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English version Leading General Zhu Yi (Zhu Yi, an official title) saw this and sighed, 'If he didn't have the talent to govern the country, who would be so valued by the Prince of Ying (Ying Wang, referring to Xiao Yi, the Prince of Xiangdong)?' The 'Biography of Zhu Yi' in the 'History of the Southern Dynasties, Volume 52' records: Zhu Yi, courtesy name Yanhe, was a native of Qiantang in Wu Commandery. He was learned and knowledgeable. At the age of twenty-one, he became a guest of Mingshan. He submitted a memorial recommending Emperor Wu, and was appointed as a Doctor of the Imperial Academy and concurrently a Communicating Attendant. In the eighth year of Datong, he was appointed as a Chamberlain. In the second year of Taiqing, he served as a Middle Leading General, his official position remaining the same. Therefore, he had the title of Leading General. Nowadays, positions such as Chamberlain all lead the affairs of the military. At that time, he was already attending court, so he sighed that he had the talent to govern the country, truly the capacity of a prime minister. 'Shu Zhe' means 'who'. 'Prince of Ying' is the Prince of Xiang (Xiang Wang, Xiao Yi's title). Not daring to treat him as a subject, he was listed as a guest. Therefore, it is said that he was valued. Emperor Xiaoyuan (Xiao Yuan Emperor, Xiao Yi's posthumous title) ascended the throne. In the eighth month of the second year of Datong, Hou Jing (Hou Jing, a personal name) rebelled. In the third month of the third year, Hou Jing captured Jianye. Knowing that Taicheng could not be defended, on the fifteenth day of the third month, he ascended the throne in Jingzhou. This is one of the Six Emperors. He was granted the title of Envoy Holding Credentials, Regular Attendant Cavalier, and Founding Marquis of Yiyang County. 'Envoy Holding Credentials': Su Wu (Su Wu, a personal name) was sent to the Xiongnu for nineteen years, holding the Han Dynasty's credential and returning, so this meaning was taken, hence the name 'Holding Credentials'. 'Regular Attendant Cavalier': The 'Han Guan Yi' records: The Qin and Former Han Dynasties established one Regular Attendant Cavalier. The Regular Attendant rides a horse and accompanies the emperor's carriage. He can offer suggestions and correct omissions. He wears a hat adorned with sable tails and cicada patterns. He serves as a consultant. He is in charge of attendants. He is always by the king's side. 'Yiyang County': The affiliated commandery is in Hengzhou. 'Founding': To establish the country for the emperor. 'Marquis' means to scout, to scout for extraordinary events for the Son of Heaven. He belongs to the second rank among the five ranks of nobility. A fief of four hundred li is given as a fief. His mother, Lady Xu (Xu Shi, a personal name), was gentle, kind, respectful, and frugal, and especially diligent in fasting. She dreamed of fragrant smoke of five colors, floating lightly like mist, coiling around in her embrace. Wanting to brush it away, she heard someone say, 'The karmic connection of past lives is entrusted to the royal way, blessings and virtues will naturally come, why brush it away?' When he was born, his eyes had double pupils, like the appearance of Shun (Shun, an ancient sage king). She also dreamed of swallowing a white mouse, and therefore felt her body heavy. The Jingzhou inscription says, the mother... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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氏因觉身心如虚空。怪而卜之于日者。乃曰。白鼠者乃龙之化也。 至于载诞。夜现神光。栋宇焕然。兼辉邻室。 其岁乃梁大同五年也。荆州碑云。一日昏黄。里人望屋上火发。其焰四起。举众来救。及至乃是陈常侍家生子。众人悉惊异也。 邻里忆先灵瑞。呼为王道。兼用后相。复名光道。故小立二字。眼有重瞳。父母藏护不欲人知。而人自知之矣。 南山传云。及诞育夜。室内洞明。信宿之间其光乃止。内外胥悦。咸陈鼎俎相庆。火灭汤冷为事不成。忽有二僧来扣门曰。善哉。鬼德所重。必出家矣。言讫而隐。荆碑云。在襁褓中便自合掌。其语虽异。其意皆同。所言不欲人知者。目有重瞳乃舜相也。恐为所害故。 至年七岁。喜往伽蓝。诸僧口授普门品。初启一遍即得。而父母遏绝。不听数往。 荆碑云。方龆龀中。僧中知其根器。口授莲经普门品。一举通卷背诵如流。众皆异之。遏者止也。听者许也。不许频往伽蓝也。龆龀即毁齿也。男子八岁。女子七岁毁齿。此乃阴速阳迟也。 每存理所诵而惆怅未闻。 惆怅者感恨也。罗什译法华经。遗失普门一偈。其偈乃隋朝阇那[怡-台+屈]多所译。至有唐南山方参入大部。往往怅恨不能尽闻于偈也。 现代汉语译本：氏族之人因为感觉到身心如同虚空一般，感到奇怪便去向占卜者询问。占卜者说：‘白鼠，是龙的化身啊。’ 到了生产的时候，夜里出现神奇的光芒，房屋明亮如同白昼，光辉照耀到邻居家。 那一年是梁朝大同五年。荆州的碑文上说：‘有一天黄昏，邻里们看见陈常侍家的屋顶上着火了，火苗四处蔓延，大家一起去救火。到了之后，才知道是陈常侍家生了孩子。’众人都感到非常惊异。 邻居们回忆起之前的灵异祥瑞，称他为‘王道’，又因为他将来会成为宰相，所以又叫他‘光道’。因此，小的时候就有了这两个名字。他的眼睛里有双重瞳孔，父母藏起来保护他，不想让人知道，但是人们还是知道了。 《南山传》中说：‘等到他出生的时候，夜里室内一片光明，过了好几天光芒才停止。家里内外都很高兴，准备了丰盛的食物互相庆祝。’（人们认为）火灭了汤冷了是不吉利的事情。忽然有两个僧人来敲门说：‘太好了，鬼神所重视的人，将来一定会出家的。’说完就消失了。荆州的碑文上说：‘还在襁褓中的时候，他就会自己合掌。’虽然说法不同，但是意思都是一样的。说不想让人知道的原因是，他的眼睛里有双重瞳孔，这是舜的相貌，恐怕会因此遭到迫害。 到了七岁的时候，他喜欢去寺庙。众僧口头传授他《普门品》（Pǔmén Pǐn，Universal Gateway Chapter）。刚开始念诵一遍就能理解，但是父母阻止他，不让他经常去寺庙。 荆州的碑文上说：‘在他年幼的时候，僧人们知道他有慧根，口头传授他《莲经》（Lián Jīng，Lotus Sutra）中的《普门品》（Pǔmén Pǐn，Universal Gateway Chapter），一遍就能通篇背诵如流，大家都觉得很惊异。’‘遏’是阻止的意思，‘听’是允许的意思，（意思是）不允许他频繁地去寺庙。‘龆龀’是指换牙。男子八岁，女子七岁换牙，这是阴长得快，阳长得慢。 他经常回忆所诵读的经文，但又惆怅没有听闻全部内容。 ‘惆怅’是感伤遗憾的意思。鸠摩罗什（Jūmóluóshí，Kumārajīva）翻译《法华经》（Fǎ Huá Jīng，Lotus Sutra）时，遗漏了《普门品》（Pǔmén Pǐn，Universal Gateway Chapter）中的一首偈颂。这首偈颂是隋朝的阇那[怡-台+屈]多（Shé nà [yí - tái + qū] duō）所翻译的。到了唐朝，南山律师（Nánshān Lǜshī）将这首偈颂加入到大部中。他常常感到遗憾，不能完全听闻这首偈颂。
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English version: The man of the clan felt his body and mind were like empty space. Feeling strange, he consulted a diviner, who said, 'The white mouse is the transformation of a dragon.' When the time came for childbirth, divine light appeared at night, illuminating the house like daylight, and shining on the neighboring houses. That year was the fifth year of the Datong era of the Liang Dynasty. The inscription on the Jingzhou stele says: 'One evening at dusk, the neighbors saw a fire on the roof of Chen Changshi's house, with flames spreading everywhere. Everyone came to put out the fire. When they arrived, they found that Chen Changshi's family had just had a child.' Everyone was amazed. The neighbors recalled the previous auspicious omens and called him 'Wangdao' (王道, Kingly Way), and because he would become a prime minister in the future, they also called him 'Guangdao' (光道, Way of Light). Therefore, he had these two names when he was young. His eyes had double pupils, and his parents hid him and protected him, not wanting people to know, but people knew it anyway. The 'Nanshan Biography' says: 'When he was born, the room was filled with light at night, and the light did not stop for several days. Everyone inside and outside the family was happy and prepared abundant food to celebrate.' (People thought) that the fire going out and the soup getting cold were unlucky things. Suddenly, two monks came to