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English version: Kuo Tieh Sa Lo and eleven other nuns arrived at Hsien Ta, where those nuns were already proficient in the Song language. Thereupon, they requested Sangha Varman to re-ordain more than three hundred people in the ordination platform of Nanlin Temple, one after another. Kuo Tieh Sa Lo was thirty-four years old that year. At that time, she was meditating, and after a long time, the Vina (manager in the monastery) deliberately touched her and said that she was dead. The temple officials were surprised and went to see, and saw that her body was indeed cold and stiff, with only a slight breath flowing. Just as they were about to move her away, she opened her eyes and spoke and smiled as usual. Therefore, the foolish people were shocked and admired, and did not know her final destination. Biography of Nun Jingcheng of Zhulin Temple in Dongxiang, Shanyang, Fifteenth Jingcheng, whose original surname was Liu and given name was Sheng, was a native of Qiao Commandery. She was strict and diligent in upholding the precepts, and recited 450,000 words of scriptures. The temple was next to the mountains and forests, without any noise and disturbance. She meditated with her heart and forever cut off the troubles of the world. Once, someone lost a cow and kept searching for it. At night, he came to the mountain and saw a very bright fire in the temple's forest, but when he arrived there was nothing. Often a tiger followed Jingcheng back and forth. If Jingcheng was meditating, the tiger would squat beside her. If the nuns in the temple committed a crime and did not repent in time, the tiger would be furious. If they repented, it would be happy. Later, Jingcheng temporarily left the mountain and met a woman from the north on the road. She greeted her casually, but felt very happy, as if she were an old friend. The woman's surname was Qiu, and her given name was Wenjiang, and she was a native of Boping. She was naturally fond of Buddhism, and heard that there were profound teachings in the south, and that the passes were open, so she managed to come here. So she became a nun. Since they shared the same aspirations, the two of them did not rely on food, but only consumed hemp and artemisia. Their reputation reached the capital of the Lu (the capital of the northern minorities), and the Lu people thought they were saints and sent people from afar to welcome them. The two of them did not like the border, so they deliberately behaved badly and spoke humbly. The Lu ruler set up a rich meal for them, and they ate it all. Therefore, the Lu people despised them and no longer detained them. Jingcheng and Wenjiang returned to their original temple. Jingcheng was ninety-three years old and died without illness. Biography of Nun Faxiang of Taixuan Terrace Temple in Wu, Sixteenth Faxiang, whose original surname was Hou, was a native of Dunhuang. She was pure and chaste in character, and her talent and knowledge were outstanding. She was devoted to learning and did not abandon her studies because of repeated difficulties. She was content with poverty and did not change her mind because of wealth and honor. She married into the Fu family, but her family was troubled. Fu Jian (emperor of the Former Qin) was defeated, and her family members were scattered. She became a nun and upheld the precepts, and her faith and understanding became deeper. She often saved her own food and clothing and gave the good things to the older and wise nuns and monks in the temple. