一指禅 林钰堂 唯举一指应当机，佛陀真骨渡群迷； 跋 佛陀指骨由西安飞台湾渡众。参礼必蒙加被，开悟还视机缘。禅门公案，天龙一指，接得俱胝。其后凡有参问，俱胝唯竖一指。童子抄袭，以为便是。俱胝为救其着相之误，乘其竖指而以刀断之，再问彼，“如何是佛”？童子举手不见指头，亦悟。愿大众朝礼圣体之际，咸能“见诸相非相，即见如来”。 One-finger Awakening Yutang Lin Only raising one finger in reply to inquiries; Comment: An authentic finger bone of Sakyamuni Buddha has been flown from Xi An to Taiwan to bless the multitude. Whoever attends its presence to pay homage would surely be blessed. However, awakening remains a matter of proper combination of opportune conditions. In a well-known anecdote, Gong An, of Chan School Tian Long raised one finger in reply to Ju Zhi's puzzles, and Ju Zhi thereby attained comprehension. Thereafter whenever someone raised a question to Ju Zhi he would simply raise one finger in response. A boy imitated his act and thought that, that was it. Ju Zhi wanted to correct that boy's mistake of grasping to a superficial act, so he asked the boy, "How is Buddha?" While the boy raised one finger, he cut the finger off with a knife. The boy in pain ran out, and Ju Zhi asked again, "How is Buddha?" The boy habitually raised his hand but saw no finger; thereupon he also comprehended. May all that attend the holy relic be able to "see all phenomena to be non-phenomena, and that is seeing Tathagata." (This last part is quoted from the Diamond Sutra.)
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