The second ancestor Master Huike, commonly known as Ji, is a native of Tiger Prison (also known as Wugao County, now northwest of Chenggao County, Henan). Before Hui Ke was born, his father was always worried about having no children, thinking: "My family is good, how can I make it childless?" So he prayed to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas every day for protection, hoping to have a son and inherit the ancestral business. After praying sincerely for a while, one day at dusk, I sensed the light of the Buddha filling the room, and soon Hui Ke's mother became pregnant. In order to thank the Buddha, after Hui Ke was born, his parents named him "Light".
Hui Ke has been ambitious since childhood, open-minded, well-read and strong-remembered, widely involved in Confucian books, especially "poems" and "easy", likes to travel in the mountains and rivers, and is not interested in running a family. Later, he came into contact with the Buddhist scriptures, and deeply felt that "the teachings of Confucius, the rules of etiquette, the book of Zhuang Yi, and the wonderful principles are not exhausted", so he inhabited the Buddhist principles, transcended the outside of things, and was contented, and had the idea of becoming a monk. When his parents saw that his ambition could not be changed, they allowed him to become a monk. So he came to Longmen Xiangshan in Luoyang, studied Buddhism with Zen Master Baojing, and soon went to Yongmu Temple to receive full ordination. After that, he traveled to lecture halls all over the world to learn the teachings of Theravada Buddhism. After years of study, although Zen Master Hui Ke has a full understanding of the scriptures, personal life and death events are still a mystery to him.
At the age of thirty-two, Zen Master Hui Ke returned to Xiangshan, gave up the past practice of simply pursuing written knowledge, and began to practice. He meditates every day from morning to night, hoping to solve the problem of life and death through the power of meditation. Eight years passed like this. One day, while meditating, Zen Master Hui Ke suddenly saw a man of God standing in front of him and told him, "If you want to receive results, why should you stay in this evil?" If you want to attain the Holy Fruit, don't cling to sitting and staying here. The avenue is not far from you, so you can go south)! Zen Master Hui Ke knew that the ** god was igniting him at this time, so he changed his name to Shenguang. The next day, Zen Master Hui Ke felt an unbearable headache, like a needle pricking, and his shaving master, Zen Master Baojing, wanted to find a doctor to give him **. At this time, Zen Master Hui Ke heard a voice in the air telling him: "This is rebirth, not an ordinary headache." Hui Ke then told his teacher what he had heard. When Zen Master Baojing saw that his parietal bone was indeed like a five-peak bulge, he said to Zen Master Hui Ke: "This is an auspicious appearance, and you must be enlightened." When God guides you to the south, he is clearly telling you that Master Daruma facing the wall of Shaolin Temple is your teacher. ”
Hui Ke Zen Master then said goodbye to Bao Jing Zen Master, went to Shaomu Mountain, came to the place where the Da Mo Patriarch faced the wall, and served day and night. At first, Patriarch Daruma meditated with his face facing the wall, ignoring him at all, let alone teaching him. However, Hui Ke was not discouraged, and his heart became more and more respectful and pious. He constantly used the spirit of Gude to forget his body for the law to inspire himself: "In the past, people sought the Tao, knocked out the bones and extracted the marrow, pricked the blood to relieve the hunger, covered the mud with hair, and threw themselves into the cliff to feed the tiger. If Gu Shang is like this, who am I? In this way, he stayed outside the cave from morning to night every day, and did not dare to slack off at all.
After a while, on the night of the ninth day of the lunar month, the weather suddenly became cold, the wind was biting, and it snowed heavily. Zen Master Hui Ke was still standing there, not moving, and when it was almost dawn, the snow was up to his knees.
