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Sixty-Five: The Fifth Patriarch’s Fever and Chills 六十五、五祖寒热

Teacher Qi Zhijun | 2018-06-23 | Download | AI assisted translation

〖公案原文〗 [Original Text of the Koan]
五祖云：世人似发疟一般，寒一上、热一上，不觉过了一生矣。 The Fifth Patriarch said: “People in the world are like those with malaria: first a bout of chills, then a bout of fever. Unaware, they pass their whole lives this way.”
〖锯解秤砣〗 [Sawing Open the Steelyard Weight]
寒一上、热一上，就是：寒一阵子、热一阵子。寒，指的苦寒，比喻世间苦报，苦到极处，报在地狱；热，指的温暖，比喻世间福报，福到极处，报在天界。 “A bout of chills, a bout of fever” means a period of cold followed by a period of heat. Cold refers to bitter cold and symbolizes the suffering retribution of the world; when suffering reaches its extreme, one is reborn in the hells. Heat refers to warmth and symbolizes worldly blessed retribution; when blessings reach their extreme, one is reborn in the heavenly realms.
五祖法演禅师不用“暖”字，而用“热”字，重在指出：即使那天界之福亦是苦——无常故苦。寒一阵子、热一阵子，无常啊！就象患了疟疾一般，这是病苦啊！欲疗此病，须找医生，佛是大医王；期望病愈，当服良药，法是伽陀药；寻访医药，应问大众，僧是解脱众。 Chan Master Fayan, the Fifth Patriarch, does not use the word “warmth,” but “heat,” in order to emphasize that even the blessings of the heavenly realms are suffering—because they are impermanent. A period of cold, a period of heat: impermanence! It is like suffering from malaria; this is the suffering of illness. To cure this illness, one must find a physician: the Buddha is the great King of Physicians. In the hope of recovery, one must take good medicine: the Dharma is agada medicine. To seek medical treatment, one should consult the community: the Saṅgha is the community of liberation.
对于密乘弟子来说，根本上师集中地体现了佛法僧三宝，当至心依怙。 For disciples of the Vajrayāna, the root guru embodies the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha; one should rely upon them with utmost sincerity.
南无根本上师　元音阿阇黎！ Homage to the root guru, Acharya Yuanyin!
南无根本上师 元音阿阇黎！ 小师弟 08:04:28 7/20/02(无内容) Homage to the root guru, Acharya Yuanyin! Junior Dharma Brother 08:04:28 7/20/02 (no content)
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