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English version: [She] shaped [herself] and became known for her learning. Biography of Bhiksuni Jinghui of Puxian Temple, Chapter 9 Jinghui, whose original surname was Yang, was a native of Jiankang. She was devoted to the Buddhist path, sincere and earnest, and fond of the Dharma, longing for it deeply. At the beginning of receiving the full precepts, she followed Ji Yuan to study. She pondered and researched diligently, deeply exploring the mysteries of the Mahayana (Great Vehicle) teachings. After ten years, she became a master. Emperor Wenhui of Qi and Prince Wenxuan of Jingling all admired her. In the eighth year of Yongming, the Prince of Jingling invited her to lecture on the Vimalakirti Sutra at his residence. Later, she became the abbess of the temple. For more than twenty years, both young and old revered and served her as if she were their parents. More than four hundred people followed her as disciples. She passed away in the tenth year of Yongming at the age of seventy-two. At that time, there were also monks Yaoguang and Jing in the temple, both known for their learning and conduct. Biography of Bhiksuni Tanjian of Fayin Temple, Chapter 10 Tanjian, whose original surname was Zhang, was a native of Qinghe. She was a disciple of Bhiksuni Fajing and resided in the temple. She traveled and studied in the Huaihai area, propagating and expounding the true Dharma. Putting others before herself, she aspired to universally benefit sentient beings. In the fourth year of Jianyuan during the Qi dynasty, she established Fayin Hermitage. She meditated in silence, attaining Samadhi (a state of mental quiescence or concentration). Her virtuous reputation spread far and wide, and her meritorious influence naturally reached distant places. Both monastics and laypeople revered her, offering generous donations. At that time, there was Dharma Master Huiming, who deeply loved tranquility. He originally resided in Daolin Temple. During the Yongming era, Daolin Temple was renovated by Emperor Wenhui and Prince Wenxuan of Jingling. Many monks studied doctrinal learning, frequently lecturing on sutras and treatises. The coming and going was noisy, and Huiming wanted to leave. Tanjian then donated her temple to him and moved to Baishan, rebuilding a thatched hut to shelter from the wind and rain. She begged for food at any time and place to provide for her needs. She often gathered firewood, saying it was to build merit. On the night of the eighteenth day of the second month of the first year of Jianwu, she ascended the accumulated firewood, lit the fire, and immolated her body to make offerings to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha). The nearby villagers saw the fire and rushed to put it out. By the time they arrived, Tanjian had already passed away. Both monastics and laypeople mourned with grief, their cries shaking the valleys. They then gathered the remaining firewood and built a tomb and stupa for her. Biography of Bhiksuni Jinggui of Fayin Temple, Chapter 11 Jinggui, whose original surname was Zhou, was a native of Jinling. She had resided in Jiankang County for three generations. Jinggui was intelligent and insightful from a young age, understanding much upon hearing it once. By nature, she did not associate with worldly affairs and had an early aspiration to leave home. Her parents loved her and did not go against her wishes. She became a disciple of Bhiksuni Fajing and resided in Fayin Temple. Her virtue was pure and profound, and she was well-versed in the sutras and precepts. Her three karmas (body, speech, and mind) all cultivated meditation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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秘无不善达。