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English version: Guo Temple (National Temple). Later, he followed his teacher to study at Jianxi Vihara in Guangling. He wholeheartedly devoted himself to the Dharma, and everyone praised him. When his teacher Huizi passed away, he refrained from attending celebrations and condolences, and his ascetic practices were extraordinary. In the twelfth month of the eighteenth year of the Song Yuanjia era, he fell ill due to fatigue. Although his condition was severe, his firm faith never changed. He prayed attentively, day and night without ceasing. Unable to walk on the ground, he kowtowed on his pillow to repent, resting occasionally, but reciting the 'Lotus Sutra' three times a day. In the second month of the nineteenth year, he suddenly stopped breathing. After the time it takes to eat two meals, he woke up and said, 'Walking westward, there was a pagoda halfway, and in the pagoda was a monk, with his eyes closed in contemplation.' The monk asked him in surprise where he came from, and he replied, recounting what had happened. The monk then asked him, 'How many miles is it from here to Jia Temple (Jia Temple, the specific name of the temple is no longer verifiable)?' He replied, 'Fifty million miles.' He did not recognize the grass and pedestrians on the road. At that time, the wind and clouds were high, and the area was clean and solemn, especially bright in the west. He wanted to move forward, but the monk did not allow it. Therefore, he returned and suddenly awoke. He passed away seven days later, at the age of twenty-five. Biography of Bhikkhuni Huimu of Zhugecun Temple in Liang Commandery, Nine Huimu (Huimu, a personal name), whose original surname was Fu, was from Beidi. He became a monk at the age of eleven, studying under Huichao and receiving the minor precepts. He lived in Zhugecun Temple in Liang Commandery. He began to read the 'Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra', reciting two volumes daily, and was also versed in other scriptures. Huimu's mother was old and sick, and had no teeth in her mouth, so Huimu chewed dried meat and fed it to his mother. Because he felt his mouth was unclean, he did not receive the major precepts, but as a layman diligently repented of his karmic obstacles. Suddenly, he saw the ordination platform and the sky were all golden in color. Looking up, he saw a person in the south, wearing a bordered robe, the color of which was entirely yellow. He was sometimes near and sometimes far from Huimu, and told Huimu, 'I have already given you the precepts.' Then he disappeared. Huimu did not tell others about this. Many miraculous events were similar to this. Huimu's brother heard about it and wanted to verify it, so he deceived him, saying, 'You have cultivated the Way for many years, but there is no benefit. You might as well grow your hair and I will find you a husband.' Huimu was sad when he heard this, so he recounted what he had seen. Then he received the full precepts. On the night before receiving the precepts, he dreamed that someone orally transmitted the precepts to him. After receiving the precepts, he could recite them after reading them again. During the Yuanjia era of the Song Dynasty, he built images of the Buddhas of the ten directions, as well as the four-part precept texts and karmas, and donated them to the fourfold assembly. Biography of Bhikkhuni Fasheng of Nan Temple in Wu County, Ten --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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法胜。