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English version: A monk made several shelves to enshrine sutras. The Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing, a major scripture in Mahayana Buddhism) was placed on the top shelf. One day, the monk took the Avatamsaka Sutra, recited it, and placed it back on the middle shelf. The next morning, the sutra suddenly appeared on the top shelf. The monk was very surprised, believing that this was due to the power and divinity of the sutra, and also due to the monk's sincere devotion in reciting the sutra. Moreover, among all the Tripitaka (Sanzang, the complete collection of Buddhist scriptures) teachings, only the Avatamsaka Sutra is like a heavenly king, specifically governing everything within the universe. Dukes, ministers, high officials, all officials, and even all the people are under its rule. What else can compare to it? Mouth Radiating Light Benefits Beings The 'Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks' records that the Prince of Wuling of the Wei Dynasty marched eastward and ordered his younger brother Gui to guard Yizhou. The Wei Dynasty sent General Yuchi Jiong to attack Shu. Gui had already surrendered, and there were many famous monks in the city, all of whom were detained. At night, light suddenly appeared. Yuchi Jiong sent people to find the light and found that all the monks were sleeping, except for the monk Fajian, who was sitting upright reciting sutras, with light emanating from his mouth. Yuchi Jiong heard of this and personally went to Fajian's location, prostrated himself, sat down, and listened to the sutra until dawn. Yuchi Jiong asked the Dharma master what sutra he had recited last night. Fajian replied, 'The Avatamsaka Sutra.' Yuchi Jiong asked, 'How much has the Dharma master recited?' Fajian replied, 'This humble monk aspired to recite the entire canon, but due to excessive emotions and laziness, I have only recited a thousand scrolls so far.' Yuchi Jiong was surprised and doubtful, wanting to test him, and said, 'Please recite it once, it shouldn't be too tiring, right?' Fajian replied, 'Reciting scriptures is a common practice for a Sramana (Shamen, a renunciate), how could I be afraid of hardship?' So he set up a high seat and had the monks hold the scriptures and listen to Fajian ascend the seat and recite the sutra. After seven days and seven nights, the number of recitations was fulfilled. Yuchi Jiong got up and thanked him, saying, 'This disciple leads troops and cannot stay for long, please allow me to take my leave.' All the monks were then released. After Yuchi Jiong left, he sighed and said, 'Since the Tathagata (Rulai, an epithet of the Buddha) passed away, Ananda (one of the Buddha's ten great disciples, known for his strong memory) has been called the upholder of all teachings (Dharani, holding all dharmas, upholding all meanings), can anyone surpass this Dharma master? There is such a person in Shu, so they can always be safe and happy. How wonderful!' Writing a Treatise Cures Illness Zen Master Zujue of Zhongyan Huayan Temple in Meizhou was very intelligent from a young age and could memorize everything he saw. He once wrote a book rejecting Buddhism, but later evil omens appeared, so he repented and became a monk, relying on Zen Master Huimu Neng. Soon after, a carbuncle developed on his knee, and it could not be cured for five years. Later, after he finished writing the 'Combined Treatise on the Avatamsaka Sutra', he had a strange dream at night, and the next day he was able to abandon his crutches and walk. One day --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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诵至现相品曰。