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English version: The emperor often increased his financial support to him. During the Yongming period of the Qi dynasty, he moved to Chanlin Temple. The practice of Chan flourished greatly, and there were many scholars. The Scribe Jingling King provided him with the four requisites. He lived to the age of ninety and passed away in the third year of the Tianjian era of the Liang dynasty. He was buried in Zhongxing Village, Moling County. Biography of Bhikkhuni Tanhui of Changle Temple, Chengdu, Part Three Tanhui, originally surnamed Qingyang, named Baiyu, was a native of Chengdu. As a child, she enjoyed practicing the Way, but her parents did not allow it. In the ninth year of the Yuanjia era, the foreign Chan master Jiangliangyeshe (foreign Chan master) entered Shu and greatly promoted Chan contemplation. When Tanhui was eleven years old, she asked her mother to request an audience with the Chan master, wanting to inquire about Chan teachings. Her mother agreed. Upon seeing her, Jiangliangyeshe praised her for having the potential and instructed her to practice, entrusting Bhikkhuni Fayu (Bhikkhuni's name) to take care of her. Her mother had already betrothed Tanhui to her aunt's son. Upon leaving, Tanhui said, 'My plans cannot be realized.' Bhikkhuni Fayu secretly welcomed her back to the temple. Tanhui made a deep vow: 'If my aspiration for the Way is not fulfilled, and I am forced to do otherwise, I will immolate myself by fire.' The Prefect Zhen Fachong (Prefect's name) heard of this and sent someone to welcome Tanhui, gathering officials and respected people, inviting monks and nuns to inquire about the situation in detail. Zhen Fachong asked, 'Are you truly able to renounce the world?' Tanhui replied, 'My humble wish has long been cherished, and I especially beg for your help.' Zhen Fachong said, 'Good.' He sent a message to Tanhui's aunt, who immediately obeyed and allowed Tanhui to become a nun under Bhikkhuni Fayu. At that time, Tanhui was only thirteen years old. She followed Bhikkhuni Yu (Bhikkhuni's name) to learn and practice contemplation. As soon as she received the teachings, she entered samadhi at the end of the seat. She saw two lights in the east, one white like the sun and one blue like the moon. In samadhi, she thought, 'The white one must be the Bodhisattva path, and the blue one must be the Sravaka path. If that is the case, let the blue light disappear and the white light become brighter.' Immediately, this thought was