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English version: A messenger from the Sangha Bureau was dispatched to the lecture hall with an order. A wooden clapper was sounded to announce to all nuns: they must not arbitrarily receive the precepts again. If their age is indeed not yet sufficient, their teacher should first gather the assembly to confess and repent, and then go to the Sangha Bureau. Only with the Sangha Bureau's permission and after requesting someone to supervise and examine may they receive the precepts. Anyone who disobeys or refuses will be expelled. Consequently, the practice of deception and competition for fame temporarily ceased. During her tenure, she was honest and simple, possessing both talent and understanding of affairs, pacifying the masses, bestowing kindness upon those below, and being of few desires. The world increasingly esteemed her. She passed away in the first year of Shengming, at the age of seventy-seven. Biography of Nun Fajing of Puxian Temple Twenty-two Fajing was a native of Jiangbei. At the age of twenty, she encountered turmoil and followed her father to Moling Gate to cultivate Buddhism. Fajing became a nun at a young age and resided in Yongfu Temple. She was pure in precepts and conduct, and clear about matters. She pondered deeply and thoroughly researched the profound meanings of the scriptures. Her reputation and status were roughly equal to those of Nun Baoxian. Emperor Ming of the Song Dynasty regarded her with special favor. In the first year of Taishi, he ordered her to reside in Puxian Temple. The palace treated her with great respect, with the etiquette of both teacher and friend. In the second year of Taishi, he ordered her to serve as the Du Weina (a position in the temple responsible for managing the affairs of the Sangha) of the capital. During her tenure, she was fair and upright, exceptionally outstanding. She constantly guided and helped others, causing them to turn towards virtue like a flowing stream. Nuns from Jingchu and women from families with connections all sent letters and gifts from afar, seeking to establish relationships with her. Her cultivation and nurturing of virtuous conduct were all like this. Seven hundred people consulted her about the precepts. She passed away in the first year of Yuanhui, at the age of sixty-five. Biography of Nun Huiyao of Yongkang Temple in Shujun Twenty-three Huiyao, originally surnamed Zhou, was a native of Xiping. She became a nun at a young age and often vowed to burn her body as an offering to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha). At the end of Taishi, she explained this matter to the Inspector Liu Liang. Liu Liang initially agreed. Wang, the concubine of Zhao Chusi, had built a brick pagoda. Huiyao requested to burn her body on the pagoda. Wang agreed. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first month, she took her disciples, carrying oiled cloth, to the location of the pagoda. Before preparations were complete, Liu Liang sent a message to the nuns, saying: 'If Nun Huiyao really burns her body, the entire Yongkang Temple will be severely punished.' Huiyao had no choice but to stop. Wang was very angry, saying: 'The nun wants fame and profit, pretending to display something extraordinary, secretly bribing people in the palace to do such a thing. Otherwise, how would the city know in the middle of the night?' Huiyao said: 'Daughter-in-law, do not create trouble for no reason. The matter of sacrificing my body concerns me; how would outsiders know?' Thereupon, she returned to the temple and cut off... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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谷服香油。至升明元年于寺烧身。火来至面诵经不辍。语诸尼云。收我遗骨正得二升。及至火灭果如其言。未烧之前一月日许。有胡僧年可二十。形容端正竟胛生毛。长六七寸。极细软。人问之。译语答云。从来不覆是故生毛耳。谓耀曰。我住波罗奈国。至来数日。闻姊欲舍身。故送银罂相与。耀即顶受。未及委悉匆匆辞去。遣人追留出门便失。以此罂盛其舍利。不满二合。云。 比丘尼传卷第二 大正藏第 50 册 No. 2063 比丘尼传 比丘尼传卷第三(齐) 大庄严寺释宝唱撰 东官曾成法缘尼传一 南永安寺昙彻尼传二 崇圣寺僧敬尼传三 盐官齐明寺僧猛尼传四 华严寺妙智尼传五 建福寺智胜尼传六 禅基寺僧盖尼传七 东青园寺法全尼传八 普贤寺净晖尼传九 法音寺昙简尼传十 法音寺净圭尼传十一 集善寺慧绪尼传十二 钱塘齐明寺超明尼传十三 法音寺昙勇尼传十四 剡齐兴寺德乐尼传十五 东官曾成法缘尼传第一 法缘。本姓仑。东官曾成人也。宋元嘉九年。年十岁。妹法彩年九岁。未识经法。忽以其年二月八日俱失所在。经三日而归。说至净土 现代汉语译本： 她以谷物和香油为食。在升明元年（年号）于寺庙焚身。火焰烧到面部时，她诵经不止。她对众尼姑说：‘收敛我的遗骨，正好能得二升。’等到火熄灭后，果然如她所说。在焚烧前一个月左右，有一位胡僧，年纪大约二十岁，容貌端正，肩胛上生有毛，长六七寸，极其细软。有人问他，翻译后回答说：‘我从来不遮盖身体，所以才生毛。’他对耀（比丘尼的名字）说：‘我住在波罗奈国（Varanasi），来这里已经数日。听说您要舍身，所以送来银罂（小罐子）相赠。’耀立刻顶戴接受。还没来得及详细询问，胡僧就匆匆告辞离去。派人追赶，出门就失去了踪影。用这个罂盛放她的舍利，不满二合（容量单位）。’ 《比丘尼传》卷第二 大正藏第 50 册 No. 2063 《比丘尼传》 《比丘尼传》卷第三(齐) 大庄严寺释宝唱撰 东官曾成法缘尼传一 南永安寺昙彻尼传二 崇圣寺僧敬尼传三 盐官齐明寺僧猛尼传四 华严寺妙智尼传五 建福寺智胜尼传六 禅基寺僧盖尼传七 东青园寺法全尼传八 普贤寺净晖尼传九 法音寺昙简尼传十 法音寺净圭尼传十一 集善寺慧绪尼传十二 钱塘齐明寺超明尼传十三 法音寺昙勇尼传十四 剡齐兴寺德乐尼传十五 东官曾成法缘尼传第一 法缘（比丘尼的名字），本姓仑，是东官曾成的人。宋元嘉九年，她十岁。她的妹妹法彩（比丘尼的名字）九岁。她们还不认识经法，忽然在那年二月八日一起失踪。过了三天后回来，说去了净土（Pure Land）。
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English version: She subsisted on grains and sesame oil. In the first year of Shengming (era name), she immolated herself at the temple. As the flames reached her face, she continued reciting scriptures without ceasing. She said to the nuns, 'Collect my remains; they should amount to exactly two sheng (unit of volume).' When the fire extinguished, it was indeed as she had said. About a month before the immolation, a foreign monk, about twenty years old, with a dignified appearance and hair growing on his shoulders, six or seven cun (unit of length) long, extremely fine and soft, appeared. When someone asked him, he replied through an interpreter, 'I never cover my body, hence the hair grows.' He said to Yao (name of the Bhikkhuni), 'I reside in Varanasi (city in India). I have been here for several days. Hearing that you intend to sacrifice yourself, I have come to offer you a silver ying (small jar).' Yao immediately accepted it with reverence. Before she could inquire further, the foreign monk hurriedly took his leave. People were sent to pursue him, but he disappeared as soon as he left the gate. Her relics were placed in this ying, filling less than two he (unit of volume).' Biqiuni Zhuan (Biographies of Bhikkhunis) Volume 2 Taisho Tripitaka Volume 50, No. 2063, Biqiuni Zhuan (Biographies of Bhikkhunis) Biqiuni Zhuan (Biographies of Bhikkhunis) Volume 3 (Qi Dynasty) Compiled by Shi Baochang of Dazhuangyan Temple Biography of Bhikkhuni Fayuan of Zengcheng in Dongguan 1 