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 Fanguang Jingcan (17th c.)
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 Dhyana Master Fanguang ("Abundant Light") Jingcan
("Pure Gems"),
Patriarch of the
Seventieth
Generation 
 Lives of the Patriarchs 
Composed by the Elder Master Hsu Yun ( Xuyun, 1840-1959) 
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Commentary by the Venerable Master Hua on July

18, 1985 ( Xuanhua, 1918-1995) 
Vajra Bodhi Sea (VBS): A Monthly Journal of Orthodox
Buddhism, No. 330-331. 
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The Master was born in Jinling to the Zhu family. He studied with Dhyana
Master Bianshan and had an awakening. Shortly thereafter he went into seclusion.
Upon hearing the sound of a fruit falling from a tree and hitting a tile, he was
greatly enlightened. He composed a verse: "I came in contact with it many
times before, but now I've met it for real." He left seclusion and went to
express his gratitude to Dhyana Master Bianshan in Baizhang's place. 
The Master said, "I've come a thousand miles to beg the Master to receive
me." Bianshan gave him a beating. The Master said, "I thank the
Venerable Monk for receiving me." 
Bianshan said, "Who's going to pay back the money for the straw
sandals?" 
The Master said, "How could I dare to mention this matter in the
Venerable Monk's honorable presence?" 
Bianshan said, "Now that you've been beaten, say something!" 
The Master said, "The first month of spring is cold. I respectfully hope
that the Venerable Monk takes good care of himself." Then he left. 
Not long afterwards, Bianshan entrusted his robe and whisk to him. In the year
of binxu of the Sunzhi reign period, he inherited the abbotship from Bianshan.
In his old age he lived at Jinxian ("Golden Immortal") Monastery in
Gusu. The Master's virtue and practice were extraordinary. He encouraged the
assembly by setting personal example . In the spring of the year of wuxu, he
departed in a sitting position. A full-body stupa was erected at Bianshan (Bian
Mountain), north of the bridge on Za River. He lived for fifty-nine years, and
twenty-some disciples inherited his Dharma. 
Commentary: 
This Dhyana Master Fanguang came from the same family as Hong-wu Zhu [the
first emperor of the Ming dynasty, 'hong' sounds like "red"]; his name
was Lyu-wu Zhu [lyu = "green"]. He was also known as Dhyana
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Master Jingcan ("Pure Gems"). The Master was born in
Jinling to the Zhu family. Since Hongwu Zhu had his capital
in Nanjing, all those by the surname Zhu went to Jinling [Nanjing], settled
there, and produced many offspring. And so this Master was a son of the Zhu
family. He studied with Dhyana Master Bianshan and had an
awakening. He had a bit of enlightenment. Shortly
thereafter he went into seclusion. While in seclusion, he didn't
have much to do, so he looked for something to do. What did he do? He secretly
listened to what people were doing outside. Every day he paid attention to
external sounds. When he reached the utmost point of stillness, his mind moved.
Since he couldn't keep himself focused inward, he sought outside. What did he
listen to as he sought outside? Just as he was intently and stealthily trying to
see how far he could listen, [ upon hearing the sound of a fruit falling
from a tree and hitting a tile,] he was greatly enlightened. He
was shocked into enlightenment. He was so terrified that he turned back. He
understood, and never listened on the sly again. He'd listened enough. He didn't
dare to listen anymore. 
sans-serif">He composed a verse . It's not mentioned how many
lines the verse was, but one line said: "I came in contact
with it many times before, but now I've met it for real." In
the past he ran into it, but didn't recognize it. Now he truly saw it for what
it was. What did he recognize? The thing he ran into. You can't find it, nor can
you see or hear it. You reason that he heard it on the sly, so you want to
listen on the sly, too, but while he could hear it, you can't. He truly and
actually knew that it was there. This line of verse proved that he was
enlightened. It certified that he had recognized his original face.
He opened the door of his seclusion cell and
left seclusion . A seclusion cell is usually sealed and locked,
so that no one can leave or enter. But now, as he had broken through the door,
he could go out or in as he pleased. And then he
 went to express his gratitude to Dhyana Master Bianshan in
Baizhang's Way- place. 
sans-serif">The Dhyana Master
 Jingcan said, "I've come a thousand miles to
beg the Master to receive me." He was bragging about his own
merit, saying, "I've come from such a long way, you must transmit the
Dharma to me. If you don't, my trip will have been in vain." He was asking
for pity. He said, "I implore the Master to accept my request. Please give
me guidance on the points I don't understand." When Dhyana Master
 Bianshan heard him talking like that, he
 gave him a beating , slapping him on the face and saying,
"You deserve a beating, you..." The Master said, "I
thank the Venerable Monk for receiving me." The Master
thought Dhyana Master Bianshan was kidding, so he said, "I thank the
Venerable Monk for teaching me; now I understand." 
Dhyana
Master Bianshan couldn't tell whether he was being
serious or not, so he said, "Who's going to pay back the
money for the straw sandals? You've worn out so many pairs of
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straw sandals. Who are you going to ask to pay for them?" 
sans-serif">The Master said, "How could I dare to mention this
matter in the Venerable Monk's honorable presence?" His
meaning was, "In any case, I wouldn't dare to ask you to pay my debt for
me. I couldn't ask to borrow money from you to pay for my sandals. In your
honorable presence, I wouldn't dare to bring this up." He was saying that
he wouldn't be so rash and rude, like a country bumpkin, someone who didn't
follow the rules. "I wouldn't be dare to be so unruly in your presence,
Venerable Monk," he said. 
sans-serif">Bianshan said, "Now that you've been beaten, say
something! Ultimately, how much is it worth? Speak up! What's
your understanding? Do you really understand? You haven't said enough. Tell me
about the Dharma door within your mind." But the Master acted as if he
hadn't heard the question. The Master said, "The first month
of spring is cold. " Dhyana Master Bianshan had asked him to talk
about what he had awakened to in his mind, but he couldn't answer, because
anything he said would be "adding a head on top of his head." So he
said, "The first month of spring is cold." In Chinese, there are
special names for the first, second, and third months of each season. For
example, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the eighth month, which is the second
month of fall. The seventh month is the first month of fall, the eighth month is
the second month of fall, and the ninth month is the third month of fall. The
three months of winter are the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months. So he
said, "The first month of spring is quite cold. I
very earnestly and respectfully hope that the Venerable
Monk takes good care of himself." Then he left. Take a look
at Master Jingcan! He was given a beating for uttering a polite sentence. After
that he asked the Venerable Monk to take care of himself, and then he departed.
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From
last issue: Master Jingcan was given a beating for uttering a polite
sentence. After that he asked the Venerable Monk to take care of himself, and
then he departed. 
</blockquote> Commentary: 
Not long afterwards, in just a short while,
Dhyana Master Bianshan entrusted his robe , alms
bowl, and dust- whisk to him.
These are the Dharma articles used by an abbot. In the
year of binxu of the Sunzhi reign period, he inherited the abbotship from
Bianshan. He became the abbot at Bian Mountain. In
his old age he lived at Jinxian ("Golden Immortal") Monastery in Gusu
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, which is Suzhou [Sichuan Province]. 
sans-serif">The Master's virtue and practice were extraordinary.
Ordinary people couldn't compare to him. He was an outstanding
individual that history has not seen the likes of ever again. He
encouraged the assembly by setting an example of himself. No
matter what he was doing, he always set a good example by putting the principles
into practice himself. He would do the things that no one else was willing to
do. In the spring of the year of wuxu, he departed in a sitting
position. He completed the stillness. A full-body
stupa was erected at Bianshan (Bian Mountain), north of the bridge on Za River.
He lived for fifty-nine years, and twenty-some disciples inherited his Dharma.

