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佛殿内槽东壁。维摩变。舍利弗角而转膝。元和末。俗讲僧文淑装之。笔迹尽矣。 寺之制度钟楼在东。唯此寺缘李右座林甫宅在东。故建钟楼于西。寺内有郭令玳瑁鞭。及郭令王夫人七宝帐。寺主元竟多识释门。故事云。李右座每至生日。常转请此寺僧。就宅设斋。有僧乙尝叹佛。施鞍一具。卖之材直七万。又僧广有声名。口经数年。次当叹佛。因极视右座功德。冀获厚衬。斋毕帘下出彩篚香罗帕籍一物。如朽钉长数寸。僧归失望惭惋。数日且意。大臣不容欺己。遂携至西市。示于啇胡。啇胡见之惊曰。上人安得此物。必货此不违价。僧试求百千。胡人大笑曰。未也。更极意言之。加至五百千。胡人曰。此直一千万。遂与之。僧访其名。曰此宝骨也。 又寺先有僧。不言姓名。常负束藁。坐卧于寺两廊下。不肯住院。经数年。寺纲维或劝其住房。曰尔厌我耶。其夕遂以束藁焚身。至明唯灰烬耳。无血膋之臭。众方知异人。遂塑灰为像。今在佛殿上。世号束草师。 光宅坊光宅寺 普贤堂本天后梳洗堂。蒲萄垂实则幸此堂。今堂中尉迟画颇有奇处。四壁画像及脱皮白骨。匠意极险。又变形三魔女。身若出壁。又佛圆光均彩相错乱目成讲。东壁佛座前锦如断古标。西壁逼之摽摽然。 宣阳坊静域寺 本太穆皇后宅。寺僧云。三阶院门外。是神尧皇帝射孔雀处。上蟠蛇污烟可惧。东廊树石险怪高僧亦 现代汉语译本 佛殿内槽东壁，绘有《维摩变》（Vimalakirti Transformation）图。图中舍利弗（Sariputra，佛陀十大弟子之一，以智慧著称）显得窘迫，转动膝盖。元和（806-820）末年，俗讲僧文淑（Wen Shu）对其进行了修饰，但笔迹几乎完全消失了。 寺庙的制度是钟楼位于东侧。唯独这座寺庙因为李林甫（Li Linfu，唐玄宗时期的宰相）的宅邸位于东侧，所以将钟楼建在了西侧。寺内有郭令（Guo Ling，指郭子仪，唐朝名将）的玳瑁鞭，以及郭令王夫人的七宝帐。寺主元竟（Yuan Jing）博识佛教典故，他说，李右座（指李林甫）每到生日，常常邀请这座寺庙的僧人到宅邸设斋。有僧人乙（Seng Yi）曾经赞叹佛，捐献了一具马鞍，卖了七万钱。又有僧人广（Seng Guang）颇有名声，轮到他赞叹佛的时候，极力称颂李右座的功德，希望获得丰厚的赏赐。斋戒完毕，从帘子后面拿出一个彩色的竹箱，里面装着香罗帕和一件东西，像一根朽烂的钉子，长几寸。僧人回去后感到失望和惭愧。过了几天，他想，大臣不应该欺骗自己，于是将这件东西带到西市（长安的商业区），给胡商看。胡商见了，惊奇地说：‘上人从哪里得到这件东西？如果一定要卖，我绝不压价。’僧人试着要价一百千。胡人大笑说：‘还不够。’僧人更加卖力地描述这件东西，加价到五百千。胡人说：‘这东西值一千万。’于是给了他。僧人问这东西的名字，胡人说：‘这是宝骨。’ 寺庙先前有一位僧人，不肯说出姓名，常常背着一捆稻草，坐在或躺在寺庙的两侧廊下，不肯住在僧房里。过了几年，寺庙的纲维（寺院的管理者）劝他住进僧房，他说：‘你讨厌我吗？’当晚就用稻草焚烧自己。到第二天早上，只剩下灰烬，没有血肉的腥臭味。众人才知道他是异人，于是用灰塑了他的像，现在在佛殿上，世人称他为束草师（Shu Cao Shi）。 光宅坊（Guangzhifang，唐长安城坊名）的光宅寺（Guangzhisi），普贤堂（Puxian Hall）原本是天后（指武则天）的梳洗堂。葡萄成熟的时候，武则天会来这里。现在堂中尉迟（Yuchi，指尉迟乙僧，唐代画家）的画作颇有奇妙之处。四壁的画像以及脱皮的白骨，匠心险峻。还有变形的三魔女，身体仿佛要从墙壁里出来。佛的圆光色彩均匀，错落有致，让人看了目眩神迷。东壁佛座前的锦缎像断裂的古老路标。西壁的锦缎也破旧不堪。 宣阳坊（Xuanyangfang，唐长安城坊名）的静域寺（Jingyusi），原本是太穆皇后（Tang Mu Empress，唐高祖李渊的皇后）的宅邸。寺里的僧人说，三阶院（Sanjieyuan）门外，是神尧皇帝（Shenyao Emperor，指唐玄宗李隆基）射孔雀的地方。上面的蟠蛇被烟熏黑，看起来很可怕。东廊的树石险峻怪异，高僧也...
