九华山禅宗杂谈

On Zen Buddhism in Jiuhua Mountain

唐代开始九华山即有禅宗传入,但九华山开山祖师僧地藏应该不是禅门中人。禅宗史籍中提及唐代九华山禅门人物是行者甘贽,他是南泉普愿禅师的在家弟子,是有名的居士。宋元时期九华山禅宗较为活跃,从隐居九华山的诗人杜荀鹤的诗中即能窥见一斑,此时最有名的禅僧是临济宗的大慧宗杲。明清以来,九华山禅宗传承脉络较为清晰,主要是临济宗和曹洞宗二大派系,曹洞宗寿昌系和云门系在九华山都有传播。

Zen Buddhism has been introduced to Jiuhua Mountain since Tang Dynasty, but ksitigarbha is not foregoer of Zen. In the historical records of Zen, Ganzhi is mentioned as the foregoer of Zen in Tang Dynasty, he is the secular disciple of the Zen master of Nanquanpuyuan, during Song and Yuan Dynasty, Zen in Jiuhua Mountain was very active, which is revealed in the poems by Du Xunhe, a seclusive poet in Jiuhua Mountain. The most famous Zen monk was Dahui Zonggao. Since Ming and Qing Dynasty, Zen in Jiuhua Mountain mainly inherits from Linji School, and Caodong School, Shouchan sect and Yunmen sect of Caodong school are spread in Jiuhua Mountain.