少出家住吴县南寺。或云东寺。恭信恪勤众所知识。宋元嘉中河内司马隆为毗陵丞。遇抄。战亡。妻山氏二亲早没。复无儿女。年又老大。入吴投胜。胜接待如亲。后百日。山氏遇疾。疾涉三年甚经危笃。胜本无蓄积。赡待医药皆资乞告。不惮雨暑不避风寒。山氏遂愈。众并称贵之。后游京师进修禅律。该通定慧探索幽隐。训诱徒属不肃而成。动不询利。静不求名。殷勤周至。莫非济物。年造六十疾病经时。自言不差。亲属怪问。答云。昨见二沙门道知如此。顷之复言。见二比丘非前所见者。偏袒右肩。手各执花立其疾床。后遥见一佛坐莲华上光照我身。从此已后夕不复眠。令人为转法华。至于后夜气息稍微。命令止经为我称佛。亦自称佛。将欲平明。容貌不改。奄忽而终焉。 永安寺僧端尼传十一 僧端。广陵人也。门世奉佛姊妹笃信。誓愿出家不当婢采。而姿色之美有闻乡邑。富室凑之母兄已许。临迎之三日宵遁佛寺。寺主置于别室给其所须。并请观世音经二日能诵。雨泪稽颡昼夜不休。过三日后于礼拜中见佛像。语云。汝婿命尽。汝但精勤勿怀忧念。明日其婿为牛所触亡也。因得出家坚持禁戒。摄心空闲似不能言。及辩折名实其辞亹亹。诵大涅槃经五日一遍。元嘉十年南游上国住永安寺。纲 现代汉语译本：法胜（Fasheng），年轻时出家，住在吴县南寺，或者说是东寺。他恭敬诚信，勤勉尽责，众所周知。宋元嘉年间，河内司马隆（Sima Long）担任毗陵丞，遭遇战乱而亡。他的妻子山氏（Shan Shi）父母早逝，又没有儿女，年纪也大了，就到吴县投靠法胜。法胜像对待亲人一样接待她。一百天后，山氏生病，病情持续三年，非常危重。法胜本来没有积蓄，赡养和医药费用都靠乞讨，不顾风雨寒暑。山氏最终痊愈，众人都称赞他品德高尚。后来，法胜游历京师，进修禅律，精通定慧，探索幽深隐秘的道理，教导弟子不用严厉的手段就能使他们自觉遵守。他行动不考虑私利，静居不追求名声，殷勤周到，无不为了帮助他人。六十岁时，他生病很久，自称不会好转。亲属奇怪地询问他，他回答说：‘昨天我看见两个沙门（Shamen，指未受具足戒的出家人）告诉我就是这样。’过了一会儿，他又说：‘我看见两个比丘（Biqiu，受过具足戒的出家人），不是之前见到的那两个，他们袒露右肩，手里各拿着一朵花，站在我的病床边。’后来，他远远地看见一尊佛（Buddha）坐在莲花上，光芒照耀着他的身体。从此以后，他晚上不再睡觉，让人为他诵读《法华经》。到了后半夜，他的气息微弱，命令停止诵经，为他称念佛号，他也自己称念佛号。将要天亮时，他的容貌没有改变，安然去世。 永安寺僧端尼（Duan Ni）的传记十一： 僧端（Seng Duan），是广陵人。他的家族世代信奉佛教，他的姐妹们笃信佛教，发誓出家，不当婢女。她的美貌在乡里很有名。富有人家来求娶她，她的母亲和哥哥已经答应了。迎娶的前三天晚上，她逃到佛寺。寺主把她安置在别的房间，供给她所需的东西，并请她诵读《观世音经》，两天就能背诵。她流着眼泪，叩头礼拜，昼夜不停。过了三天后，她在礼拜中看见佛像，佛像对她说：‘你的丈夫寿命已尽，你只要精进修行，不要忧虑。’第二天，她的丈夫被牛撞死。因此，她得以出家，坚持戒律，收摄心神，清净闲居，好像不善于言辞。等到她辩论名相和实际时，她的言辞滔滔不绝。她诵读《大涅槃经》，五天一遍。元嘉十年，她南游到上国，住在永安寺，成为寺里的纲领。
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English version: Fasheng (Fasheng, meaning Dharma Victory) became a monk at a young age and lived in the South Temple of Wuxian County, or perhaps the East Temple. He was known for his respectful faith and diligent service. During the Yuanjia period of the Song Dynasty, Sima Long (Sima Long) of Henan served as the Vice Magistrate of Piling. He died in battle during a raid. His wife, Shan Shi (Shan Shi), had lost both her parents early and had no children. Being old, she went to Wuxian County to seek refuge with Fasheng, who treated her like family. After a hundred days, Shan Shi fell ill, and her condition worsened over three years, becoming critical. Fasheng had no savings, so he relied on begging to provide for her care and medicine, enduring rain, heat, wind, and cold. Shan Shi eventually recovered, and everyone praised his virtue. Later, Fasheng traveled to the capital to study Chan and Vinaya, mastering Samadhi and Wisdom, and exploring profound and hidden principles. He taught his disciples without strict methods, guiding them to self-discipline. He acted without considering personal gain and remained quiet without seeking fame. He was diligent and considerate, always helping others. At the age of sixty, he fell ill for a long time and said he would not recover. His relatives asked him in surprise, and he replied, 'Yesterday, I saw two Shamen (Shamen, meaning monks who have not taken full ordination) tell me that this is how it would be.' After a while, he said again, 'I