神量渊远物莫能窥。遗身忘味常自枯槁。其精进总持为世法则。传授训诱多能导利当世归心。与昙简尼同憩法音寺。后移白山栖托树下。功化转弘。以建武元年二月八日。与昙简同夜烧身。道俗哀赴莫不哽咽。收其舍利树封坟刹焉。 集善寺慧绪尼传十二 慧绪。本姓周。闾丘高平人也。为人高率疏远。见之如丈夫不似妇人。发言吐论甚自方直。略无所回避。七岁便蔬食持斋志节勇猛。十八出家住荆州三层寺。戒业具足道俗所美。时江陵有隐尼。西土德望。见绪而异之。遂忘年契意相携行道。尝同居一夏。共习般舟。心形勤苦昼夜不息。沈攸之为刺史普沙简僧尼。绪乃避难下都。及沈破败后复还西。齐太尉大司马豫章王萧嶷。以宋升明末出镇荆陕。知其有道行迎请入内。备尽四事。时有玄畅禅师。从蜀下荆。绪就受禅法究极精妙。畅每称其宿习不浅。绪既善解禅行兼菜蔬励节。豫章王妃及内眷属。敬信甚深从受禅法。每有䞋施。受已随散。不尝储畜意。志高远都。不以生业关怀萧。王要共还都。为起精舍在第东田之东。名曰福田寺。常入第行道。永明九年自称忽忽苦病亦无正恶。唯不复肯食。颜貌憔悴苦求还寺。还寺即平愈。旬日中辄复请入。入转如前。咸不知所以。俄而王薨祸故相续。武 现代汉语译本： 秘无不善达（姓名，含义不详）。他的精神境界深远，没有人能够窥测。他遗弃自身享受，忘记了美味，常常使自己枯槁。他的精进和总持是世人的法则。他传授教义，引导人们，能够引导当世之人归向佛法。他与昙简尼一同居住在法音寺。后来移居白山，在树下栖息。他的功德教化日益弘扬。在建武元年二月八日，与昙简一同夜间烧身。道俗之人悲哀地赶来，无不哽咽。人们收集了他的舍利，在树旁封土建塔。 集善寺慧绪尼传十二 慧绪（姓名，智慧绪业），本姓周，是闾丘高平人。她为人高傲率直，疏远世俗，看上去像个男子，不像个女子。她说话议论非常正直，没有什么回避。七岁就开始吃素，持守斋戒，志向和节操都非常勇猛。十八岁出家，住在荆州三层寺。她戒律清净，道俗之人都赞美她。当时江陵有一位隐居的尼姑，在西土享有盛名。她见到慧绪后感到非常惊异，于是忘记了年龄的差距，彼此心意相合，一同修行。她们曾经一起居住一个夏天，共同修习般舟三昧（一种念佛法门），身心都非常勤苦，昼夜不停息。沈攸之（姓名，南朝宋将领）担任刺史，在普沙精简僧尼，慧绪于是避难来到京都。等到沈攸之兵败后，她又返回西边。齐太尉、大司马、豫章王萧嶷（姓名，南朝齐宗室）在宋升明末年出镇荆陕，知道她有道行，就迎请她进入府中，供给她一切所需。当时有玄畅禅师（姓名，禅师），从蜀地来到荆州，慧绪就向他学习禅法，穷究其精妙之处。玄畅常常称赞她宿世的善根不浅。慧绪既擅长禅修，又坚持素食，厉行节俭，豫章王妃及内眷属，都非常敬信她，跟随她学习禅法。每当有人布施财物，她接受后就随手分发出去，从不尝试储蓄，她的心志高远，不以生活琐事为念。萧嶷要和她一起回京都，为她建造精舍，在府邸东边的田地东面，命名为福田寺。她常常进入王府修行。永明九年，她自称忽然得了重病，也没有什么明显的症状，只是不再肯吃东西，容颜憔悴，苦苦请求回到寺院。回到寺院后，她的病立刻痊愈。十天之中，她又多次请求进入王府，进入后病情又像之前一样。人们都不明白这是为什么。不久，豫章王去世，祸事接连发生。武
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English version: Mi Wu Bu Shan Da (name, meaning unknown). His spiritual realm was profound and distant, and no one could fathom it. He abandoned personal enjoyment, forgot delicious food, and often made himself emaciated. His diligence and upholding of the Dharma were the rules for the world. He transmitted teachings and guided people, able to lead those of the time to turn to Buddhism. He resided with Bhikkhuni Tan Jian at Fayin Temple. Later, he moved to Baishan, dwelling under a tree. His meritorious deeds and teachings grew increasingly widespread. On the eighth day of the second month of the Jianwu first year, he and Tan Jian immolated themselves at night. Monks, nuns, and laypeople came in sorrow, all choked with sobs. People collected his relics and built a stupa by the tree. Biography of Bhikkhuni Huixu of Jishen Temple, Chapter Twelve Huixu (name, wisdom and auspiciousness), her original surname was Zhou, and she was from Luqiu Gaoping. She was proud and straightforward, distant from worldly affairs, and looked like a man rather than a woman. Her speech and arguments were very upright, with nothing to avoid. At the age of seven, she began to eat vegetarian food and observe fasts, her aspirations and integrity were very courageous. At the age of eighteen, she left home and lived in the Three-Story Temple in Jingzhou. Her precepts were complete, and she was praised by both monks, nuns, and laypeople. At that time, there was a recluse nun in Jiangling, who enjoyed a great reputation in the Western Lands. When she saw Huixu, she was very surprised, so she forgot the age gap, and their minds were in harmony, practicing the