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虚云法师

周末看了虚云法师的一本书,前面禅修部分也没什么特别的感悟,但是看了后半部分的虚云自述年谱,敬佩之情油然而生。老和尚活了一百二十岁,无愧近代禅宗一代法师。虚云是中国禅宗第十七代祖师,曹洞四十七代,临济四十三代,云门第十二代,法眼第八代,沩仰第八代。虚云一生淡泊,禅修苦行令人钦佩,重兴大理鸡足山迎祥寺(祝圣寺),兴昆明西山华亭寺(云栖寺),江西云居山真如寺,历任福建鼓山、广东南华、云门诸大寺住持。

虚云的年谱摘录如下。

以上三年住山洞。此三年中。居则岩穴。食则松毛。及青草叶。渴则饮涧水。日久裤履俱敝。仅一衲蔽体。头上束金刚圈。须发长盈尺。双目炯然。人望见之以为魅。怖而走。予亦不与人言谈。

初 一二年。时见胜境。不以为异。一心观照及念佛。处深山大泽中。虎狼不侵。蛇虫不损。不受人怜。不食人间烟火。幕天席地。万物皆备于我。心中欢悦。自以为四 禅天人也。夫世人之患。为口体耳。古人有所谓以一钵轻万钟者。我今并一钵而无之。无碍自在。因之胸次洒然。体力日强。耳目聪明。步履如飞。自问亦不自知其 所以然。后一年。乃随心所欲。随意所之。有山可住。有草可食。行行重行行。不觉又一年矣。

到显通寺住下。先到附近各刹进香。遍问文吉其人。无有知者。后与一老僧说及情由。老僧合掌曰。‘文殊菩萨化身也。’予即顶礼谢。

予进香礼拜时。忽闻大钟三声。土人均欢呼礼拜。称有异人至。则闻钟鼓鱼磬声。我等曾闻一二次鼓磬声。未闻大钟声也。今师傅礼拜闻大钟声。其有道乎。予谢弗敢。时己丑年七月三十日也。

一夕。夜放晚香时。开目一看。忽见大光明如同白昼。内外洞澈。隔垣见香灯师小解。又见西单师在圊中。远及河中行船。两岸树木种种色色。悉皆了见。是时才鸣 三板耳。翌日。询问香灯及西单。果然。予知是境。不以为异。至腊月八七。第三晚。六枝香开静时。护七例冲开水。溅予手上。茶杯堕地。一声破碎。顿断疑根。 庆快平生。如从梦醒。自念出家漂泊数十年。于黄河茅棚。被个俗汉一问。不知水是甚么。若果当时踏翻锅灶。看文吉有何言语。

指已燃毕。予自起立礼佛。

京中大乱。六月天津失守。七月联军陷北京。时王公大臣。有住龙泉寺者。与予相熟。乃劝予偕伊等随扈跸西行。

发视之。已霉高寸许坚冰如石。复成讶曰。‘你一定已半月矣。’

予在关中。迎祥寺一僧人至。称寺有放生雄鸡重数斤。极凶恶好斗。群鸡皆被伤冠羽。予即为说归戒。且教令念佛。未久。不复斗。独栖树上。不伤虫。不与不食。 久之闻钟磬即随众上殿。课毕仍栖树上。教以念佛。即作佛佛佛声音。后二年。一日晚课毕。站立举首。张翅三扇作念佛状。立化。数日不变。龛以葬之。

招包工移左二十八丈。来工人百余。拼力三天。无法动。不顾而去。予祷之伽蓝。讽佛咒。率十余僧人。移之左。哄动众观。惊为神助。

忽一黄牛奔至座前。跪下。双目流泪。随后牛主杨胜昌及多人至。杨以杀牛为业者。予向牛曰。‘汝欲逃生。须归依三宝。’牛点首。为其说三归依。令牛起立。驯如人。以金酬牛主。不受。

予度不可理喻。瞥见道旁有一巨石。重约数百斤。怡然语舁夫曰。‘此石与玉佛孰重。’众曰。‘二三倍之。’予两手举石离地尺许。群咋舌。乃婉谢曰。‘老和尚活佛也。’

是年张拙仙居士以雌雄二鹅。送至昆明云栖寺放生。请说归依。于时二鹅均俯首静听。至说戒毕。举首似喜状。自此起常随人上殿。人念诵。鹅即视听。人绕佛。鹅 随绕佛。久而不异。人皆喜之。经三年。一日。雌鹅于大殿门前旋行三转。举首望佛。蜕去。毛形不萎。盛以木盒。葬之。其雄鹅鸣声不止。意如恋慕。越数日不浴 不食。亦于殿前站立观佛。张翅一扇化去。仍以小棺殓之。二鹅共造一冢。

唐曰。‘闻雪能止喉病。今暮春矣。何得雪。’予曰。‘我为设坛。公竭诚求之。’唐斋戒。予礼诵。越日。雪下盈尺。喉疫顿止。群颂佛法不可思议云。

六月。放生园落成。郑琴樵居士送鹅一群来。中有雄鹅特异。权之十六斤余。闻木鱼声则张翅引吭。抱入佛堂。则镇日视佛。经月立化于佛前。不仆。

国府主席林公子超。居院长正。蒋公中正等。前后来南华。

经此数日。行凶各人目睹师行奇特。疑畏渐生。互相耳语。有似头目者。问僧曰。‘为甚么老家伙打不死的。’答曰。‘老和尚为众生受苦。为你们消灾。打不死的。久后自知。’其人悚然。从此不敢复向师施楚毒。

因师德望。不敢轻率。先叠成文告罪状。呈请主其事之最高级人物。批准执行。某阅毕一笑著令撤销。

至一时四十五分。侍者二人入视。见师右胁作吉祥卧。示寂矣。急报住持及大众。齐集诵经送行。日夜轮流念佛。十八日封龛。十九日荼毗。香气四溢。举火后。白 烟滚滚向上冲。开窑时。得五色舍利百余粒。小者无数。以白色为多。晶莹光洁。廿一日将骨灰奉安入云居山海会塔中。师世寿一百二十岁。僧腊一百零一岁。

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