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English version A Le Image. One chi tall, it is said. Biography of Bhikkhuni Daoqiong of Jianfu Monastery, Four Daoqiong (name of a Bhikkhuni). Her original surname was Jiang, and she was a native of Danyang. In her early teens, she extensively studied the classics and histories. After receiving the precepts, she became well-versed in the Tripitaka (three collections of Buddhist texts) and diligently practiced asceticism. During the Taiyuan era of the Jin Dynasty, the Empress admired her noble conduct. Whenever there were meritorious deeds to be performed, she often relied on this monastery. Wealthy and noble women vied to associate with her. In the eighth year of the Yuanjia era (431 AD), she commissioned the large-scale construction of Buddha images, which were placed in various locations. Two golden images were erected in Pengcheng Monastery, complete with canopies and seats. A statue of Maitreya Bodhisattva in procession was erected in Waguan Monastery, adorned with jeweled canopies and necklaces. Two golden images were erected in Nan Jianxing Monastery, along with various banners and canopies. In Jianfu Monastery, she commissioned a reclining Buddha image and a hall. She also created an image of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva in procession, with offerings of exquisite beauty. In the fifteenth year of the Yuanjia era (438 AD), she commissioned a golden Amitayus (Immeasurable Life) Buddha image. On the tenth day of the fourth month of that year, light emanated from the Buddha's brow, illuminating the entire monastery, appearing golden. Monastics and laypeople spread the word, and all came to the monastery to practice and pay respects. Gazing upon the divine radiance, all were filled with joy. Furthermore, using relics left by the late Empress, she expanded the monastery's southern grounds and built more meditation rooms. Biography of Bhikkhuni Daoshou of Jiangling Qiyuan Monastery, Five Daoshou (name of a Bhikkhuni), her origins are unknown. She was known for her purity, tranquility, reverence, and filial piety. She received the Five Precepts at a young age and never violated them. During the Yuanjia era, she suffered grief over the death of her father, which caused her body to deteriorate and become ill, yet she felt no pain or itching. She became emaciated and skeletal. After years of various treatments proving ineffective, she made a vow, hoping to recover from her illness and become a nun. After making this vow, her body gradually recovered. As she wished, she left secular life and resided in Qiyuan Monastery. Her diligence and perseverance were extraordinary. She recited the Lotus Sutra three thousand times and often saw auspicious lights. On the seventh day of the ninth month of the sixteenth year of the Yuanjia era (439 AD), a jeweled canopy descended and covered her at night. Biography of Bhikkhuni Shixuanzao of Wu Taixuantai Monastery, Six Xuanzao (name of a Bhikkhuni), her original surname was Lu, and she was the daughter of Angou, a native of Wujun (the 'Xuanyan Ji' states that she was Angou). When Xuanzao was in her teens, she suffered from a serious illness. Even with the best medicine, her condition worsened daily. At that time, Shi Fajii of Xuantai Monastery said to Angou, 'I fear this illness is caused by karma and cannot be cured by medicine. According to the Buddhist scriptures, if one is in danger and suffering and can take refuge in the Three Jewels, repent, and pray, one can obtain good results.