At this time, Patriarch Daruma slowly turned his head, glanced at him, felt pity, and asked, "What should you ask for in the snow for a long time?" ”
With tears in his eyes, Zen Master Hui Ke replied sadly: "May the monk be merciful, open the door of nectar, and expand the breadth of the group." ”
Patriarch Daruma said: "The Buddhas are supreme and wonderful, diligent in the wilderness, difficult to do, and endure without forbearance." How can we be virtuous and wise, light-hearted and slow-hearted, want to take the true vehicle, and work in vain (the supreme wonderful path taught by the Buddhas requires tireless and diligent practice, doing what ordinary people can't do, and forbearance what ordinary people can't endure, before it can be attained.) How can it be that a person who is petty in virtue and wisdom and light-hearted and slow-hearted can attain it? If you want to take a multiplication with small virtue and small wisdom, light heart and slow heart, you can only be a fool's dream, and you will work hard in vain, and there will be no results). ”
After listening to the teachings and encouragement of the patriarch, in order to express his earnest gravity and determination to seek the Dharma, Zen Master Hui Ke secretly picked up a sharp knife, cut off his left arm with a click, and placed it in front of the patriarch. Suddenly blood turned red in the snow.
Patriarch Dharma was moved by the pious actions of Zen Master Hui Ke and knew that Zen Master Hui Ke was a Dharma instrument, so he said: "The Buddhas first sought the Tao and forgot their form for the Dharma. Now, in order to seek the Dharma, you are also following the example of the Buddhas in front of me and cutting off your own arm, so that you will definitely be able to seek the Dharma. ”
Patriarch Daruma then changed the name of the divine light to Hui Ke.
Zen Master Hui Ke asked, "Can you smell the Dharma seals of the Buddhas?" ”
The patriarch said: "The Dharma seals of the Buddhas are obtained from people. ”
Zen Master Hui Ke was very dazed when he heard this, so he said, "My heart is not restless, and I beg for the master and peace." ”
The patriarch replied, "Bring your heart to you." ”
Zen Master Hui Ke pondered for a long time and replied, "You can't find your heart. ”
The patriarch then replied, "I am at peace with you." ”
Zen Master Hui Ke listened to the patriarch's answer, and immediately realized that he was enthusiastic. It turns out that there is no real heart to be gained, and there is no real "uneasy" to be safe, and peace and uneasiness are all delusions.
After Zen Master Hui Ke became enlightened, he continued to stay with Patriarch Daruma for six years (also said nine years), and then inherited the mantle of the patriarch and became the second patriarch of Zen Buddhism.
According to historical records, after the second ancestor Hui can pay the law to the second ancestor monk Can, he will go to Yedu, Taoguang to raise obscurity, change the shape of the instrument, say the law as appropriate, or enter the wine shop, or too slaughter, or talk on the street, or follow the servants, one tone is smooth, and the four people take refuge, such as for 34 years.
Someone once asked the second patriarch: "The teacher is a Taoist, why is this the case (**You are a monk, and the monks have the precepts of being a monk, how can you go in and out of these unclean places)?" ”
The second ancestor replied: "I adjust my mind, what does it matter to you (I observe and adjust my own mind by myself, what does it have to do with you)!" ”
Although he has no intention of promoting his own Zen teachings, the number of people who know his Zen teachings is increasing day by day. As his influence expanded day by day, his Dharma propagation activities were attacked by the monks who were guarding ** at that time. At that time, there was a master named Bianhe, who preached the "Nirvana Sutra" in the temple, and his apprentices listened to the ** of Hui Ke Zen Master, and gradually left the chair and followed Hui Ke Zen Master to learn the ancestral Zen. Master Bianhe was so angry that he slandered Zen Master Hui Ke in front of Yi Zai Zhai Zhongkan, saying that he was bewitching the public. Zhai Zhongkan listened to Master Bianhe's slander and illegally attacked Master Hui Ke. Zen Master Hui Ke was obedient and had no complaints. It is recorded in the lantern record that Zen Master Hui Ke lived one hundred and seven years old, and died in the thirteenth year of Emperor Wen of Sui (593).
