開悟了。
「自此淆譌」：這個「言」字加個「為」字你們讀什麼？「訛」，本來有的讀「偽」的。就是這些個沒有什麼考據的公案，考據也考據不出來，沒有什麼根據。「迎刃而解」：無論什麼公案，到他這見來這都不費吹灰之力，就迎刃而解，很快地他就明白了。「皇帝禮菩提」：那麼他回去就到菩提寺去拜一個善知識。「即命嗣其父」：這時候他父親大概已經圓寂了，不是還在。這個菩提和尚，菩提力和尚就命他嗣，就是繼他這個位。
或者他父親退休了，到旁的地方去了，所以這個菩提和尚就叫他當首座。就「
潛庵乾和尚後首眾」：繼續他的後面作首眾，就是作大家的一個首領。
「報恩觀音檀度」：以後他在報恩寺也作過方丈，在觀音寺也作過方丈，在檀度寺也作過方丈。
「每秉拂陞座，數百衲子圍繞」：每一次他陞座說法的時候，有幾百個出家人都來圍繞親近他，聽他說法。
「師說法如雷轟」：他說法就好像雷霆轟擊那個聲音，令人特別注目凝神來注意聽。「電擊」：就像電擊那麼快，像電光火石一閃之間就把你鎮住。「一眾欣然」：大眾都很歡喜。
「於順治庚子三月示寂」：在順治庚子三月那時候他圓寂了。「時年二十九歲」：你看！可惜，他這個人一定很聰明的
，天妒多才，就把這收回去了，二十九歲 就圓寂了。「塔全身於缽池山中」：在缽池山裏邊。
待續
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Text:
The Master was a son of the Wu family in Huai. His
mother gave birth to him upon waking from a dream in which
the Buddha rubbed the crown of her head. At age six, he
became a monk under his father, Venerable Qian An Qian. At
age ten, he accompanied his father to Jiashanyu, where he
showed his character as leader of the novice monks. Later,
due to overzealousness, he became morose and unreasonable,
laughing and talking out of turn, sitting and reclining at
the wrong times. One night while reciting a Han dynasty poem
aloud, he suddenly experienced a great awakening upon
reading the line, "wedded as man and wife, faithful is their
love." From then on, he could immediately understand all
those confused stories. He returned to bow to the Venerable
Bodhimi, who ordered him to succeed his father, Venerable
Qian An Qian, as leader of the assembly at Repaying
Kindness, Guanyin, and Perfection of Giving Monasteries.
Each time the Master sat on the high seat holding the whisk,
several hundred monks would gather around him. The Master's
Dharma lectures resembled peals of thunder and flashes of
lightning, delighting the assembly. In the third month of
the year gengzi during the Shunzhi reign period, he
manifested the stillness at the age of twenty-nine. His body
was placed in a stupa on Bochi Mountain.
Commentary:
According to the text, this Dhyana Master was quite
short-lived. He did not surpass the life span of Yan Zi
[disciple of Confucius], who died at thirty-three. The
Master died at twenty-nine. He didn't even make it to
thirty. Thus, he achieved his ideal early on. Since he had
an early success, he returned early. His name was Zicheng,
and he was called Dhyana Master Chuansui. The Master
was a son of the Wu family in Huai. He was a native
of Huaiyang in Jiangsu Province, and his lay surname was Wu
. His mother gave birth to him upon waking from a
dream in which the Buddha rubbed the crown of her head.
She was so afraid in the dream that her whole body broke out
in a sweat and she awoke. Upon awakening, she gave birth to
the Master.
At age six, he became a monk
under his father. His father was a monk known as
Venerable Qian An Qian, and the Master
donned the robes and left home under his father. At
age ten, he accompanied his father to visit good
advisors at Jiashanyu, where he showed his character
as leader of the novice monks. Though he was only
ten years old, he seemed to have the bearings of a leader
among the novices. He was outstanding among the Shramaneras.
He was their leader, and they had to listen to his orders.
Though he was a still a child, he was quite ambitious. He
had the demeanor of a leader.
Later, due to overzealousness, he
became morose and unreasonable. Because he pushed
himself too hard, he went insane. He became gloomy, unhappy
and unreasonable, and could not cooperate or get along with
anyone. He would be laughing raucously when
he shouldn't laugh, and talking out of turn.
When everyone else was standing, he would be sitting down as
if he were a seasoned cultivator, no matter how many of his
elders were present. He had no sense of etiquette.
And when others were sitting in meditation, he
would be reclining on the meditation bench
and taking a nap. Wouldn't you call that eccentric? He did
everything at the wrong times and behaved
very improperly. So you think it is good to be unruly?
One night while reciting a Han
dynasty poem aloud. When everyone else was
sleeping, he was reading poetry. But he wasn't reading
silently; he was chanting it very loudly. Monks are not
supposed to read poetry, but that's what he was doing. What
did the poem say? As Upasaka Zhou mentioned, it described Su
Wu, who had been banished by the Mongols and ordered to tend
a flock of rams (male sheep). The Mongols told him, "You may
return to China only when these rams bear lambs." And so he
was banished for life, in effect, for how could male sheep
give birth? All those male sheep staying together...
Probably the homosexuals in the world came from those rams
when they were reborn as people. Do you believe that? Go
look into it. Find an archaeologist and check it out!
He suddenly experienced a great
awakening upon reading the line, "wedded as man and wife,
faithful is their love." That describes the
complete faith that a couple has in each other. Neither
suspects the other. At that time, Su Wu and his wife were
like that; they could not see each other, and they suffered
the pain of being apart from their beloved. When the Master
read that line, he had an awakening. Why do you think he
awoke? I don't know. You'll have to look into it. If you
want to know, you got to apply yourself diligently and not
fear pain, and then you will understand.
There was no way to prove their truth.
However, no matter what story it was, he could understand it
right away without expending the slightest effort.
He returned to Bodhi
Monastery to bow to a good advisor. By that
time his father probably had either perfected the stillness
and was no longer around. Thus the Master paid respects to
the Venerable Bodhimi, who ordered him to succeed
his father, Venerable Qian An Qian, as leader of the
assembly at Repaying Kindness, Guanyin, and Perfection of
Giving Monasteries. Perhaps the Master's father had
retired and gone elsewhere, so the Venerable Bodhimi told
him to take his father's senior position and lead the
assembly. Thus he served as abbot at Repaying Kindness
Monastery, Guanyin Monastery, and at Perfection of Giving
Monastery. Each time the Master sat on the high seat
holding the whisk, several hundred monks would gather.
around him. The Master's Dharma lectures resembled peals of
thunder and flashes of lightning, holding everyone
spellbound and delighting the assembly. The
flashes of lightning left everyone in a daze. Everyone was
very happy.
In the third month of the year
gengzi during the Shunzhi reign period, he manifested
the perfection of the stillness at the age of twenty
nine. What a pity! He must have been very bright.
Heaven is jealous of people with much talent and ambition,
and took him back. He died at the young age of twenty-nine.
His body was placed in a stupa on Bochi Mountain.
~ To be continued
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