Biography of Bhikkhuni Tanche of Yong'an Temple in Nan 2 Biography of Bhikkhuni Sengjing of Chongsheng Temple 3 Biography of Bhikkhuni Sengmeng of Qiming Temple in Yanguan 4 Biography of Bhikkhuni Miaozhi of Huayan Temple 5 Biography of Bhikkhuni Zhisheng of Jianfu Temple 6 Biography of Bhikkhuni Sengai of Chanji Temple 7 Biography of Bhikkhuni Faquan of Dongqingyuan Temple 8 Biography of Bhikkhuni Jinghui of Puxian Temple 9 Biography of Bhikkhuni Tanjian of Fayin Temple 10 Biography of Bhikkhuni Jinggui of Fayin Temple 11 Biography of Bhikkhuni Huixu of Jishan Temple 12 Biography of Bhikkhuni Chaoming of Qiming Temple in Qiantang 13 Biography of Bhikkhuni Tanyong of Fayin Temple 14 Biography of Bhikkhuni Dele of Xing Temple in Shan 15 Biography of Bhikkhuni Fayuan of Zengcheng in Dongguan 1 Fayuan (name of the Bhikkhuni), whose original surname was Lun, was a native of Zengcheng in Dongguan. In the ninth year of the Yuanjia era of the Song Dynasty, she was ten years old. Her younger sister, Facai (name of the Bhikkhuni), was nine years old. They did not yet understand the scriptures, but suddenly disappeared together on the eighth day of the second month of that year. They returned after three days, saying that they had gone to the Pure Land (Buddhist realm). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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天宫见佛。佛为开化。至九月十五日又去一旬乃还。便能作外国书语及诵经。见西域人言谑善相了解。十年正月十五日又复失去。田中作人见其随风飘飏上天。父母忧之祀神求福。既而经月乃返。返已出家披着法服持发而归。自说见佛及比丘尼。语云。汝前世因缘应为我弟子。举手摩头发自堕落。为立法名大名法缘。小曰法彩。临遣还曰。可作精舍。当与汝经。法也缘等还家即毁神座缮立精庐。昼夜讲诵。夕中每有五色光明。流泛峰岭有若灯烛。自此以后容止华雅音制诠正。上京讽诵不能过也。刺史韦朗孔默并屈供养。闻其谈说甚敬异焉。因是土人皆事正法。年五十六。建元中卒也。 南永安寺昙彻尼传二 昙彻尼。未详何许人也。少为普要尼弟子。随要住南永安寺。要道洁学优有闻当世。彻秉操无矫习业不休。佛法奥义必欲总采。未及成戒已究经论。具足已后遍习毗尼。才堪机务尤能讲说。剖毫析滞探赜幽隐。诸尼大小皆请北面。随方应会负帙成群。五侯七贵妇女以下莫不修敬。年六十三。齐永明二年卒矣。 崇圣寺僧敬尼传三 僧敬。本姓李。会稽人也。寓居秣陵。僧敬在孕家人设会。请瓦官寺僧超西寺昙芝尼。使二人指腹呼胎中儿为弟子。母代儿唤二人为师。约不问男女必令出家。将 产之日母梦神人语之曰。可建八关。即命经始。僧像未集敬便生焉。闻空中语曰。可与建安寺白尼作弟子。母即从之。及年五六岁闻人经呗辄能诵忆。读经数百卷妙解日深。菜蔬刻已清风渐着。逮元嘉中鲁郡孔默出镇广州。携与同行。遇见外国铁萨罗尼等来向宋都。并风节峧异。更从受戒深悟无常。乃欲乘船泛海寻求圣迹。道俗禁闭。留滞岭南三十余载。风流所渐犷俗移心。舍园宅施之者十有三家。共为立寺于潮亭。名曰众造。宋明帝闻之远遣徴迎。番禺道俗大相悲恋。还都敕住崇圣寺。道俗服其进止。丹阳乐遵为敬舍宅立寺后迁居之。齐文惠帝竟陵文宣王。并钦风德䞋施无阙。年八十四。永明四年二月三日卒。葬于钟山之阳。弟子造碑。中书侍郎吴兴沈约制其文焉。 盐官齐明寺僧猛尼传四 僧猛。本姓岑。南阳人也。迁居盐官县。至猛五世矣。曾祖率晋正员郎余抗令。世事黄老加信敬邪神。猛幼而慨然有拔俗之志。年十二父亡。号哭吐血绝而复苏。三年告终。示不灭性。辞母出家。行已清洁奉师恭肃。蔬粝之食止存支命。行道礼忏未尝疲怠。说悔先罪精恳流泪。能行人所不能行。益州刺史吴郡张岱闻风贵敬。请为门师。宋元徽元年净度尼入吴。携出京城。仍住建福寺。历观众经以日系夜。随逐讲说心 现代汉语译本： 产之日，母亲梦见神人告诉她说：‘可以建造八关。’于是就开始筹划。僧人的形象还未聚集，敬意就产生了。听到空中有声音说：‘可以与建安寺的白衣尼姑作为弟子。’母亲就听从了。等到五六岁时，听到别人诵经，就能背诵记忆。阅读经书数百卷，理解越来越深刻。吃蔬菜已经成为习惯，清高的风气逐渐显现。到元嘉年间，鲁郡的孔默出任广州太守，带着她一同前往。遇见外国的铁萨罗尼（比丘尼）等来到宋朝都城，她们的风度和节操都非常出众，敬于是跟随她们受戒，深刻领悟到世事无常。于是想要乘船出海，寻求圣迹，但被当地的僧人和百姓禁闭，滞留在岭南三十多年。她的风尚逐渐影响了当地的粗犷民俗，有十三家舍弃园宅布施给她，共同在潮亭为她建立寺庙，名叫众造。宋明帝听说了她的事迹，从远处派遣使者征召她回都城，番禺的僧人和百姓非常悲伤不舍。回到都城后，皇帝下令她住在崇圣寺。僧人和百姓都敬佩她的行为举止。丹阳的乐遵为敬舍弃住宅建立寺庙，后来敬又迁居到那里。齐文惠帝、竟陵文宣王都钦佩她的风德，赏赐布施没有缺少。八十四岁时，永明四年二月三日去世，安葬在钟山的南面。弟子为她建造墓碑，中书侍郎吴兴的沈约撰写了碑文。 盐官齐明寺僧猛尼传四 僧猛，本姓岑，南阳人。迁居到盐官县，到僧猛已经是第五代了。曾祖父跟随晋朝正员郎余抗的命令，世代信奉黄老之术，更加信奉敬畏邪神。僧猛从小就慨叹，有超越世俗的志向。十二岁时父亲去世，号哭吐血，昏厥后又苏醒。三年守孝期满，表明不灭的本性。辞别母亲出家。行为举止清洁，侍奉师父恭敬肃穆。吃粗糙的食物仅仅为了维持生命。修行礼拜忏悔，从不感到疲惫。诉说忏悔以前的罪过，真诚恳切地流泪。能够做别人不能做的事情。益州刺史吴郡的张岱听说了他的风范，非常敬重，请他做自己的老师。宋元徽元年，净度尼进入吴地，带着他离开京城，仍然住在建福寺。广泛阅读各种经书，以日继夜。跟随听讲经书，用心领会。