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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济。君能与女并捐弃邪俗洗涤尘秽。专心一向当得痊愈。安苟然之。即于宅上设观世音斋。澡心洁意倾诚戴仰。扶疾稽颡专念相续。经七日初夜忽见金像高尺许。三摩其身。从首至足。即觉沉痾豁然消愈。既灵验在躬遂求出家。住太玄台寺。精勤匪懈诵法华经。菜食长斋三十七载。常翘心注想愿生兜率。宋元嘉十六年出都造经。不测所终。 南安寺释慧琼尼传七 慧琼者。本姓钟。广州人也。履道高洁不味鱼肉。年垂八十志业弥勤。常衣刍麻不服绵纩纲纪寺舍兼行讲说。本经住广陵南安寺。元嘉十八年。宋江夏王世子母王氏以地施琼。琼修立为寺。号曰南外永安寺。至二十二年兰陵萧承之为起外国塔。琼以元嘉十五年。又造菩提寺。堂殿坊宇皆悉严丽。因移住之。以南安施沙门慧智。琼以元嘉二十年。随孟顗之会稽。至破纲卒。敕弟子云。吾死后不须埋藏。可借人剥裂身体以饲众生。至于终尽不忍屠割。乃造句容县举着山中。欲使鸟兽自就啖之。经十余日。俨然如故。颜色不异。令使村人以米散尸边。鸟食远处米尽。近尸之粒皆存。弟子慧朗在都闻之。奔驰奉迎。还葬高座寺前堈。坟上起塔云。 南皮张国寺普照尼传八 普照。本姓董。名悲。勃海安陵人也。少秉节概。十七出家。住南皮张 现代汉语译本：济（济，指僧人）。您能够与女儿一同抛弃世俗，洗涤尘埃污秽，专心致志地向佛，就应当能够痊愈。安（安，指女儿的名字）姑且这样做吧。于是就在家中设置观世音菩萨的斋戒仪式，洗涤心灵，纯洁意念，倾尽诚意地敬奉观世音菩萨，扶着病体，叩拜额头，专心念诵观世音菩萨的名号，持续不断。经过七天，在第一个夜晚，忽然看见金色的观世音菩萨像，高约一尺多，用手抚摩她的身体，从头到脚。随即感觉长久的疾病豁然痊愈。既然亲身经历了灵验，于是就请求出家，住在太玄台寺。精进勤勉，毫不懈怠地诵读《法华经》，吃素食，长期斋戒，持续了三十七年。常常集中精神，一心一意地想着往生到兜率天（Dousita，佛教欲界六天的第四天）。宋元嘉十六年，离开都城去建造佛经，不知最终的结局。 南安寺释慧琼尼传七 慧琼（Huiqiong，人名），原本姓钟，是广州人。行为高尚纯洁，不吃鱼肉。年龄将近八十岁，志向和事业更加勤奋。常常穿着粗麻布衣，不穿丝绵衣物，管理寺院事务，兼做讲经说法。原本住在广陵南安寺。元嘉十八年，宋江夏王世子的母亲王氏将土地施舍给慧琼。慧琼修建并建立寺院，命名为南外永安寺。到二十二年，兰陵萧承之为她建造外国风格的塔。慧琼在元嘉十五年，又建造了菩提寺，殿堂房屋都非常庄严华丽，于是搬去居住。将南安寺施舍给沙门慧智（Huizhi，人名）。慧琼在元嘉二十年，跟随孟顗（Mengyi，人名）前往会稽，直到去世。临终前告诫弟子说：‘我死后不需要埋葬，可以借给别人剥开我的身体来喂养众生。’但最终还是不忍心屠割。于是就在句容县举着山中，想要让鸟兽自己来吃。经过十多天，尸体仍然完好如初，颜色没有变化。于是命令村里人用米撒在尸体旁边。鸟吃掉了远处的米，靠近尸体的米粒都还存在。弟子慧朗（Huilang，人名）在都城听到这件事，奔跑着前来迎接，将尸体运回安葬在高座寺前的土堆上，坟墓上建造了塔。 南皮张国寺普照尼传八 普照（Puzhao，人名），原本姓董，名叫悲，是勃海安陵人。从小就秉持节操，十七岁出家，住在南皮张国寺。
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English version: Ji (Ji, referring to a monk). If you and your daughter can both abandon worldly customs, wash away dust and impurities, and wholeheartedly turn to the Buddha, you should be able to recover. An (An, the daughter's name), just do as I say. So, she set up a Guanshiyin (Avalokiteśvara) Bodhisattva's fast at home, cleansed her mind, purified her thoughts, and devotedly revered Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, supporting her sick body, kowtowing her forehead, and continuously reciting the name of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva. After seven days, on the first night, she suddenly saw a golden statue of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, about a foot tall, stroking her body from head to toe. Immediately, she felt that her long-term illness was completely cured. Having personally experienced the miraculous effect, she then requested to become a nun and lived in Taixuantai Temple. She was diligent and assiduous, reciting the Lotus Sutra without懈怠, eating vegetarian food, and fasting for thirty-seven years. She often concentrated her mind and wholeheartedly wished to be reborn in Dousita Heaven (Dousita, the fourth heaven of the desire realm in Buddhism). In the sixteenth year of the Yuanjia era of the Song Dynasty, she left the capital to build scriptures, and her final fate is unknown. Biography of Nun Huiqiong of Nan'an Temple, Chapter 7 Huiqiong (Huiqiong, a personal name), originally surnamed Zhong, was a native of Guangzhou. Her conduct was noble and pure, and she did not eat fish or meat. Approaching the