Fóyǔ Yù chánshī yǔlù 佛語御禪師語錄
Recorded Sayings of Chán Master Fó-yǔ Yù by 徹御 (說), 法傑 (等編), 法秀 (等編), 聖可 (序)
About the work
Single-juan yǔlù of Fóyǔ Chèyù 徹御 佛語徹御 (d. 1674-01-21, age 40), LínjìYángqí dharma-heir of Huìjué Zhàoyī 照衣 慧覺照衣 (1605–1673) at Yúzhōu Xiāngguósì 渝州香國寺 (Chóngqìng). Compiled by fǎsì Fǎjié 法傑 + Yìtáng Fǎxiù 法秀 děng biān. Front-preface by Shèngkě Déyù 聖可 / 德玉 (1628–1701) — Chèyù’s dharma-uncle in the Pòshān-line. Printed as Jiāxīng Canon J35 B341.
Abstract
Authorship. Per the 徹御 note: native of Jiāzhōu 嘉州 (Sìchuān), lay surname Fàn 范. Tonsured at age 10 under Zhàoyī. Awakening on a corpse-meditation incident. Sole abbacy at Chóngqìng Xiāngguósì. Died 康熙12 12/15 = 1674-01-21 Gregorian, age 40.
Dating. notBefore = c. 1665 (post-transmission preaching). notAfter = 1674 (death). Brief 40-year life and one-juan extent reflect the brevity of his ministry.
Lineage. Pòshān Hǎimíng → Huìjué Zhàoyī → Fóyǔ Chèyù → Yìtáng Fǎxiù 法秀. The Pòshān-line through Zhàoyī produced multiple short-lived but documented yǔlù — Chèyù at age 40, Fǎxiù succession at Xiāngguósì.
Tiyao
Not applicable — Jiā-xīng-canon imprint (J35 B341).
Translations and research
- See KR6q0486 for his master Zhào-yī’s yǔ-lù; KR6q0488 for his dharma-uncle / preface-writer Dé-yù’s yǔ-lù.
Other points of interest
- Brief 40-year life. Among the shortest documented Pòshān-line ministries; the volume preserves intensive 1670s preaching at Chóngqìng Xiāngguósì in his last decade.