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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谏曰。慧宿质野言不出口。佛法经律曾未厝心。欲学禅定又无师范。专顽拙讷是下愚人耳。何不种以上田而修此下福。答曰。田之胜负唯圣乃知。我既凡人宁立取舍。遇有如施何关作意耶。慧宿后建禅斋七日。至第三夜与众共坐。众起不起。众共观之。坚如木石牵持不动。或谓已死。后三日起。起后如常。众方异之。始悟法相深相领照矣。其如此类前后非一。相年逮桑榆操行弥笃。年九十余。元嘉末卒也。 东青园寺业首尼传十七 业首。本姓张。彭城人也。风仪峻整戒行清白。深解大乘善构妙理。弥好禅诵造次无怠。宋高祖武皇帝雅相敬异。文帝少时从受三归。住永安寺供施相续。元嘉二年王景深母范氏。以王坦之故祠堂地施首。起立寺舍。名曰青园。斋肃徒众甚有风规。潘贵妃叹曰。首尼弘振佛法甚可敬重。以元嘉十五年。为首更广寺。西创立佛殿。复拓寺北造立僧房。赈给所须寺业兴立。众二百人法事不绝。春秋稍高仰者弥盛。累以耆艾自陈众咸不许。年九十。大明六年而卒。时又有净哀宝英法林。并以立身清洁有声京县。哀久禅诵任事清允。泰始五年卒。英建塔五层。阅理有勤。蔬食精进。泰始六年卒。林博览经律老而不懈。元徽元年卒。又有弟子昙寅。兼通禅律。简绝荣华。不𨶳朝市。元徽六 现代汉语译本：有人劝谏说：‘慧宿（Huisu）这个人沉默寡言，佛法经律从未放在心上，想要学习禅定又没有老师指导，完全是个愚笨迟钝的下等人。为什么不种植良田来修这种低等的福报呢？’慧宿回答说：‘田地的好坏只有圣人才能知道，我既然是凡人，怎么能妄自取舍呢？遇到有需要布施的情况，又与我的主观意愿有什么关系呢？’慧宿后来建造禅房七天。到了第三天晚上，与众人一起打坐。众人起身，慧宿却一动不动。大家一起观察他，像木头石头一样坚硬，拉都拉不动。有人认为他已经死了。三天后，慧宿起身，起身之后一切如常。众人才觉得惊异，开始领悟到佛法的深奥之处。像这样的事情，前后不止一次。慧宿的年龄渐渐老去，但操守品行更加坚定。九十多岁时，在元嘉末年去世。 东青园寺的业首（Yeshou）尼姑传记十七 业首，原本姓张，是彭城人。她风度庄重，持戒清白，深刻理解大乘佛法，擅长阐述精妙的义理。她非常喜欢禅修诵经，时刻不懈怠。宋高祖武皇帝非常敬重她。文帝年少时曾向她受三归依。她住在永安寺，供养布施不断。元嘉二年，王景深的母亲范氏，因为王坦之的缘故，将祠堂的土地捐献给业首，让她建造寺庙，命名为青园。她管理寺庙和僧众非常严格，很有规矩。潘贵妃赞叹说：‘业首尼姑弘扬佛法，非常值得敬重。’元嘉十五年，潘贵妃为业首扩建寺庙，在西边新建佛殿，又扩建寺庙北边的僧房，供给寺庙所需，寺庙事业兴旺发达。寺庙有二百僧人，法事不断。业首年龄渐高，仰慕她的人更加众多。她多次以年老体弱为由请求退隐，但众人都不同意。九十岁时，在大明六年去世。当时还有净哀（Jingai）、宝英（Baoying）、法林（Falin），都以立身清白而闻名京城。净哀长期禅修诵经，做事清正允当，泰始五年去世。宝英建造五层佛塔，管理寺庙勤勤恳恳，粗茶淡饭，泰始六年去世。法林博览经律，老而不懈怠，元徽元年去世。还有弟子昙寅（Tanyin），兼通禅宗和律宗，生活简朴，不追求荣华富贵，不靠近朝廷和市场。元徽六年
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English version: Someone advised, 'Huisu (慧宿), this person is taciturn, has never taken Buddhist scriptures and precepts to heart, wants to learn meditation but has no teacher to guide him, and is completely a foolish and dull inferior person. Why not cultivate superior fields and cultivate this inferior fortune?' Huisu replied, 'Only sages know the superiority or inferiority of fields. Since I am a mortal, how can I arbitrarily choose? When there is a need for almsgiving, what does it have to do with my subjective intention?' Later, Huisu built a meditation room for seven days. On the third night, he sat with the crowd. The crowd got up, but Huisu remained motionless. Everyone watched him together, as hard as wood and stone, unable to be pulled. Some thought he was dead. Three days later, Huisu got up, and after getting up, everything was as usual. Only then did the crowd feel surprised and begin to understand the profoundness of the Dharma. Such things happened more than once. Huisu's age gradually increased, but his conduct and behavior became more firm. He died in the late Yuanjia period at the age of ninety-plus. Biography of Nun Yeshou (业首) of Dongqingyuan Temple Seventeen Yeshou, originally surnamed Zhang, was from Pengcheng. She had a dignified demeanor, pure precepts, deeply understood Mahayana Buddhism, and was good at expounding subtle principles. She was very fond of meditation and chanting scriptures, and was diligent at all times. Emperor Wu of Song Gaozu