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English version: Yuan Ying hurriedly bought paper and went to the neighboring Fushan (伏禅) Zen Master's courtyard in the temple, asking the Zen Master to help find scribes, and properly and cleanly prepared for writing the 'Great Avatamsaka Sutra' (大华严经). In less than ten days, the sutra was completely copied. Yuan Ying held a vegetarian ceremony to celebrate this event, and afterwards avoided this disaster. Yuan Ying was still grieving over the loss of her mother. In the eleventh month of that winter, on the withered stems of plants that had been planted next to her mother's grave, flowers and leaves suddenly grew, fragrant and beautiful, with vibrant colors. This was probably a response from copying the sutra. The prefecture and county reported this matter to the court, and Empress Wu Zetian (则天) was amazed, granting Yuan Ying's family the title of 'Filial Gate' (孝门) and issuing an edict to commend her. In the first year of Ruyi (如意) (Empress Wu Zetian's reign), in Jiangzhou (降洲) there were two young girls, both of whom were quiet and upright in nature. At a young age, they followed their female teacher (师姑) in reciting the 'Avatamsaka Sutra' (华严经), having already read more than thirty volumes. The female teacher strictly observed the precepts and regularly recited the 'Avatamsaka Sutra' as her practice. She wanted to teach the two girls so that they could be ordained as nuns. Before long, the female teacher suddenly passed away while sitting upright. The two girls went to the grave every day to weep, continuing for three years. Suddenly, five red lotuses grew on the grave. The two girls were amazed by the flowers and missed their teacher even more. Suddenly, a Brahman monk (梵僧) (referring to a monk from India), with a very dignified appearance, came and asked the girls, 'Why are you weeping so sadly?' The girls replied, 'We are reciting the 'Avatamsaka Sutra' here with our teacher, aspiring to become nuns, but unexpectedly there was no response, and our teacher passed away early.' The monk said, 'Since you can sincerely pray for ordination, why worry about not fulfilling your wish?' The monk then took out a brick statue from his bosom, six or seven inches in diameter, and gave it to the two girls, telling them, 'Take this statue home and worship it, and you will soon be ordained.' After receiving the statue, the girls bowed and thanked the Brahman monk. After a while, the Brahman monk suddenly disappeared. The girls then took the statue home, worshiped it according to the Dharma, diligently and faithfully, with unwavering devotion. The statue grew one inch in diameter every day. Within ten days, it grew every day. Later, it grew to more than ten feet. The officials of the prefecture and county learned of this matter and reported it to the court along with the flowers. Empress Wu Zetian was amazed and ordered the two girls, along with the roots and stems of the flowers, to enter the tomb to retrieve the flowers. They saw the flower stems piercing through the coffin. They broke open the coffin and took out the flower roots, which grew from the female teacher's tongue, with bright colors. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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艳。洲县同见。二女京召入内。则天自手执刀落发。并赐三衣瓶钵等。俱配天女寺。因此便出敕天下诸寺。各度僧尼二人。 大足年中。杨洲大云。有僧弘宝。美仪貌善诵经。每自恃懱于人。忽然一日眉上鬓下。出一瘤瘿。其大如桃。旬日之间。渐长三寸余。其僧耻之不出房门。于寺医疗。日更增甚。因自思惟。此疾有二因缘。一则过去业感。二由见在轻慢贤圣。遂即发愿。于其房中。转读华严经一百遍。昼夜香花精恳礼忏。转经至六十遍。夜中忽梦。有人来语之曰。汝欲愈病。吾与汝医。以手执刀。截却其瘿。于便惊觉。至明具向诸僧广说。于是瘿上生疮。疮中出脓。经于一月。其疾全瘥。亦无疮盘。杨洲僧筠。入洛具以此事。说于花严藏公。 西京崇福寺大德惠招法师。或云惠祐。华严藏公之同学也。学行精苦。自小师事俨和尚。专业华严。偏诵性起一品三卷。新译名如来出现品。以为恒业。其僧好静。未居崇福寺。已前久禅诵在山。每于静夜洗濑焚香。坐于绳床。而诵斯品。忽于一夜正诵经时。而有十余菩萨。从地踊出。坐莲花台。身相金色。光明赫然。合掌跪而听经。诵经才终。便没不见。惠招密向藏公。自说此灵感事。藏公转向门人惠谅惠云玄观如琮等。而说之也。 永徽年中。定洲有 现代汉语译本 艳（Yàn，人名）。洲县同见。二女京召入内。则天（Zetian，武则天）自手执刀落发，并赐三衣（sān yī，佛教僧侣所穿的三种袈裟）瓶钵（bō，僧侣化缘用的钵盂）等，俱配天女寺。因此便出敕天下诸寺，各度僧尼二人。 大足年中，杨洲大云，有僧弘宝（Hongbao，人名），美仪貌善诵经。每自恃懱于人。忽然一日眉上鬓下，出一瘤瘿（yǐng，肿块），其大如桃。旬日之间，渐长三寸余。其僧耻之不出房门，于寺医疗，日更增甚。因自思惟，此疾有二因缘。一则过去业感，二由见在轻慢贤圣。遂即发愿，于其房中，转读华严经一百遍。昼夜香花精恳礼忏。转经至六十遍，夜中忽梦，有人来语之曰：‘汝欲愈病，吾与汝医。’以手执刀，截却其瘿。于便惊觉。至明具向诸僧广说。于是瘿上生疮，疮中出脓。经于一月，其疾全瘥（chài，痊愈），亦无疮盘。杨洲僧筠（Yun，人名），入洛具以此事，说于花严藏公（Huayan Zang Gong，人名）。 西京崇福寺大德惠招法师（Huizhao Fashi，人名），或云惠祐（Huiyou，人名），华严藏公之同学也。学行精苦。自小师事俨和尚（Yan Heshang，人名）。专业华严。偏诵性起一品三卷，新译名如来出现品，以为恒业。其僧好静。未居崇福寺，已前久禅诵在山。每于静夜洗濑焚香，坐于绳床，而诵斯品。忽于一夜正诵经时，而有十余菩萨，从地踊出。坐莲花台，身相金色，光明赫然。合掌跪而听经。诵经才终，便没不见。惠招密向藏公，自说此灵感事。藏公转向门人惠谅（Huiliang，人名）惠云（Huiyun，人名）玄观（Xuanguan，人名）如琮（Rucong，人名）等，而说之也。 永徽年中，定洲有
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English version Yan (personal name). The prefectures and counties all witnessed this. The two women were summoned into the palace in the capital. Zetian (Wu Zetian) personally took a knife and shaved their heads, bestowing upon them the three robes (sān yī, the three types of robes worn by Buddhist monks) and alms bowls (bō, a bowl used by monks to collect alms), and assigned them to Tiannv Temple. Consequently, an imperial decree was issued to all temples throughout the land, each to ordain two monks and nuns. During the Dazu era, in Dazhi of Yangzhou, there was a monk named Hongbao, who was handsome and skilled in reciting scriptures. He often prided himself and looked down on others. Suddenly, one day, a tumor (yǐng, a swelling) appeared above his eyebrows and below his temples, as large as a peach. Within ten days, it gradually grew to more than three inches. The monk was ashamed and did not leave his room, seeking medical treatment at the temple, but it worsened daily. He then reflected, 'This illness has two causes. One is the karmic retribution from the past, and the other is the present disrespect towards the wise and virtuous.' He then made a vow to recite the Avatamsaka Sutra one hundred times in his room, offering incense and flowers day and night with sincere repentance. When he had recited the sutra sixty times, he suddenly dreamed at night that someone came and said to him, 'If you want to be cured, I will heal you.' With his hand, he took a knife and cut off the