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English version The east wall of the inner hall of the Buddhist temple depicts the 'Vimalakirti Transformation'. Sariputra (one of the ten major disciples of the Buddha, known for his wisdom) appears embarrassed and shifts his knees. At the end of the Yuanhe period (806-820), the popular lecturer monk Wen Shu embellished it, but the brushstrokes have almost completely disappeared. The standard layout of a temple places the bell tower on the east side. However, this temple is unique because Li Linfu's (a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang) residence was located to the east, so the bell tower was built on the west side. Inside the temple, there is Guo Ling's (referring to Guo Ziyi, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty) tortoiseshell whip and Lady Wang, Guo Ling's wife's, seven-treasure tent. The temple abbot Yuan Jing was knowledgeable about Buddhist stories. He said that Li Youzuo (referring to Li Linfu) would often invite the monks of this temple to his residence to hold a vegetarian feast on his birthday. A monk named Yi (Seng Yi) once praised the Buddha and donated a saddle, which sold for 70,000 coins. Another monk named Guang (Seng Guang) was quite famous. When it was his turn to praise the Buddha, he praised Li Youzuo's merits to the extreme, hoping to receive a generous reward. After the feast, a colorful bamboo box was brought out from behind the curtain, containing a fragrant silk handkerchief and an object like a rotten nail, several inches long. The monk felt disappointed and ashamed upon returning. After a few days, he thought that the minister should not deceive him, so he took the object to the West Market (commercial area of Chang'an) to show it to a foreign merchant. The merchant was surprised to see it and said, 'Where did you get this object, monk? If you must sell it, I will not lower the price.' The monk tried to ask for 100,000 coins. The merchant laughed and said, 'Not enough.' The monk described the object even more vigorously, raising the price to 500,000 coins. The merchant said, 'This is worth 10 million.' So he gave him the money. The monk asked the name of the object, and the merchant said, 'This is a precious bone.' There was previously a monk in the temple who would not reveal his name. He often carried a bundle of straw and sat or lay down in the temple's corridors, refusing to live in the monks' quarters. After several years, the temple's manager (temple administrator) advised him to move into the quarters. He said, 'Do you dislike me?' That night, he burned himself with the bundle of straw. By the next morning, only ashes remained, without the foul smell of blood and flesh. Only then did the people know that he was an extraordinary person, so they sculpted his image from the ashes, which is now in the Buddhist hall. People call him the Straw Bundle Master (Shu Cao Shi). Guangzhifang (name of a ward in Chang'an, Tang Dynasty)'s Guangzhisi Temple, Puxian Hall was originally Empress Tianhou's (referring to Wu Zetian) dressing room. When the grapes ripened, Wu Zetian would come here. Now, Yuchi's (referring to Yuchi Yiseng, a painter of the Tang Dynasty) paintings in the hall are quite wonderful. The paintings on the four walls and the peeling white bones show ingenious and dangerous craftsmanship. There are also three transformed demon women, whose bodies seem to be coming out of the walls. The Buddha's halo has uniform colors, staggered and well-arranged, making people feel dizzy. The brocade in front of the Buddha's seat on the east wall is like a broken ancient road sign. The brocade on the west wall is also dilapidated. Xuanyangfang (name of a ward in Chang'an, Tang Dynasty)'s Jingyusi Temple was originally the residence of Empress Taimu (Empress of Emperor Gaozu of Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan). The monks in the temple said that outside the gate of Sanjieyuan, is where Emperor Shenyao (referring to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji) shot peacocks. The coiled snakes above are blackened by smoke and look frightening. The trees and rocks in the east corridor are dangerous and strange, and the eminent monks also... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 怪。