age of eighty, her aspirations and career became even more diligent. She often wore coarse hemp clothing and did not wear silk or cotton, managing temple affairs and also lecturing on scriptures. She originally lived in Nan'an Temple in Guangling. In the eighteenth year of the Yuanjia era, Lady Wang, the mother of the Prince of Jiangxia of the Song Dynasty, donated land to Huiqiong. Huiqiong repaired and established a temple, named Nanwai Yong'an Temple. In the twenty-second year, Xiao Chengzhi of Lanling built a foreign-style pagoda for her. In the fifteenth year of the Yuanjia era, Huiqiong also built Bodhi Temple, and the halls and buildings were all very solemn and magnificent, so she moved to live there. She donated Nan'an Temple to the Shramana Huizhi (Huizhi, a personal name). In the twentieth year of the Yuanjia era, Huiqiong followed Mengyi (Mengyi, a personal name) to Kuaiji until her death. Before her death, she admonished her disciples, 'After my death, there is no need to bury me. You can lend my body to others to peel it open to feed sentient beings.' But in the end, she could not bear to slaughter it. So, she was carried to the mountains in Jurong County, wanting the birds and beasts to come and eat it themselves. After more than ten days, the corpse was still intact, and the color did not change. So, she ordered the villagers to scatter rice around the corpse. The birds ate the rice far away, and the grains near the corpse remained. The disciple Huilang (Huilang, a personal name) heard about this in the capital, ran to greet her, and transported the corpse back to be buried on the mound in front of Gaozuo Temple, and a pagoda was built on the grave. Biography of Nun Puzhao of Zhangguo Temple in Nanpi, Chapter 8 Puzhao (Puzhao, a personal name), originally surnamed Dong, named Bei, was a native of Anling in Bohai. From a young age, she upheld integrity. She became a nun at the age of seventeen and lived in Zhangguo Temple in Nanpi. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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国寺。后从师游学广陵建熙精舍。率心奉法阖众嘉之。及师慧孜亡。杜于庆吊而苦行绝伦。宋元嘉十八年十二月。因感劳疾虽剧。而笃情深信初自不改。专意祈诚不舍日夜。不能下地。枕上叩头忏悔时息如常。诵法华经一日三卷。到十九年二月中忽然而绝。两食顷苏云。向西行中道有一塔。塔中有一僧。闭眼思惟惊问何来。答以其事。即问僧曰。此处去某甲寺几里。答曰。五千万里。路上有草及行人。皆无所识。时风云高靡区墟严净。西面尤明。意欲前进。僧乃不许。因尔回还豁然醒悟。后七日而卒。时年二十五也。 梁郡筑戈村寺释慧木尼传九 慧木。本姓傅。北地人。十一出家。师事慧超受持小戒。居梁郡筑戈村寺。始读大品日诵两卷。兼通杂经。木母老病口中无齿。木嚼脯饴母。为口不净不受大戒白衣精勤忏悔自业。忽见戒坛与天皆黄金色。举头仰视。南见一人。着襈衣衣色悉黄。去木或近或远。语木曰。我已授汝戒。寻复不见。木不以语人。多诸感异皆类此也。木兄闻欲知。乃诈之曰。汝为道积年竟无所益。便可养发当为访婿。木闻心愁。因述所见。即受具戒。临受戒夕梦人口授戒本。及受戒竟再览便诵。宋元嘉中造十方佛像。并四部戒本及羯磨施四众云。 吴县南寺法胜尼传十 现代汉语译本：国寺（国家寺庙）。后来跟随老师在广陵建熙精舍游学。全心奉行佛法，大家都赞赏他。等到他的老师慧孜去世，他杜绝庆吊之事，苦行异于常人。宋元嘉十八年十二月，因为感到劳累生病，虽然病情严重，但他坚定的信念始终没有改变。专心祈祷，日夜不停。不能下地行走，就在枕头上叩头忏悔，时常休息，但诵读《法华经》每日三卷。到十九年二月中，忽然断气，过了两顿饭的时间苏醒过来说，‘向西走，在半路有一座塔，塔中有一位僧人，闭着眼睛在思考。’僧人惊讶地问他从哪里来，他回答说了事情的经过。僧人就问他：‘这里距离某甲寺（某甲寺，具体寺名已不可考）有多少里？’回答说：‘五千万里。’路上的草和行人，他都不认识。当时风云高远，区域清净庄严，西面尤其明亮。他想要前进，僧人不许。因此就回来了，豁然醒悟。七天后去世，当时年龄二十五岁。 梁郡筑戈村寺的释慧木尼传九 慧木（慧木，人名），本姓傅，是北地人。十一岁出家，师从慧超，受持小戒。住在梁郡筑戈村寺。开始读《大品般若经》，每日诵读两卷，兼通其他经典。慧木的母亲年老生病，口中没有牙齿，慧木就嚼碎肉脯喂给母亲。因为觉得口不干净，所以不受大戒，作为白衣精勤忏悔自己的业障。忽然看见戒坛和天空都是黄金色。抬头仰望，在南方看见一个人，穿着镶边的衣服，衣服颜色全是黄色。离慧木时近时远，告诉慧木说：‘我已经授给你戒了。’随即又不见了。慧木不把这件事告诉别人。很多感应奇异的事情都与此类似。慧木的哥哥听说后想要验证，就欺骗他说：‘你修道多年，竟然没有什么益处，不如蓄发，我当为你访求夫婿。’慧木听后心中忧愁，因此讲述了自己所见到的景象，于是就受了具足戒。临受戒的晚上，梦见有人口授戒本。等到受戒完毕，再次阅读就能背诵。宋元嘉年间，建造十方佛像，以及四部戒本和羯磨，布施给四众弟子。 吴县南寺法胜尼传十