saw two Bhikkhus (Biqiu, meaning fully ordained monks), not the ones I saw before. They bared their right shoulders, each holding a flower, standing by my sickbed.' Later, he saw a Buddha (Buddha) sitting on a lotus flower, with light shining on his body. From then on, he no longer slept at night and had people recite the Lotus Sutra for him. In the latter part of the night, his breath became weak, and he ordered the recitation to stop, asking them to chant the Buddha's name for him, and he also chanted the Buddha's name himself. As dawn approached, his appearance did not change, and he passed away peacefully. The Biography of Nun Duan Ni (Duan Ni) of Yong'an Temple, Eleven: Seng Duan (Seng Duan) was from Guangling. Her family had been devout Buddhists for generations, and her sisters were deeply faithful, vowing to become nuns and not be maids. Her beauty was well-known in the village. Wealthy families sought to marry her, and her mother and brother had already agreed. Three days before the wedding, she fled to a Buddhist temple at night. The temple master placed her in a separate room, providing her with what she needed, and asked her to recite the Avalokiteshvara Sutra, which she could recite in two days. She wept and prostrated herself day and night. After three days, she saw a Buddha image in her worship, and the Buddha image said to her, 'Your husband's life is exhausted. Just practice diligently and do not worry.' The next day, her husband was killed by a bull. Therefore, she was able to become a nun, uphold the precepts, restrain her mind, and live in quiet seclusion, as if she were not good at speaking. When she debated names and realities, her words flowed eloquently. She recited the Mahaparinirvana Sutra once every five days. In the tenth year of Yuanjia, she traveled south to the upper country and lived in Yong'an Temple, becoming the leader of the temple. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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纪众务均爱等接。大小悦服久而弥敬。年七十余。元嘉二十五年而卒。弟子普敬普要。皆以苦行显名。并诵法华经。 广陵中寺光静尼传十二 光静。本姓胡。名道婢。吴兴东迁人也。幼出家随师住广陵中寺。静少而励行长而习禅思。不食甘肥。将受大戒绝谷饵松。具足之后积十五年。虽心识鲜明而体力羸惫。祈诚慊到。每辄感劳。动经晦朔。沙门释法成谓曰。服食非佛盛事。静闻之还食粳粮。倍加勇猛精学不倦。从学观行者常百许人。元嘉十八年五月患疾曰。我厌苦此身其来久矣。于是牵病忏悔不离心口。情理恬明神气怡悦。至十九年岁旦饮粒皆绝。属念兜率心心相续。如是不断。至四月十八日夜。殊香异相满虚空中。其夜命过焉。 蜀郡善妙尼传十三 善妙。本姓欧阳。繁县人也。少出家。性用柔和少瞋喜。不营好衣不食美食。有妹婿亡孀居无所依托。携一稚子寄其房内。常闻妙自慨生不值佛。每一言此流涕歔欷悲不能已。同住四年五年。未曾见其食。妹作食熟呼妙共食。妙云适于某处食竟。或云。四大不好未能食。如此积年。妹甚恨愧。白言。无福婿亡更无亲属。携儿依姊多所秽乱。姊当见厌故不与共食耳。流泪而言。言已欲去。妙执其手喻之曰。汝不解我意。我幸于外得他供养。何 现代汉语译本：纪众务均爱等接，大小都喜悦顺服，时间长了更加敬重。年七十多岁，元嘉二十五年去世。弟子普敬、普要，都以苦行著称，并且诵读《法华经》。 广陵中寺光静尼传十二 光静，原本姓胡，名叫道婢，是吴兴东迁人。从小出家，跟随师父住在广陵中寺。光静年少时就努力修行，长大后学习禅思。不吃美味佳肴，准备受大戒时断绝谷物，服用松脂。受具足戒后，过了十五年，虽然心识鲜明，但体力衰弱。她虔诚祈祷，每次都感到疲劳，经常持续一个月。沙门释法成对她说：‘服食不是佛陀提倡的事情。’光静听了之后，恢复食用粳米，更加勇猛精进，学习不懈。跟随她学习观行的人常常有一百多人。元嘉十八年五月，她生病说：‘我厌恶这个痛苦的身体已经很久了。’于是带病忏悔，不离心口。心情平静明朗，神态安详喜悦。到十九年元旦，她停止食用米饭等食物，心中想着兜率天（Tushita Heaven），心念相续不断。这样持续到四月十八日夜晚，奇异的香味和景象充满天空。当夜她就去世了。 蜀郡善妙尼传十三 善妙，原本姓欧阳，是繁县人。从小出家，性格柔和，很少生气或高兴。不追求华丽的衣服，不吃美味的食物。有个妹妹的丈夫去世，妹妹守寡无所依靠，带着一个年幼的孩子寄住在她的房间里。常常听到善妙独自感叹自己生不逢佛世。每次说到这里，就流泪哭泣，悲伤不已。同住四五年，从未见她吃东西。妹妹做好饭后，叫善妙一起吃，善妙说：‘我刚刚在某处吃过了。’或者说：‘四大（四大：地、水、火、风，构成物质世界的四种基本元素）不好，不能吃。’这样过了很多年，妹妹非常怨恨惭愧，说道：‘我没有福气，丈夫去世，又没有其他亲属，带着孩子依附姐姐，多有污秽扰乱。姐姐一定是嫌弃我，所以不和我一起吃饭。’说着流下眼泪，说完就要离开。善妙拉着她的手劝慰她说：‘你不了解我的意思。我幸好在外面得到别人的供养，为什么