Lives of the Patriarchs - Forty-eighth Patriarch Dhyana Master Lyang Ching (Wholesome Celebration) of Syang Fu Monastery
The Master was the Dharma-heir of Dhyana Master Wen Hwei of Bau Lin (Jeweled Grove) Mountain. No records of his sayings or life-events are extant.
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- He sought for Masters amid the Jeweled Grove.
- The fog obscured the leopard's spots.
- Arrow and knife-blades came to challenge,
- But the enemy always went away crestfallen.
- He did not leave behind the slightest omen;
- His name did not fall into the dusty whirl.
- Right from his very person
- Came forth a very generous gift of the Dharma.
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Another verse says:
- He acted by not acting and practiced
- the teachings that could not be verbalized.
- The ten thousand things thrive together -- what is transmitted?
- No records of his sayings remain,
- and very rare are samples of his Chan dialogues.
- But he intently cultivated the field of his body and mind.
- The doors and walls are tight; it is difficult to take a peep.
- The windows are closed tightly; it's harder yet to look in.
- Tsau Creek runs in front of Jeweled Grove Mountain,
- Flowing on and on as it enters the great stream.
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Composed by Venerable Master Yun, Commentary by Venerable Master Hua Vajra Bodhi Sea, May 1991
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