Dharma together. They once lived together for a summer, practicing the Pratyutpanna Samadhi (a method of reciting the Buddha's name), with diligent body and mind, day and night without rest. Shen Youzhi (name, a general of the Southern Song Dynasty) served as governor and simplified the monks and nuns in Pusha, so Huixu fled to the capital. After Shen Youzhi was defeated, she returned to the west. Xiao Yi (name, a member of the Southern Qi Dynasty), the Grand Commandant, Grand Marshal, and Prince of Yuzhang, was stationed in Jing and Shan at the end of the Song Shengming period. Knowing that she had the path, he welcomed her into the mansion and provided her with everything she needed. At that time, there was Chan Master Xuan Chang (name, a Chan master) who came to Jingzhou from Shu, and Huixu learned Chan from him, exhaustively studying its subtleties. Xuan Chang often praised her for her good roots in previous lives. Huixu was not only good at Chan practice, but also insisted on vegetarian food and practiced frugality. The Princess of Yuzhang and her inner family members deeply respected and believed in her, and followed her to learn Chan. Whenever someone gave alms, she would accept them and distribute them casually, never trying to save them. Her aspirations were lofty and far-reaching, and she did not care about the trivial matters of life. Xiao Yi wanted to return to the capital with her and build a monastery for her, east of the fields east of the mansion, named Futian Temple. She often entered the palace to practice. In the ninth year of Yongming, she claimed to have suddenly contracted a serious illness, with no obvious symptoms, but she was no longer willing to eat, her face was haggard, and she begged to return to the temple. After returning to the temple, her illness immediately recovered. Within ten days, she repeatedly asked to enter the palace again, and after entering, her condition was the same as before. People did not understand why. Soon, Prince Yuzhang passed away, and misfortunes followed one after another. Wu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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皇帝以东田郊迥更起集善寺。悉移诸尼还集善。而以福田寺别安外国道人阿梨。第中还复供养善读诵咒。绪自移集善寺以后。足不复入第者数年。时内外既敬重此尼。每劝其暂至后第内。竺夫人欲建禅斋。遣信先咨请。尼云甚善。贫道年恶。此假实愿一入第与诸夫娘别。既入斋。斋竟自索纸笔作诗曰。世人或不知。呼我作老周。忽请作七日。禅斋不得休(后复有十字道别今忘之)作诗竟言笑接人。了不异常日高傲也。因具叙离云。此假出寺方为永别。年老无复能入第理。时体中甚康健。出寺月余。便云病。乃无有异于恒少日而卒也。是永元元年十一月二十日卒。时年六十九周舍为立序赞。又有德盛尼。德合志同为法眷属。行道习观亲承音旨也。 钱塘齐明寺超明尼传十三 超明本姓范。钱塘人。父先少为国子生。世奉大法。明幼聪颖雅有志尚。读五经善文义。方正有礼内外敬之。年二十一夫亡寡居。乡邻求嫂誓而弗许。因遂出家住崇隐寺。神理明彻道识清悟。闻吴县北张寺有昙整法师道行精苦从受具足。后往涂山听慧基法师。讲说众经便究义旨。一经于耳退无不记。三吴士庶内外崇敬。寻还钱塘移憩齐明寺。年六十余。建武五年而卒也。时又有法藏尼。亦以学行驰名也。 法音寺昙勇尼传第十四 现代汉语译本：皇帝在东田郊外重新建造了集善寺。将所有的尼姑都迁回集善寺，而将福田寺另外安置外国来的道人阿梨（Arli）。皇帝宫中仍然供养那些擅长读诵咒语的人。自从绪尼姑搬回集善寺以后，皇帝有数年时间没有再进入她的住所。当时宫廷内外都非常敬重这位尼姑，经常劝她暂时到后宫中去。竺夫人想要建造禅斋，派人先去咨询尼姑的意见，尼姑说非常好。‘贫道年老体衰，实在希望能够进入宫中与各位夫人娘娘告别。’进入禅斋后，禅斋完毕，她自己索要纸笔写诗说：‘世人或不知，呼我作老周。忽请作七日，禅斋不得休。’（后来还有十字道别的话，现在忘记了）写完诗后，她谈笑风生，与人交往，完全不像平日那样高傲。于是详细叙述了离开的原因，说：‘这次离开寺院就是永别了，年老体衰，不可能再入宫了。’当时她的身体非常健康。离开寺院一个多月后，就说自己生病了，与平时稍有不适没什么区别，然后就去世了。那是永元元年十一月二十日去世的，享年六十九岁。周舍为她写了序和赞。还有德盛尼姑，与她德行相合，志趣相同，是她在佛法上的眷属，修行佛道，学习观想，亲自接受她的教诲。 钱塘齐明寺超明尼传第十三 超明尼姑本姓范，是钱塘人。她的父亲早年是国子生，世代信奉佛法。超明从小就聪明颖悟，很有志向。她读五经，精通文义，为人方正有礼，宫廷内外都很敬重她。二十一岁时丈夫去世，她守寡。乡邻有人想娶她为嫂子，她发誓不答应。于是就出家住在崇隐寺。她神理明彻，对佛法的理解清醒透彻。听说吴县北张寺有昙整法师道行精进刻苦，就去向他受具足戒。后来又去涂山听慧基法师讲说各种佛经，于是就精通了经书的义理。经书听一遍，退下来没有不记得的。三吴地区的士人和百姓，宫廷内外都很崇敬她。不久她回到钱塘，移居到齐明寺。六十多岁时，在建武五年去世。当时还有法藏尼姑，也因为学识和品行而闻名。