sans-serif">A verse in praise says: 
A fruit fell from the treetop, 
Triggering an instantaneous breakthrough. 
He plumbed the depths of the Dharma 
And seized Baizhang's banner. 
He assumed the abbotship at the peak of Bian,
 
And the unicorn tracks followed in continual succession.
 
His spiritual Way spread across the whole country:
 
An ancient Buddha at Golden Immortal. 
A fruit fell from the treetop, hitting the
tile with a "plop," triggering an instantaneous
breakthrough. He was greatly enlightened right then and there.

sans-serif">He plumbed the depths of the Dharma , understand
the true source of the Dharma, and seized Baizhang's banner.
He captured Baizhang's banner at Baizhang's place. Actually, he didn't
take it over by force. He was simply so outstanding that someone transmitted the
Dharma to him. He assumed the abbotship at the peak of Bian
. He was the abbot at Bian Mountain. And the unicorn
tracks followed in continual succession. Since he conducted
himself in such a lofty and noble manner, his disciples were all extraordinary
people, comparable to the unicorn. Unicorns are humane creatures, in that they
are careful never to tread on living things. They can't bear to step on ants or
insects and crush them to death. Since they have such compassion, they are
considered very auspicious animals. They are also very rare, and the path they
walk is not the same as that of other beings. So the text says that "the
unicorn tracks followed in succession." His disciples were all very
outstanding, and there was an unending succession of them. 
sans-serif">His spiritual Way spread across the whole country ,
reaching every corner of the world. He was like an ancient Buddha
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at Golden Immortal Monastery, turning the ship of compassion
around to teach living beings. 
sans-serif">Another verse says: 
The son of Zhu from Jinling, the Venerable Jincan,
 
Cultivated in quiet seclusion, reciting the spiritual
texts. 
When the tree swayed, the ripe fruit broke from the stem
and fell. 
Amidst floral scent and birdsong, there was a great
turnaround. 
He faced reality and took the test. 
Hearing about emptiness, he awakened to his past lives.
 
To exhort the assembly, he himself set a good example.
 
A model for ten thousand generations, he created lasting
merit. 
A certain shameless person who had nothing better to do decided to show off
his amateur skills and write a few useless verses, messing up the blank white
paper. His verse says: The son of Zhu from Jinling,
 known as the Venerable Jincan after
he left the home-life, cultivated in quiet seclusion, reciting the
spiritual texts. No one knew he was there, because he never did
any publicity for himself. He never went on television or radio to promote
himself. He just recited Sutras and mantras on his own, allowing them to
saturate his mind. 
sans-serif">When the tree swayed in the wind ,
the ripe fruit broke from the stem and fell with a plop on a
piece of tile. He was like a ripe melon falling from the vine.
 Amidst floral scent and birdsong, there was a great turnaround.
Smelling the fragrance of the flowers and listening to the birds
chirping, he understood. He became enlightened and experienced a turnaround. He
awakened to birth and death. He was like a dead person coming back to life.

After
his enlightenment, he faced reality and took the test
 that Dhyana Master Bianshan gave him to certify his state.
Hearing about the principle of true
 emptiness, he awakened to his past lives. He
comprehended what his past lives were all about. To exhort the
assembly, he himself set a good example. He could encourage
everyone to practice; he was able to serve as a representative and model for
them. So as a good model for ten
thousand generations, he created lasting merit. His merit in
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