佛身无有生。而能示出生。法性如虚空。诸佛于中住。无住亦无去。处处皆见佛。遂悟华严宗旨。洎登僧籍。府帅请讲于千部堂词旨宏放。众皆叹服(见五灯会元)。 开函光照 唐定州中山修德禅师。不知氏族。苦节成性。守道山林。专以华严为业。于永徽四年。发心抄写。故别为净院。植楮树。凡历三年。灌以香水。洁净造纸。复别筑净台。于上起屋。召善书人沩州王恭。别院斋戒。洗浴净衣。焚香布花。悬诸幡盖。礼经忏悔。方升座焉。下笔含香。举笔吐气。每日恒然。然禅师犹日入净室运想。每写一卷。施缣十疋。一部皆然。而竭尽志诚。恭皆不受才写经毕。设斋庆之。大众集已。德于众前。烧香散花。发弘誓愿。才开经藏。放大光明。周七十余里。照定州城。城中士女。普皆同见。山中斋众。投身宛转。悲哽忏悔。无不信仰。 天华供养(德圆。前列书写章。见事迹希有。故重出之。令人欣慕。愈生信仰也) 僧德圆。不知氏族。天水人也。常以华严为业。读诵受持。妙统宗极。遂修一净园。植诸谷楮。并种以香草。杂以鲜花。每一入园。必加洗濯。身着净衣。溉以香水。楮生三载。香气氛馥。别造净室。香泥涂地。结坛净器。浴具新衣。匠人斋戒。易服出入。必 诵至现相品时，他领悟到佛身并非真实存在，却能示现出生；法性如同虚空般无边无际，诸佛安住其中。既不固定于某处，也不来去不定，而是处处都能见到佛。于是，他彻底领悟了《华严经》的宗旨。后来，他正式成为僧人，府帅邀请他在千部堂讲经，他的言辞宏大精妙，听众无不叹服。（见《五灯会元》） 开函光照 唐朝定州中山的修德禅师，身世不详。他以艰苦的修行作为自己的天性，在山林中坚守正道，专心研习《华严经》。在永徽四年，他发愿抄写《华严经》，因此特别建造了一座清净的院落，种植楮树。三年间，他用香水浇灌楮树，用洁净的楮树皮造纸。他又另外建造了一座清净的高台，在高台上盖了房屋。他召来善于书法的沩州人王恭，在别院斋戒，沐浴更衣，焚香献花，悬挂幡盖，礼拜经书，忏悔罪业，然后才升座开始抄写。王恭下笔时口中含着香，举笔时气息调匀，每天都这样。然而，修德禅师仍然每天日落时进入净室，冥思观想。每抄写一卷经书，就布施缣帛十匹，整部经书都如此。他们竭尽诚心，但王恭始终没有接受这些缣帛。经书抄写完毕后，他们设斋庆祝。大众聚集后，修德禅师在众人面前烧香散花，发下弘大的誓愿。当打开经书时，放射出巨大的光明，照亮了周围七十余里的范围，甚至照亮了定州城。城中的男女老少，都亲眼目睹了这一景象。山中的斋戒大众，激动地跪倒在地，悲伤哽咽地忏悔，无不生起深深的信仰。 天华供养（德圆，前文已列出书写章节，因其事迹稀有，故再次列出，令人心生欣慕，更加坚定信仰） 僧人德圆，身世不详，是天水人。他常以研习《华严经》为事业，读诵受持，精妙地掌握了《华严经》的宗旨。于是，他修建了一座清净的园林，种植楮树，并种上香草，间杂着鲜花。每次进入园林，他必定先沐浴更衣，身穿干净的衣服，用香水浇灌。楮树生长了三年，散发出浓郁的香气。他另外建造了一间清净的房间，用香泥涂抹地面，准备好结坛的器具和新的浴具衣服。工匠们也斋戒沐浴，更换衣服后才能出入。
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Upon reciting the 'Manifestations' chapter, he realized that the Buddha's body is not truly born, yet it can manifest birth; the nature of Dharma is like the boundless void, in which all Buddhas reside. Neither fixed in one place, nor coming and going, but the Buddha can be seen everywhere. Thus, he thoroughly understood the essence of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing). Later, he formally became a monk, and the prefect invited him to lecture at the Thousand-Section Hall. His words were grand and profound, and the audience was full of admiration. (See 'Wudeng Huiyuan') Opening the Case, Light Shines Zen Master Xiude of Zhongshan, Dingzhou in the Tang Dynasty, his origins are unknown. He took arduous practice as his nature, upholding the Way in the mountains and forests, and dedicated himself to the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing). In the fourth year of Yonghui, he vowed to transcribe the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing), so he specially built a pure courtyard and planted paper mulberry trees (chu shu). For three years, he watered the trees with fragrant water and used the clean bark to make paper. He also built a separate pure platform and erected a house on it. He summoned Wang Gong of Weizhou, a skilled calligrapher, to observe a fast in a separate courtyard, bathe and change clothes, burn incense, offer flowers, hang banners, and repent before the scriptures before ascending to the seat to begin copying. Wang Gong held incense in his mouth when writing and regulated his breath when lifting