greatly respected her. Emperor Wen received the Three Refuges from her when he was young. She lived in Yong'an Temple, and offerings and almsgiving continued. In the second year of Yuanjia, Fan, the mother of Wang Jingshen, donated the land of the ancestral hall to Yeshou because of Wang Tanzhi, allowing her to build a temple, named Qingyuan. She managed the temple and monks very strictly and had a lot of rules. Concubine Pan praised, 'Nun Yeshou promotes Buddhism and is very respectable.' In the fifteenth year of Yuanjia, Concubine Pan expanded the temple for Yeshou, built a new Buddha hall in the west, and expanded the monks' quarters north of the temple, providing for the needs of the temple, and the temple's affairs flourished. There were two hundred monks in the temple, and Dharma services continued. As Yeshou's age increased, those who admired her became more numerous. She repeatedly requested to retire due to old age and weakness, but everyone disagreed. She died in the sixth year of Daming at the age of ninety. At that time, there were also Jingai (净哀), Baoying (宝英), and Falin (法林), all of whom were known in the capital for their pure conduct. Jingai meditated and chanted scriptures for a long time, and was upright and fair in her work. She died in the fifth year of Taishi. Baoying built a five-story pagoda, managed the temple diligently, and lived on simple vegetarian meals. She died in the sixth year of Taishi. Falin was well-versed in scriptures and precepts, and was tireless even in old age. He died in the first year of Yuanhui. There was also a disciple, Tanyin (昙寅), who was proficient in both Chan and Vinaya, lived a simple life, did not pursue wealth and glory, and did not approach the court and the market. Yuanhui six -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 年卒。 景福寺法辩尼传十八
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法辩。丹阳人也。少出家为景福寺慧果弟子。忠谨清慎雅有素检。弊衣蔬饭不食薰辛。高简之誉早盛京邑。杨州刺史琅瑘王郁甚相敬礼。后从道林寺外国沙门疆良耶舍咨禀禅观。如法修行通极精解。每预众席恒如睡寐。尝在斋堂众散不起。维那惊触如木石焉。驰以相告。皆来就视。须臾出定言语寻常。众咸钦服倍加崇重。大明七年而卒。年六十余。先是二日上定林寺超法师梦一宫城庄严显丽。服玩光赫非世所有。男女装饰充满其中。唯不见有主。即问其故。答曰。景福法辩当来生此。明日应到。辩其日唯觉肉战。即遣告众。大小皆集。自云。有异人来我左右。乍显乍晦如影如云。言讫坐绝。其后复有道照僧辩。亦以精进知名。道照本姓杨。北地徐人也饭蔬诵经为临贺王之所供养。 江陵三层寺道综尼传十九 道综。未详何许人也。住江陵三层寺。少不以出众居心。长不以同物为污。贤愚之际从通而已。迹虽混成所度潜广。以宋大明七年三日十五日夜。自练油火。关颡既然。耳目就毁。诵咏不辍。道俗咨嗟魔正同骇。率土闻风皆发菩提心。宋徴士刘虬雅相宗敬。为制偈赞云。 竹园寺慧浚尼传二十 慧浚。本姓陈。山阴人也。幼而颖悟精进迈群。旦 现代汉语译本 年卒。 景福寺法辩尼传十八 法辩（Fǎ Biàn）。丹阳人。年少时出家，是景福寺慧果（Huì Guǒ）的弟子。她忠诚谨慎，清廉自持，一向有良好的品行。身穿粗布衣，吃素食，不吃有刺激性气味的食物。她高尚简朴的名声很早就传遍京城。杨州刺史琅瑘王郁（Lángyé Wáng Yù）非常尊敬她。后来她跟随道林寺的外国沙门疆良耶舍（Jiāngliáng Yéshè）学习禅观。如法修行，通达精深。每次参加大众集会，总是像在睡觉一样。有一次在斋堂，大众都散去了，她仍然不起身。维那（寺院中负责维持秩序的僧人）惊慌地触碰她，她却像木头石头一样没有反应。维那赶紧跑去告诉其他人。大家都来看她。过了一会儿，她从禅定中出来，言语如常。大家都钦佩不已，更加崇敬她。大明七年去世，享年六十多岁。在此之前两天，上定林寺的超法师（Chāo Fǎshī）梦见一座宫城，庄严华丽，服饰器物光彩夺目，不是世间所有。男女装饰充满其中，唯独不见主人。超法师就问这是什么缘故。有人回答说：‘景福寺的法辩（Fǎ Biàn）将要来这里出生。明天就应该到了。’法辩（Fǎ Biàn）在那一天只觉得身体颤动。于是派人告诉大家，大小僧人都聚集起来。她自己说：‘有奇异的人在我左右，时隐时现，像影子像云彩一样。’说完就坐着去世了。此后还有道照（Dào Zhào）、僧辩（Sēng Biàn），也因为精进修行而闻名。道照（Dào Zhào）本姓杨，是北地徐人。他吃素诵经，受到临贺王（Lín Hè Wáng）的供养。 江陵三层寺道综尼传十九 道综（Dào Zōng）。不知道是哪里人。住在江陵三层寺。年轻时不以超出众人为目标，年长时不以与世俗同流合污为耻。在贤与不贤之间，一切随缘。虽然行迹混同于世俗，但她所度化的人却很多。宋大明七年三月十五日夜里，她用油点火自焚。关闭额头，遮盖面部。耳目都被烧毁，诵经的声音却不停止。僧人和俗人都叹息不已，魔和正都感到震惊。全国上下听到这件事，都发起了菩提心。宋朝的隐士刘虬（Liú Qiú）一向尊敬她，为她作偈赞颂。 竹园寺慧浚尼传二十 慧浚（Huì Jùn）。本姓陈，是山阴人。从小就聪明颖悟，精进修行超过常人。每天早晨