fulfilled, the blue light disappeared, and the white light became bright and full. When she came out of samadhi, she told Bhikkhuni Yu about it. Bhikkhuni Yu, who was skilled in observing the Way, heard this and joyfully praised her. At that time, more than forty people sitting together saw it and praised it as rare. Later, her fiancé became suspicious, thinking she was deceitful, and together they raided her home, intending to take her back to his house. Tanhui was sixteen years old at the time. She used maids to protect herself and was not violated. The fiancé had no choice but to sue the state. The Prefect appreciated her uniqueness and asked Jiangliangyeshe, 'This person has good roots, do not go against her wishes.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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若婿家须相分解费用不足者。贫道有一苍头即为随喜。于是解释。后于禅中自解佛性。常住大乘等义并非师受。时诸名师极力问难无能屈者。于是声驰远近莫不归服。宋元嘉十九年。临川王临南兖延之至镇。时年二十一。骠骑牧陕复携住南楚。男女道俗北面拥帚者千二百人。岁月稍淹思母转至。固请还乡。德行既高门徒日众。于市桥西北自营塔庙。殿堂厢廊倏忽而成。复营三寺皆悉神速。莫不叹服。称有神力焉。年八十三。天监三年而卒。初张峻随父母益州。尝忽然直往不令预知。同行宾客三十许人坐始定。便下果粽并悉时珍。刺史刘悛后尝率往亦复如之。梁宣武王尝送物使晖设百人会。本言不出临中自往。及至乃有三百僧。并王佐吏近四百人。将欲行道。遣婢来倩人下食。即遣人。唯见二弟子及二婢奠食都无杂手力。王弥复叹之。不可量也。或有问晖者。见师生徒不过中家之产。而造作云为有若神化。何以至此耶。答云。贫道常自无居贮。若须费用役五三金而已。随复有之不知所以而然。故谈者以为有无尽藏焉。时又有花光尼。本姓鲜于。深禅妙观洞其幽微。遍览三藏傍兼百氏。尤能属文。述晖赞颂。词旨有则。不乖风雅焉。 伪高昌都郎中寺冯尼传四 冯尼者。本姓冯。高昌人也。时人敬重。因以姓 现代汉语译本：如果女方家需要分担费用但资金不足，贫僧愿意提供一个仆人来帮忙。于是就解决了这个问题。后来他在禅定中自己领悟了佛性，以及常住大乘等教义，并非从师父那里学来的。当时许多著名的法师极力诘难，但没有人能驳倒他，因此声名远播，远近的人没有不归服的。宋元嘉十九年，临川王刘义庆到南兖州镇守，邀请他前去，当时他二十一岁。骠骑将军、陕州刺史又邀请他到南楚居住。男女信徒和僧侣道士，恭敬地在他面前扫地的有一千二百人。时间久了，他思念母亲，坚决请求还乡。因为德行高尚，门徒日益增多。他在市桥西北边自己建造塔庙，殿堂厢房很快就建成了。又建造了三座寺庙，都非常迅速，没有不叹服的，称他有神力。八十三岁时，天监三年圆寂。当初张峻跟随父母在益州，曾经忽然直接前往拜访，不让人事先知道。同行的宾客三十多人刚坐下，他就拿出水果和粽子，都是当季的珍品。刺史刘悛后来也曾经率人前往拜访，情况也是这样。梁宣武王曾经派使者晖设一百人的斋会，本来说不亲自来，但临到时自己去了。到了之后，竟然有三百个僧人，加上王府的佐吏近四百人。将要开始斋会时，派婢女来请人帮忙上菜，派人去一看，只见两个弟子和两个婢女在摆放食物，没有其他杂役帮忙。王弥也感叹他的能力不可估量。有人问晖：‘见您的弟子和信徒不过是中等人家，但建造寺庙的行为却像有神助，这是为什么呢？’他回答说：‘贫僧向来不积蓄财物，如果需要费用，就役使五三金而已，随后又会有，不知道为什么会这样。’所以谈论的人认为他有取之不尽的宝藏。当时还有花光尼，本姓鲜于，她深入禅定，精妙地观察，洞察幽微之处，遍览三藏经典，广泛涉猎诸子百家，尤其擅长写作，撰写了赞颂晖的文章，文辞主旨有法度，不失风雅。 伪高昌都郎中寺冯尼传四 冯尼，本姓冯，是高昌人。当时的人都很敬重她，因此用她的姓氏来称呼她。
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English version: If the bride's family needs to share the expenses but lacks sufficient funds, this humble monk is willing to provide a servant to help. Thus, the problem was resolved. Later, in meditation, he independently realized the Buddha-nature and the doctrines of the Eternal Mahayana, which were not learned from a teacher. At that time, many famous Dharma masters tried their best to challenge