the brush, doing so every day. However, Zen Master Xiude still entered the pure room at sunset every day to meditate. For each volume of scripture copied, he donated ten bolts of silk, doing so for the entire scripture. They exhausted their sincerity, but Wang Gong never accepted the silk. After the scripture was copied, they held a vegetarian feast to celebrate. After the assembly gathered, Zen Master Xiude burned incense and scattered flowers in front of everyone, making a grand vow. When the scripture case was opened, it emitted a great light, illuminating an area of over seventy li, even illuminating the city of Dingzhou. The men and women of the city all witnessed this scene. The fasting assembly in the mountains knelt on the ground in excitement, repenting with sorrowful sobs, and all arose with deep faith. Celestial Flowers Offered (De Yuan, the writing chapter was listed earlier, because its deeds are rare, so it is listed again, making people feel happy and admire, and further strengthening faith) The monk Deyuan, whose origins are unknown, was a native of Tianshui. He often dedicated himself to studying the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing), reciting and upholding it, and skillfully mastered the essence of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing). Therefore, he built a pure garden, planted paper mulberry trees (chu shu), and planted fragrant herbs, interspersed with fresh flowers. Every time he entered the garden, he would first bathe and change clothes, wearing clean clothes, and water with fragrant water. The paper mulberry trees (chu shu) grew for three years, emitting a rich fragrance. He built a separate pure room, smeared the ground with fragrant mud, and prepared the instruments for setting up the altar and new bathing clothes. The craftsmen also fasted and bathed, and could only enter and exit after changing clothes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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盥漱熏香。剥楮取皮。浸以沉水。护净造纸。毕岁方成(上别建净室为造纸人。下更造新室为写经者)。别筑净基。更造新室。乃至柱梁椽瓦。并濯以香汤。每事严洁。堂中别施方柏牙座。用布香华。上悬宝盖。垂诸玲珮。杂以流苏。白檀紫沈为以经案。并充笔管。书生日受斋戒。香汤三浴。华冠净服。状类天人。将入经室。必夹路焚香。呗先引之。圆亦形服严净。执炉恭导。散花供养。方乃书写。圆胡跪运想。注目倾心。才写数行。每字皆放光明。照于一院。举众同见。莫不悲感。久之方歇。复有神人执戟。现形警卫。圆与书生同见。余人则不睹焉。又有青衣梵童。无何而至。手执天花。忽申供养。前后灵感。杂沓相仍。迄经二载。书写方毕。盛以香函。置诸宝帐。安彼净堂。每申顶谒。后因转读。函发异光。至于严洁。敬绝今古。此经递授。于今五代。有清净转读者。时亦灵应昭然。其经今在西太原贤首法师处。守护供养。 菩萨授经 唐永隆年。中郭神亮。雍州长安县人。梵行清净。因忽暴终。诸天引至兜率天宫。敬礼弥勒。有一菩萨谓亮曰。何不受持华严。对曰。为无人讲。菩萨曰。有人现讲。何以言无。亮后苏。具向薄尘法师叙其事。以此而详贤首之弘转法轮。亚迹参圣徴矣(已上三条见会玄 现代汉语译本 盥洗漱口，焚香。剥下楮树皮，用沉香水浸泡。保持清洁，制造纸张。耗费一整年才完成（上面另外建造干净的房间给造纸的人，下面再建造新的房间给抄写经书的人）。另外筑起干净的地基，再建造新的房间。乃至柱子、房梁、椽子、瓦片，都用香汤洗涤。每件事都极其严谨清洁。堂中另外设置方形柏木的牙座，用布匹、香、花装饰，上面悬挂宝盖，垂下各种各样的玲珑玉佩，杂以流苏。用白檀、紫沉木制作经案，并充当笔管。抄写经书的人每天接受斋戒，用香汤沐浴三次，戴着华丽的帽子，穿着干净的衣服，样子如同天人。将要进入经室时，必定在道路两旁焚香，用呗赞引导。圆也穿着严谨干净的衣服，拿着香炉恭敬地引导，散花供养，然后才开始抄写。圆胡跪着，集中精神，全神贯注。才写几行，每个字都放出光明，照亮整个院子，所有人都看见了，无不感到悲伤和感动。过了很久光明才消失。又有神人拿着戟，显现身形警戒护卫。圆和抄写经书的人都看见了，其他人则看不见。又有穿着青色衣服的梵童，不知道从哪里来，手里拿着天花，忽然前来供养。前后出现的灵异感应，接连不断。经过两年，抄写才完成。用香木匣子盛放，放置在宝帐中，安放在那间干净的堂里。每次都恭敬地顶礼膜拜。后来因为要转读，打开匣子，发出奇异的光芒。至于严谨清洁，恭敬至极，超过了古今所有的人。这部经书一代一代地传授，到现在已经五代了。有清净的转读者，也会有灵验的感应显现。这部经书现在在西太原贤首法师那里，守护供养。 菩萨授经 唐朝永隆年间，中郭神亮（人名），是雍州长安县人。他的行为像梵行一样清净，因为忽然暴病而死。诸天引导他到兜率天宫，恭敬地礼拜弥勒（未来佛）。有一位菩萨对神亮说：‘为什么不受持《华严经》？’神亮回答说：‘因为没有人讲解。’菩萨说：‘有人正在讲解，为什么说没有？’神亮后来苏醒，详细地向薄尘法师叙述了这件事。因此可以详细地了解贤首法师弘扬转法轮的事迹，几乎可以与圣人的事迹相比了（以上三条见《会玄记》）。