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English version He opened his mouth, saw him, and said, 'Teacher's illness is almost gone.' Then he leaped up and flew into his mouth. The boy was originally a medicine spirit, and Wu then obtained supernatural powers. Reflecting in a Mirror The monk Biancai, it is not known where he was from. He served Dharma Master Yu when he was young, taking the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing) as his practice. For a long time, he did not understand it. So he protected purity, made a fragrant box to hold the sutra, and wore it on his head while walking. After three years, he dreamed of Samantabhadra (Puxian) Bodhisattva instructing him in the profound meaning, and he suddenly became able to recite it, as clear as looking in a mirror. Always Containing Śarīra During the Yonghui era of the Tang Dynasty, Fan Xuanzhi, a native of Anding, cultivated the Dao in his youth. In the mountains of Nanzhou, south of the capital, he joined the monk Du Shun. Du Shun ordered him to recite the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing) as his practice, and advised him to cultivate the practices of Samantabhadra (Puxian) according to this sutra. Every time he recited the sutra, he frequently obtained śarīra (relics) from his mouth, totaling hundreds of grains. The 'Record of Responses of Lord Ying' says that the layman sometimes recited the sutra at night, and light emanated from his mouth, illuminating more than forty li, the color of the light being like gold. People far and near were amazed and astonished. Some people went to the mountain to find him and only saw the layman reciting the sutra with light emanating from his mouth. At that time, he was ninety-two years old and died without illness. During cremation, his teeth turned into śarīra (relics), obtaining more than a hundred grains, all emitting light, which did not stop for several days. At that time, monks and laypeople collected them and erected a pagoda to make offerings. Meeting a Divine Monk The Vinaya Master Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, a monk of Yanxing Temple in Jingzhao, in the early years of Zhenguan, passed by the 㶚 Bridge and lodged in an inn. As it was getting late, he stayed there. Soon, a strange monk came, his clothes rough and worn, and stayed in another room of the innkeeper's. He ordered rich wine and delicious meat, drinking and eating to his heart's content. The Vinaya Master held to his precepts and was disgusted by this. After the monk finished eating, he rinsed his mouth with ash water, closed the door, and recited the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing). Soon he finished one scroll (i.e., the entire sixty-scroll Jin translation). Vinaya Master Yuan then restrained himself, feeling ashamed, and listened attentively to the profound sound. Before the fifth watch, he finished six chapters (i.e., the entire sixty-scroll Jin translation). Vinaya Master Yuan deeply regretted and blamed himself, and sorrow and weeping intertwined in his heart. He entered the room to prostrate and repent, and then they parted ways, without telling his name, and it is not known where he went. The 'Record of Responses' says that the divine monk asked for water to rinse his mouth in the early night, straightened his body, and sat in the lotus position. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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缓发梵音。诵大方广佛华严经。初标品题。次诵如是我闻。一时佛在摩竭提国。其僧口角两边俱放光明。状若金色。比至三更。四帙欲满。口中光明转更增炽。诵至五帙已上。其光渐收。却入僧口。夜方五更。诵终六帙(一帙十卷。共六十卷)。僧乃却卧录感应时。适有狂妄者在傍问曰。某甲不断酒肉。效彼神僧持诵华严可乎。答曰。汝一夜诵经。未至五更。能满六帙乎。曰。不能。汝夜诵经。能放口光以代灯烛乎。曰。不能。汝若酒仙之食虾。志公之啖鸽。复能吐活乎。曰。不能。汝皆不能。妄效神僧行事。欺诳圣贤。罪深沧海。岂能逃乎。狂者惭颜。悔谢而退。 涌地现身 唐崇福寺僧慧祐。戒行精苦。事俨和尚。专以华严为业。每清景良宵。焚香专诵如来出现品。后时忽见十余菩萨。从地涌出。现金色身。皆放光明。坐莲花座。合掌听诵此品。经了便隐(如来出现品。如来心第十章见后)。 升天止阵 于阗国沙弥。般若弥伽薄。甚有戒行。每诵华严为业。忽有人合掌窃谓曰。诸天令弟子奉请法师。请师闭目。遂至天上。天主跪而请曰。诸天今与修罗战。屡被摧衄。今屈法师。诵华严经。望法力加护。弥伽如其所请。乘天宝辂。执天幢幡。心念华严。以诸天众对彼勍敌。修罗见之。忽 现代汉语译本： 一位僧人缓缓地发出梵音，诵读《大方广佛华严经》。开始时先标明品题，然后诵读‘如是我闻。一时佛在摩竭提国’。这位僧人口角两边都放出光明，形状如同金色。到了三更时分，诵读了四帙将要完毕，口中的光明更加炽盛。诵读到五帙以上时，光明渐渐收敛，回到僧人的口中。到了五更时分，诵完了六帙（一帙十卷，共六十卷）。僧人于是躺下记录感应事迹。恰好有一个狂妄的人在旁边问道：‘某甲不断酒肉，效仿那位神僧持诵《华严经》可以吗？’僧人回答说：‘你一夜诵经，不到五更，能诵完六帙吗？’那人说：‘不能。’僧人又问：‘你夜里诵经，能放出光芒代替灯烛吗？’那人说：‘不能。’僧人又问：‘你如果像酒仙吃虾，志公和尚吃鸽子一样，又能吐出活物吗？’那人说：‘不能。’僧人说：‘你都不能，还妄想效仿神僧的行事，欺骗圣贤，罪孽深重如沧海，怎么能逃脱呢？’狂妄的人惭愧地低下了头，忏悔谢罪后退走了。 涌地现身 唐朝崇福寺的僧人慧祐，戒律精严，苦行修持，侍奉俨和尚，专心以《华严经》为修行事业。每当清朗美好的夜晚，他都焚香专心诵读《如来出现品》。后来，忽然看见十余位菩萨从地涌出，显现金色身，都放出光明，坐在莲花座上，合掌听他诵读此品。诵经完毕，菩萨们便隐去了（《如来出现品》见《如来心》第十章）。 升天止阵 于阗国的沙弥般若弥伽薄（Prajnamitra），非常有戒行。他经常诵读《华严经》作为修行。忽然有人合掌偷偷地对他说：‘诸天让我来奉请法师，请您闭上眼睛。’于是他便到了天上。天主跪下请求说：‘诸天现在与阿修罗（Asura）作战，屡次被打败。现在委屈法师，诵读《华严经》，希望凭借法力加持护佑。’弥伽（Mitra）按照天主的请求，乘坐天上的宝车，手持天上的幢幡，心中默念《华严经》，率领诸天众面对强大的敌人。阿修罗（Asura）见到这种情况，忽然
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English version: A monk slowly intoned the Sanskrit sounds, reciting the *Great Expansive Buddha Flower Adornment Sutra* (*Mahāvaipulya Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra*). He began by announcing the title of the chapter, then recited, 'Thus have I heard. At one time, the Buddha was in the Magadha country.' Light emanated from both sides of the monk's mouth, resembling gold. By the third watch of the night, as he was about to finish the fourth fascicle, the light from his mouth grew even more intense. When he recited beyond the fifth fascicle, the light gradually receded, returning into the monk's mouth. By the fifth watch of the night, he finished reciting the six fascicles (one fascicle contains ten chapters, totaling sixty chapters). The monk then lay down to record the miraculous events. Just then, a reckless person nearby asked, 'I, who do not abstain from wine and meat, can I imitate that divine monk in reciting the *Flower Adornment Sutra*?' The monk replied, 'Can you recite six fascicles in one night, before the fifth watch?' The person said, 'No, I cannot.' The monk then asked, 'Can you emit light from your mouth to replace lamps while reciting the sutra at night?' The person said, 'No, I cannot.' The monk further asked, 'If you are like the wine immortal eating shrimp, or the monk Zhigong devouring pigeons, can you also vomit living creatures?' The person said, 'No, I cannot.' The monk said, 'Since you cannot do any of these things, yet you presumptuously imitate the