Regarding the teachings of Zen Master Hui Ke during his lifetime, there are a few records in the first volume of the "Records of the Teachers of Ranga". Hui Ke Zen Master's "Brief Explanation of Cultivation and Enlightenment of the Heart" cloud:
Ranga Sutra "Cloud: Muni silent contemplation, yes, is far away from life and death, is called not to take. In this life and the next life, all the Buddhas of the ten directions, if there is one person who does not become a Buddha because of sitting meditation, there is no use. "Ten Earth Sutra" clouds: In the body of all living beings, there is a Vajra Buddha, like a sun wheel, the body is clear and complete, vast and boundless, only for the five shades and heavy clouds to cover the obstacles, and the sentient beings are not seen. If there is a wise wind, the five shades are fluttering, the heavy clouds are extinguished, and the Buddha nature is round, and it is clear and pure. "Huayan Sutra" clouds: vast as the Dharma realm, like the void, like the light in the bottle, can not shine outside, also like the clouds and mist in the world, all directions rise, the world is dark, the daylight rises clearly and cleanly, the daylight is not bad, only for the fog barrier. The purity of all sentient beings is also the same, just for the sake of climbing, delusional thoughts, troubles, and obstacles to the holy path, which cannot be revealed. If delusions do not arise, sit silently and purely, on the day of great nirvana, it will be naturally clear and pure. Vulgar book cloud: Ice is born in water and ice curbs water, ice disappears and water passes; Delusion arises from the truth and delusions the truth, delusion and truthfulness. That is, the sea of the heart is clear, and the body is empty. Therefore, scholars who follow the written language as the Tao, like a lamp in the wind, cannot be broken, and the flame is extinguished. If there is nothing to do when you sit down, such as a lamp in a secret room, you will be able to break the gap and make things clear. ......If sincerity is not internal, the Buddhas of Hengsha in the three worlds will do nothing. It is to know all living beings and to know their own minds. The Buddha does not save sentient beings, if the Buddha can save sentient beings, in the past I met the immeasurable Buddhas of Hengsha, why did I not become a Buddha? It's just that sincerity is not inward, and the mouth is spoken, but the heart is not good, and it will inevitably be shaped by karma in the end. Therefore, Buddha nature is like the sun and moon in the world, there is fire in wood, and there is Buddha nature in people, also known as Buddha nature lamp, also known as nirvana mirror, bright in the sun and moon, round inside and outside, boundless. It's like alchemy, the gold is exhausted, the gold is not bad, all living beings are dead and dead, and the Dharma body is not bad. It is also like the mud mass is bad, just like the waves are extinguished, the water nature is not bad, all beings are destroyed by life and death, and the Dharma body is not broken. ......Huayan Sutra "Cloud: For example, a poor person counts his treasure day and night, and he has no money, and the same is true for many people. If you are reluctant to return, you will learn the same words, then you will fry the water for ice, boil the soup and look for snow. ......
There is another layman, who heard the shenghua of the two ancestors, and sent a good message to the book: "The shadow rises from the form, and the sound comes one after another." Make the shadow and work the form, and don't know the form as the shadow. Raise the sound to stop the sound, and I don't know that the sound is the root of the sound. In addition to troubles and fun nirvana, metaphor to remove the form and look for shadows. Leaving sentient beings and seeking Buddha fruits, it is a silent voice and looking for sounds. Therefore, knowing the way of confusion and enlightenment, foolishness is not different. There is no name, because the name is not born. It is unreasonable, because its reasoning is arguing. Transfiguration is not real, who is right and wrong? Falsehood and unreality, what is emptiness? There will be nothing to gain and nothing to lose. Before I had time to make a confession, I talked about this intention and waited to answer it. After reading it, Zen Master Hui Ke returned to the book
The meaning of the observation is true, and the truth is not different.
This Mimani is rubble, and suddenly realizes that it is a true pearl.
Ignorance, wisdom, etc., are the same, and when you know all the laws, it is the same.
The apprentices of this second sight wrote a book.
There is no difference between contemplating the body and the Buddha, so why look for the other. ”
The two quotations quoted above basically represent the Zen teachings of Zen Master Hui Ke and the mainstream of the development of Zen Buddhism in later generations.