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招国坊崇济寺 寺后有天后织成蛟龙披袄子及绣衣六事 东廓从南第二院。有宣律师制袈裟堂曼殊堂。有松数株甚奇。 崇圣坊资圣寺 净土院门外。相传吴生一夕秉烛醉画。就中戟手视之恶骇。院门里卢楞伽常学吴势。吴亦授以手诀。乃画总持三门寺方半。吴大赏之。谓人曰。楞伽不得心诀。用思太苦其能久乎。画毕而卒。 慈恩寺 寺不净觉故伽蓝因而营建焉。凡十余院。总一千八百九十七间。敕度三百僧。初三藏自西域回。诏太常卿江夏王道宗设九部乐。迎经像入寺。彩车凡千余辆。上御安福门观之。太宗常赐三藏衲约直百余金。其工无针綖之迹。 寺中柹树白牡丹。是法力上人手植。 现代汉语译本： 怪事。 招国坊的崇济寺（位于今中国具体位置不详）：寺庙后面有天后（佛教神祇）织成的蛟龙披袄和绣衣六件。东廓从南边数第二个院落，有宣律师制作袈裟的场所——袈裟堂和曼殊堂。有几棵松树，姿态非常奇特。 崇圣坊的资圣寺（位于今中国具体位置不详）：净土院门外，相传吴道子（唐代画家）曾经在一个晚上秉烛醉酒作画。画中有一处他用戟指着，看起来非常凶恶。院门里，卢楞伽（唐代画家）经常学习吴道子的画风，吴道子也传授给他一些绘画诀窍。卢楞伽曾经画总持寺（位于今中国具体位置不详）的三门，画到一半时，吴道子非常赞赏他，对人说：‘卢楞伽没有得到我绘画的心法，只是用力思考太过辛苦，他能坚持多久呢？’卢楞伽画完这幅画就去世了。 慈恩寺（位于今陕西西安）：因为寺庙不干净，所以伽蓝（寺院）因而营建。总共有十几个院落，一千八百九十七间房屋。朝廷下令度化三百名僧人。当初玄奘（唐代僧人）从西域（古代指今中国西部地区及中亚）回来，唐太宗（李世民，626-649）诏令太常卿江夏王李道宗设置九部乐，迎接经书和佛像进入寺庙。彩车总共有千余辆，皇上在安福门观看。唐太宗经常赐给玄奘用粗布缝制的僧衣，价值一百多金，其工艺没有针线缝纫的痕迹。 寺庙中的柿子树和白牡丹，是法力上人亲手种植的。
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English version: Strange. Chongji Temple in Zhaoguo Ward (location in modern China unspecified): Behind the temple, there are the dragon-patterned robe and six embroidered garments woven by the Tianhou (Buddhist deity). The second courtyard from the south in Dongkuo has the Kashaya Hall and Manshu Hall, where Vinaya Master Xuan made kasayas (Buddhist robes). There are several pine trees, which are very peculiar. Zisheng Temple in Chongsheng Ward (location in modern China unspecified): Outside the Pure Land Courtyard gate, it is said that Wu Daozi (Tang Dynasty painter) once painted while drunk, holding a candle one night. In the painting, there was a place where he pointed with a halberd, which looked very fierce. Inside the courtyard gate, Lu Lengjia (Tang Dynasty painter) often studied Wu Daozi's style, and Wu Daozi also taught him some painting secrets. Lu Lengjia once painted the three gates of Zongchi Temple (location in modern China unspecified), and when he had completed half of it, Wu Daozi greatly admired him, saying to people, 'Lu Lengjia has not obtained the essence of my painting, and he is only thinking too hard. How long can he persist?' Lu Lengjia died after finishing this painting. Ci'en Temple (located in modern Xi'an, Shaanxi): Because the temple was unclean, the Sangharama (monastery) was built accordingly. There are more than ten courtyards in total, with one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven rooms. The imperial court ordered the ordination of three hundred monks. Initially, when Xuanzang (Tang Dynasty monk) returned from the Western Regions (ancient term referring to areas in modern western China and Central Asia), Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin, 626-649) ordered Li Daozong, the Duke of Jiangxia and Grand Master of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, to set up the Nine-Part Music to welcome the scriptures and Buddha statues into the temple. There were more than a thousand decorated carts in total, and the Emperor watched from Anfu Gate. Emperor Taizong often bestowed upon Xuanzang coarse cloth robes worth more than a hundred gold pieces, and the craftsmanship showed no traces of needlework. The persimmon tree and white peony in the temple were planted by Dharma Power Superior Man himself. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------