knock on the door and said, 'Excellent, the one valued by ghosts and gods will surely become a monk.' After saying this, they disappeared. The Jingzhou stele says: 'While still in swaddling clothes, he would put his palms together by himself.' Although the statements are different, the meanings are the same. The reason for not wanting people to know is that his eyes have double pupils, which is the appearance of Shun (舜, a legendary Chinese ruler), and they were afraid that he would be persecuted because of it. When he was seven years old, he liked to go to the monastery. The monks orally taught him the 'Universal Gateway Chapter' (Pǔmén Pǐn) of the Lotus Sutra. He understood it after reciting it once, but his parents stopped him and did not allow him to go to the monastery often. The Jingzhou stele says: 'When he was young, the monks knew that he had wisdom roots and orally taught him the 'Universal Gateway Chapter' (Pǔmén Pǐn) of the 'Lotus Sutra' (Lián Jīng), and he could recite the entire chapter fluently after hearing it once. Everyone was amazed.' 'E' (遏) means to stop, and 'ting' (听) means to allow. (It means) that he was not allowed to go to the monastery frequently. 'Tiaochen' (龆龀) refers to the shedding of teeth. Boys shed their teeth at eight years old, and girls shed their teeth at seven years old. This means that yin grows faster and yang grows slower. He often recalled the scriptures he had recited, but was saddened that he had not heard all of them. 'Chouchang' (惆怅) means feeling sad and regretful. When Kumārajīva (Jūmóluóshí) translated the 'Lotus Sutra' (Fǎ Huá Jīng), he omitted a verse from the 'Universal Gateway Chapter' (Pǔmén Pǐn). This verse was translated by Shé nà [yí - tái + qū] duō (阇那[怡-台+屈]多) of the Sui Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Vinaya Master Nanshan (Nánshān Lǜshī) added this verse to the great collection. He often felt regret that he could not fully hear this verse. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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奄忽自然通余文句。后以经验。无所失矣。 通余文句。即是偈文或全部尔。 乡闾嗟异。温故知新其若此乎。 乡者。古制二千五百家为乡也。闾谓乡里之门。大师生则有殊。幼乃聪俊。人皆嗟异。温故等者。语出论语。温故而知新可以为师矣。然大师之德生而知者。 年十五(至学之年)值孝元之败。 侯景诈立。简文帝改太清年为大宝元年。元帝知简文制在。臣贼不用。宁于江陵改元承圣元年。至三年十一月国败。为魏所执。十二月辛丑魏人戕帝。 家国殄丧。亲属流徙。 梁之末运。国殄王亲。家丧眷属。流散徙移所存者少。 叹荣会之难久。痛凋离之易及。 势数无常。喻若郡花会之于春露。众萼争芳。遇之以风雨。残红委地。易见凋零。可谓时势衰残易及也。 于长沙像前发弘大愿。誓作沙门。荷负正法。为己重任。 长沙即荆南路长沙郡潭州也。其郡。河中有大砂陼甚长。故曰长沙也。彼州寺内佛像之前。尔朝代改更未知皇朝称为何寺。然大师生于荆州。属荆湖北路。今为江陵。又改荆门军。况大师在幼。程途且远。往往彼有殊胜。特往瞻礼矣。弘亦扬也。誓者制也。发扬大愿以四弘自制其心。沙门此翻勤息。勤修善果息诸恶行 现代汉语译本 忽然间自然通晓了其余的文字语句，之后凭借经验，没有遗漏之处。 通晓其余的文字语句，指的是偈文或者全部内容。 乡里的人们都惊叹诧异，‘温习旧的知识而得到新的理解’大概就是这样吧！ ‘乡’，按照古代制度，二千五百家为一乡。‘闾’指的是乡里的门。大师的出生自有殊胜之处，年幼时就聪慧俊朗，人们都惊叹诧异。‘温故’等语，出自《论语》，‘温习旧的知识而得到新的理解，可以做老师了。’然而大师的德行是生来就知晓的。 十五岁（到了学习的年龄）时，正值孝元皇帝兵败。 侯景（人名）欺诈地拥立，简文帝（皇帝名）将太清年号改为大宝元年。元帝（皇帝名）知道简文帝受制于叛臣贼子，不能任用，宁愿在江陵改年号为承圣元年，到三年十一月国家战败，被北魏俘虏。十二月辛丑日，北魏人杀害了元帝。 家国灭亡，亲属流离迁徙。 梁朝末年，国家灭亡，王室亲族，家破人亡，亲属眷恋之人，流离失散，迁徙转移，所幸存的人很少。 感叹荣华聚会难以长久，痛惜凋零离散容易到来。 权势气数没有常态，比喻如同园中的花在春天显露，众多花萼争奇斗艳，遇到风雨，残红凋谢落地，容易见到凋零。可以说是时局衰败残落容易到来啊。 在长沙（地名，今湖南长沙）的佛像前发下弘大的誓愿，立誓做沙门（梵文Śrāmaṇa的音译，指佛教出家修行者），承担起弘扬正法的重任。 长沙，即荆南路长沙郡潭州。这个郡，河中有很大的沙洲非常长，所以叫做长沙。在那州寺庙内的佛像之前，那个朝代更替不知道皇朝称为什么寺庙。然而大师生于荆州，属于荆湖北路，现在是江陵，又改为荆门军。况且大师年幼，路途遥远，往往那里有殊胜之处，特地前往瞻仰礼拜。‘弘’也是扬的意思。‘誓’是制的意思。发扬大愿用四弘誓愿来约束自己的内心。沙门，翻译成汉语是勤息，勤奋地修习善果，止息各种恶行。