tumor. Then he woke up in surprise. The next morning, he told all the monks in detail. Then a sore grew on the tumor, and pus came out of the sore. After a month, the disease was completely cured (chài, healed), and there was no scar. The monk Yun of Yangzhou went to Luoyang and told Huayan Zang Gong (personal name) about this matter in detail. The virtuous Master Huizhao of Chongfu Temple in Xijing, also known as Huiyou, was a fellow student of Huayan Zang Gong. He was diligent and devoted in his studies and practice. From a young age, he served the Venerable Yan. He specialized in the Avatamsaka Sutra, particularly reciting the 'Nature Arising' chapter, three scrolls, newly translated as the 'Tathagata's Appearance' chapter, as his constant practice. The monk loved tranquility. Before residing in Chongfu Temple, he had long meditated and chanted in the mountains. Every quiet night, he would wash, burn incense, sit on a rope bed, and recite this chapter. Suddenly, one night, while he was reciting the sutra, more than ten Bodhisattvas emerged from the ground. They sat on lotus platforms, their bodies golden, their light radiant. They knelt with their palms together and listened to the sutra. As soon as the recitation was finished, they disappeared. Huizhao secretly told Zang Gong about this miraculous event. Zang Gong then told his disciples Huiliang, Huiyun, Xuanguan, Rucong, and others about it. During the Yonghui era, in Dingzhou there was --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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禅师。名修德。学徒数万。禅之领袖也。而专业华严。欲写斯经敬为宗故。先以沉香渍水。而种诸树。树大取皮造纸。而用写经。经生笔匠造纸等三人。大小便并皆洗浴护净。每一卷了。施以十缣。装染周毕。设斋庆赞。香函盛之。志心礼拜。当设斋日。道俗云趋。初开函时。金光远照。彻百余里。山东五十余洲。皆来礼经开。外道俗无不闻知。时有阉人刘谦之。北齐第三王子之从者也。 齐太和年中。王子烧身。以供养文殊菩萨。谦之薄残缺。乃发心住五台山。专业华严。昼夜受持。六时礼忏。频历岁时。精恳匪懈。乃感文殊加护。忽然须鬓自生。根体具备。声韵雅朗。人鲜及之。既复形须。单恳弥志洞晓经旨。乃制华严论六百卷。 幽贞窃闻。西萨遮俱槃国山中。有具足下本一十万偈不思议解脱大方广佛华严经。唯愿此经。早得具足。传译此土。普利一切有情。幽贞以有唐建中癸亥纪。敬发此愿。为此归命文。于诸礼佛时次。及十二部经而礼之。不礼佛时。念持此归命文。华严有不可说刹海微尘数偈品。岂贝叶所能传写。皆诸大菩萨陀罗尼力之所记持。海云比丘所受持经。以大海量墨须弥山聚笔。书写一品。犹不可穷少分。龙树祖师。于龙宫见文字结集所传之经。有上中下三本。上本有十个三千大千 现代汉语译本：禅师修德，拥有数万学徒，是禅宗的领袖。他专精于《华严经》，为了表达对这部经的敬意，他先用沉香浸泡水，然后种植树木。树木长大后，取其树皮制造纸张，用来抄写经文。负责抄写经文的经生、制笔的笔匠以及造纸的工匠等三人，大小便都必须洗浴干净，保持洁净。每抄写完一卷经文，就施舍十匹缣帛。装裱完毕后，设斋庆贺赞叹，用香木盒子盛放经文，虔诚地礼拜。每当设斋之日，僧人和俗人像云一样涌来。初次打开经函时，金光远远照耀，照彻百余里。山东五十余个州的人都来礼拜经文。外道和俗人都听说了这件事。当时有个阉人名叫刘谦之，是北齐第三王子的随从。 齐太和年间，王子焚烧自身，用来供养文殊菩萨。刘谦之因为自身残缺，于是发心住在五台山，专心研习《华严经》，日夜受持，一天六次礼拜忏悔。经过多年，他精诚恳切，毫不懈怠，于是感得文殊菩萨的加持，忽然间须发自己生长出来，恢复了完整的身体。他的声音也变得优雅洪亮，很少有人能比得上。恢复了男性的形体后，他更加虔诚，更加努力地钻研经文的旨意，于是撰写了《华严论》六百卷。 幽贞私下听说，在西萨遮俱槃国（West Satchakubandhu，国名）的山中，有一部具足十万偈的《不思议解脱大方广佛华严经》（Inconceivable Liberation Great Expansive Buddha Flower Garland Sutra）。我只希望这部经能够早日完整地传译到这里，普遍利益一切有情众生。幽贞以有唐建中癸亥年为记，恭敬地发出这个愿望。为此，我创作了这个归命文，在每次礼佛时以及诵读十二部经时念诵它。不礼佛时，就念诵这个归命文。《华严经》有不可说刹海微尘数（ineffable number of lands and oceans, as many as dust motes）的偈颂和品，难道是贝叶所能传写完的吗？这些都是大菩萨们以陀罗尼（dharani，总持）的力量所记忆和持有的。海云比丘（Bhikkhu Haiyun）所受持的经文，即使用大海量的墨水和须弥山（Mount Sumeru，佛教宇宙观中的圣山）一样多的笔来书写一品，也无法穷尽其中的少部分。龙树祖师（Nagarjuna）在龙宫（Dragon Palace）见到了文字结集所传的经文，有上中下三本。上本有十个三千大千