actions of a divine monk, deceiving sages and worthies, your sins are as deep as the ocean. How can you escape?' The reckless person lowered his head in shame, repented, apologized, and withdrew. Emergence from the Earth The monk Huiyou of Chongfu Temple in the Tang Dynasty was strict in observing precepts and diligently practiced asceticism. He served the Venerable Yan and devoted himself to the *Flower Adornment Sutra*. Every clear and beautiful night, he would burn incense and wholeheartedly recite the *Appearance of the Tathagata Chapter*. Later, he suddenly saw more than ten Bodhisattvas emerge from the earth, manifesting golden bodies, all emitting light, sitting on lotus thrones, and listening with palms joined to his recitation of this chapter. After the sutra recitation was completed, the Bodhisattvas disappeared (the *Appearance of the Tathagata Chapter* is found in Chapter Ten, *The Mind of the Tathagata*). Ascending to Heaven to Stop the Battle The Shramanera Prajnamitra (般若弥伽薄) of the Khotan (于阗) kingdom was very disciplined in observing precepts. He often recited the *Flower Adornment Sutra* as his practice. Suddenly, someone secretly said to him with palms joined, 'The devas (诸天) have ordered me to invite the Dharma Master. Please close your eyes.' Thereupon, he arrived in heaven. The lord of the devas knelt and requested, 'The devas are now at war with the asuras (修罗), and have been repeatedly defeated. Now, we trouble the Dharma Master to recite the *Flower Adornment Sutra*, hoping for the added protection of the Dharma power.' Mitra (弥伽) complied with the request of the lord of the devas, riding in a heavenly jeweled chariot, holding a heavenly banner, and silently reciting the *Flower Adornment Sutra* in his heart, leading the assembly of devas to face the powerful enemies. When the asuras (修罗) saw this situation, suddenly --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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然溃散。须臾送归。身染天香。终身不灭。 无生入证(亦云偈赞排空) 解脱和尚。姓刑氏。代州五台县人。七岁出家。志业弘远。初从介山抱腹岩慧超禅师处。询求定舍。超有知人之鉴。识其才器。告众曰。解脱调习融明。非尔辈所邻。未几而大启悟。后于五台西南佛光寺立精舍。读华严。复依经作佛光观。屡往中台东南花园北古大孚寺。求文殊师利。亲承言诲。云汝今何须亲礼于我可自诲责。必当大悟。后因自求。乃悟无生。兼得法喜。遂慨兹独善。思惟广济。祈诚大觉。请证此心。乃感诸佛现说偈曰。诸佛寂灭甚深法。旷劫修行今乃得。若能开晓此法眼。一切诸佛皆随喜。解脱更问空中。寂灭之法。若为可说得教人耶。诸佛即隐。但有声告曰。方便智为灯。照见心境界。欲究真实法。一切无所见。又尝本州都督。请传香受戒。法化既毕。将事东归。都督及众。送至城东。日云暮矣。思欲焚香。乃闻城上空中声曰。合掌以为花。身为供养具。善心真实香。赞叹香烟布。诸佛闻此香。寻声来相度。众等勤精进。终不相疑误。故云偈赞排空。余广如传。或即大圣化身。事难详究。德广化博。未之有也。 海神听讲 僧道英。姓陈氏。蒲州人。年十八。二亲为之娶。五载同居。誓不相触。后 现代汉语译本 随即溃散，须臾间送回原处，身上沾染了天香，终身不灭。 无生入证（也称为偈赞排空） 解脱和尚，姓刑，是代州五台县人。七岁出家，志向弘大深远。最初跟随介山抱腹岩的慧超禅师，请求得到安身之处。慧超有识人之明，看出他的才华器量，告诉众人说：‘解脱调柔习顺，融会贯通，不是你们这些人能比的。’不久他就大彻大悟。后来在五台山西南的佛光寺建立精舍，读诵《华严经》，又依据经文修习佛光观。多次前往中台东南花园北的古大孚寺，祈求文殊师利（Manjusri，智慧的象征），亲自得到文殊的教诲，文殊说：‘你现在何必亲自礼拜我呢？可以自我教诲责备，必定能够大悟。’后来因为自己寻求，于是领悟了无生之理，兼得法喜。于是感慨独自修善，思惟如何广为济度，虔诚祈求大觉者，请诸佛印证此心。于是感得诸佛现身说法，说偈语道：‘诸佛寂灭甚深法，旷劫修行今乃得，若能开晓此法眼，一切诸佛皆随喜。’解脱又问空中：‘寂灭之法，如果可以宣说，如何教导他人呢？’诸佛随即隐去，只有声音告诫说：‘方便智为灯，照见心境界，欲究真实法，一切无所见。’又曾经本州都督，请他传授香戒，法事完毕，将要向东返回。都督及众人，送到城东。天色已晚，想要焚香，就听到城上空中传来声音说：‘合掌以为花，身为供养具，善心真实香，赞叹香烟布。诸佛闻此香，寻声来相度，众等勤精进，终不相疑误。’所以说偈赞排空。其余的广泛事迹记载在传记中。或许就是大圣（Mahasattva）的化身，事情难以详细考究。他的德行广大，教化深远，无人能及。 海神听讲 僧人道英，姓陈，是蒲州人。十八岁时，父母为他娶妻，共同生活了五年，发誓不相触碰。后来