him, but no one could refute him, so his reputation spread far and wide, and no one did not submit to him. In the nineteenth year of the Song Yuanjia era, Liu Yiqing, the Prince of Linchuan, came to Zhenshou in Nanyanzhou and invited him to come. At that time, he was twenty-one years old. The General of the骠骑 (Piaoji, General of Agile Cavalry) and the Prefect of Shaanxi also invited him to live in Southern Chu. Male and female believers, monks and Taoists, respectfully sweeping the floor in front of him numbered one thousand two hundred people. As time passed, he missed his mother and firmly requested to return to his hometown. Because of his high virtue, his disciples increased day by day. He built a pagoda and temple for himself northwest of Shiqiao, and the halls and corridors were quickly completed. He also built three temples, all very quickly, and no one did not admire him, calling him divine. At the age of eighty-three, he passed away in the third year of the Tianjian era. Initially, Zhang Jun followed his parents in Yizhou, and once suddenly went directly to visit without letting anyone know in advance. As soon as the thirty or so guests who were traveling with him sat down, he brought out fruits and zongzi (粽子, sticky rice dumplings), all seasonal delicacies. The Prefect Liu Quan later also led people to visit, and the situation was the same. King Xuanwu of Liang once sent an envoy Hui to set up a vegetarian banquet for one hundred people, originally saying that he would not come in person, but he went himself at the last minute. When he arrived, there were actually three hundred monks, plus nearly four hundred officials from the Prince's mansion. When the vegetarian banquet was about to begin, he sent a maid to ask for help in serving the dishes. When someone was sent to look, they only saw two disciples and two maids setting out the food, with no other servants helping. Wang Mi also sighed that his abilities were immeasurable. Someone asked Hui: 'Seeing that your disciples and believers are only from middle-class families, but the construction of temples is like divine assistance, why is this?' He replied: 'This humble monk never accumulates wealth. If expenses are needed, I just use five or three gold, and then there will be more, I don't know why this is.' Therefore, people who talked about him thought he had an inexhaustible treasure. At that time, there was also the nun Huaguang, whose original surname was Xianyu. She deeply meditated, observed with subtlety, and understood the