38.鎮江焦山大水 Meeting the Venerable Master Ta Shui of Chiao Shan Mountain on the Chen River

鎮江焦山大水

焦山位于鎮江中心清流激湍中。形如蹲伏巨獅。山上建有慧居禪寺。住持為大水和尚。乃當時得道高僧。公四十歲時來此親近。時有清朝宮保彭玉塵。督水師駐防。屢邀公談佛法甚敬信。

宣化偈曰： 鎮江焦山大水師。慧居禪寺海眾知。 將軍護法敬三寶。緣公法化破障執。

Meeting the Venerable Master Ta Shui of Chiao Shan Mountain on the Chen River

Chiao Mountain is situated in the midst of the flowing rapids of the Chen River and has the shape of a large crouching lion. The Hui Chu (Abiding Wisdom) Dhyana Monastery is located on the mountain. Its Abbot was the Venerable Ta Shui (Great Waters) who was an eminent Sangha member of that era and one who had attained the Way. When the Master Yun was forty years of age. he arrived there to draw near to the Venerable Master, At that time. P’eng Yu Lin (a director of the palace police force in the Ch’ ing Dynasty) was staying at the monastery and requested the Master Yun to speak the Dharma. P’eng was deeply respectful and sincere.

The verse says: Of Chiao Mountain on the Chen River, the Venerable Master Ta Shui, And the Hui Chu Dhyana Monastery, everyone far and wide has heard. A Dharma Protecting military general paid reverence to the Triple Jewel. Affinities with the Master’s teaching broke his obstructive attachments.