subtle and hidden places. She read all the Tripitaka (三藏, the three baskets of Buddhist scriptures) and widely studied the various schools of thought. She was especially good at writing and wrote articles praising Hui. The words and meaning were measured and did not lose elegance. Biography of Nun Feng of the Doulangzhong Temple in Pseudo-Gaochang, Four Nun Feng, whose original surname was Feng, was from Gaochang. People at that time respected her very much, so they used her surname to call her. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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为号。年三十出家住高昌都郎中寺。菜蔬一食戒行精苦。烧六指供养。皆悉至掌。诵大般涅槃经。三日一遍。时有法慧法师。精进迈群。为高昌一国尼依止师。冯后忽谓法惠言。阿阇梨未好。冯是阇梨善知识。阇梨可往龟兹国金花帐下直月闻当得胜法。法惠闻而从之。往至彼寺见直月。直月欢喜以蒲萄酒一升与之令饮。法惠惊愕。我来觅胜法。翻然饮我。非法之物不肯饮。直月推背急令出去。法惠退思。我既远来未达此意。恐不宜违。即顿饮之。醉吐迷闷无所复识。直月便自他行。法惠酒醒自知犯戒追大惭愧。自捶其身悔责所行欲自害命。因此思惟得第三果。直月还问曰。已得耶。答曰。然。因还高昌。未至二百里。初无音信。冯呼尼众远出迎候。先知之迹皆类此也。高昌诸尼莫不师奉。年九十六。梁天监三年卒。 梁闲居寺慧胜尼传五 慧胜。本姓唐。彭城人也。父僧智寓建康。胜幼愿出家。以方正自立希于语言。言必能行身无轻躁。旬日不出户牖。见之者莫不敬异。以宋元嘉二十一年出家。时年十八。为净秀尼弟子。住禅林寺。具戒以后讲法华经。随集善寺绪尼学五行禅。后从草堂寺思隐灵根寺法颖。备修观行。奇相妙证独得怀抱。人见而问之。皆答云。罪无轻重一时发露。忏悔恳恻以昼系夜。贵贱 崇敬供施不断。年八十一。梁天监四年卒。葬于白板山也。 东青园寺净贤尼传六 净贤。本姓弘。永世人也。住青园东寺。有干局才能而好修禅定。博穷经律言必典正。虽不讲说精究旨要。宋文皇帝善之。湘东王或龆龀之年眠好惊魇。敕从净贤尼受三自归。悸寐即愈。帝益相善。厚崇供施内外亲赏。及明帝即位。礼待益隆资给弥重。建斋设讲相继不绝。当时名士莫不宗敬。后总寺任十有余载。年七十五。梁天监四年而卒。复有惠高宝颙。皆知名。慧高坐禅诵经勤营众务。宝颙讲法华经明于观行。 竹园寺净渊尼传七 净渊。本姓时。钜鹿人也。幼有成人之智五六岁时尝聚沙为塔刻木作像。烧香拜敬弥日不足。每闻人言。辄难尽取其理究。二十出家。恋慕膝下。不食不寝。饮水持斋。谏晓不从。终竟七日。自尔之后蔬食长斋。戒忍精苦不由课励。师友嗟敬远近称誉。齐文帝大相钦礼。四事供养。信驿重沓。年七十一。天监五年卒也。 竹园寺净行尼传八 净行。即净渊尼第五妹也。幼而神理清秀远识遒赡。爽烈有志分风调举止每辄不群。少经与大袜令郭洽妻臧氏相识。洽欲害其妻言泄于路。行请兄谏洽。洽不从之。行密语臧氏。臧氏不信。行执手恸泣。于是而反。后一二日洽果 现代汉语译本： （某尼）受到人们的崇敬和供养，施舍不断。享年八十一岁。在梁天监四年去世，安葬在白板山。 东青园寺净贤尼传六 净贤（Jingxian），俗姓弘（Hong），是永世人。住在青园东寺。她有办事能力和才干，并且喜欢修行禅定。广泛研究经律，言谈必定引经据典。虽然不讲经说法，但精通佛法的旨要。宋文皇帝（Emperor Wen of Song）很欣赏她。湘东王（Prince of Xiangdong）小时候睡觉时容易惊吓做噩梦，文帝下令让净贤尼为他授三自归（皈依佛、法、僧），惊吓做噩梦的症状立刻就好了。文帝更加喜欢她，给予丰厚的崇敬和供养，宫廷内外都很敬重她。等到明帝（Emperor Ming）即位，对她的礼遇更加隆重，资助也更加丰厚。建造斋堂，举办讲座，接连不断。当时的名士没有不尊敬她的。后来她总管寺院事务十多年。享年七十五岁。在梁天监四年去世。此外还有惠高（Huigao）、宝颙（Baoyong），都很有名。慧高坐禅诵经，勤奋地操持寺院的各种事务。宝颙讲解《法华经》（Lotus Sutra），精通观行。 竹园寺净渊尼传七 净渊（Jingyuan），俗姓时（Shi），是钜鹿人。从小就具有成年人的智慧，五六岁时曾经堆沙子做塔，刻木头做佛像，烧香拜佛，整天都不觉得厌倦。每次听到别人说话，总是要问个明白，彻底弄清楚其中的道理。二十岁出家。她的母亲非常思念她，她不吃饭不睡觉，只是喝水，保持斋戒。母亲劝她，她也不听从，最终持续了七天。从那以后，她长期吃素，保持斋戒。持戒忍辱，精进刻苦，不是别人督促勉励，而是自觉自愿。师友们都赞叹敬佩她，远近的人都称赞她。齐文帝（Emperor Wen of Qi）非常钦佩她，用四事（饮食、衣服、卧具、医药）供养她，信徒和使者络绎不绝。享年七十一岁，在天监五年去世。 竹园寺净行尼传八 净行（Jingxing），是净渊尼的第五个妹妹。从小就神思清明秀丽，见识深远丰富。性格豪爽刚烈，有志气有节操，风度和举止总是与众不同。年轻时与大袜令郭洽（Guo Qia）的妻子臧氏（Zangshi）相识。郭洽想要杀害他的妻子，这件事在路上泄露了。净行请她的哥哥去劝谏郭洽。郭洽不听从。净行悄悄地告诉臧氏。臧氏不相信。净行拉着她的手痛哭。于是臧氏就警觉了。后来过了一两天，郭洽果然...