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English version Yao Xian forced Daochang and Daobiao to abandon their religious practice and help revitalize the royal cause. He also wrote an edict to Daochang and Daobiao, saying, 'Your noble integrity is truly commendable. However, governing the empire urgently requires talent. I intend to have you remove your monastic robes and assist in supporting the current era. If you hold the Dao in your heart, why be attached to wearing monastic or secular attire? I hope you understand my intention and do not decline on the grounds of adhering to your vows.' Daochang and others each replied, the content omitted. Xiao Daocheng also wrote to Kumārajīva and [(丰*力)/石], requesting to exempt Daochang and Daobiao from abandoning their religious practice. Daochang and others, being forced and unable to fulfill their aspirations, threw themselves into the cliffs and valleys and died. (Daochang, in the biography, is written as Daoheng; 'threw themselves' is written as 'escaped'). Nameless (anonymous). A family of officials for generations, abandoning wealth and seeking the Dao. By nature, he loved to chant and sing, especially appreciating hills and forests. His reputation spread throughout the world. Emperor Yuan of Liang (Xiao Yi, 508-555) greatly respected him. Emperor Yuan saw that he had extraordinary bearing and the talent to govern the country. Emperor Yuan discussed with the court officials, wanting to honor him with titles and stipends, but he declined and did not accept, further upholding his integrity. Emperor Yuan called him a 'Taoist of high integrity.' Thus, he created the 'Zhen of Abandoned Learning,' which circulated in the world. Monk Ke's Arm Severed, Dharma-wish's Teeth Broken Monk Ke (Huike) focused on practicing Chan meditation. Initially, Bodhidharma began to transmit the Dharma of the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra to Huike. Huike studied in the forests and wilderness. He encountered thieves who cut off his arm, but he did not let anyone know, nor did he feel pain. Later, there was a person named Falin who also had his arm cut off by thieves, crying out all night. Huike treated and bandaged him, begging for food to support Falin. Falin blamed Huike for his inconvenience due to his arm. Huike said, 'I also have no arm, why do you blame me?' Thus, people then realized that Chan Master Huike's arm was severed. Dharma-wish (dates unknown) deeply studied Confucian and Buddhist classics, unmatched in Jiangxi. People reported his virtuous deeds to Emperor Xiaowu of Song (Liu Jun, 430-464). One day, Emperor Xiaowu suddenly asked Dharma-wish why he ate vegetarian food. Dharma-wish said, 'Since I took the precepts, I have been eating only one meal a day, consisting of vegetables and rice.' Emperor Xiaowu forced him to eat meat. Dharma-wish insisted on his vows and did not change, and being forced, he broke two teeth to avoid it. (East) Yuan and Du Flourished in the West, Ji Advanced Transformation in the East The Song Dynasty monks Shi Huiyuan (371-446) and Shi Tandu (374-442) were both proficient in Buddhist teachings, and their views on doctrine echoed each other. Their achievements in the Dao -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 兴于江西。人称为宝。
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慧基．超进。行解相高。内外洞达。俱在江东大兴佛法。人民遵化重之若神。 (冬)弥天辨鼎 法安获钟 道安。晋习凿齿初访于安。安问曰子何人也。齿曰四海习凿齿。已问安曰法师何名。安曰弥天释道安。因此时皆呼为弥天。时秦王苻坚于蓝田获大鼎。容三十七斛。边有篆文。朝庭莫有识者。以示于安。安曰此古篆书。云鲁襄公所铸。又于市得一铜斛。其形正圆。下向为斗。横梁昴者为升。低者为合梁。一头为籥籥。同黄钟容半合。边有篆文。坚又问安。安曰此王莽自言出自帝舜。龙集戊辰改正即位。以同律量。布之四方。欲小大器均。令天下取平。坚大赏之。敕三馆学士有疑事皆师问于安法师。(昴当作昂也。昴星名。从日卯。昂者升也。从日卬也) 法安。慧远之弟子也。精专经律。特持守戒行。于新阳县寄居。此县多虎。安为息人民建寺。后欲画像。须得铜青。困不能得。夜梦神人指安床前曰。此下有铜钟。旦即掘之果获二口。因以成像。复一口助远师铸像。一口武昌太守借看留之。 超达伏草 难陀变筇 魏超达。多于学问。大有知见。时魏武帝禁图谶尤急。有人诬达有之。乃禁达。荣阳狱令崔浩检勘。达以实告浩。浩即大怒。以车轮系 现代汉语译本 兴起于江西，人们称他为宝（对某位高僧的尊称）。 慧基、超进，他们的修行和见解都很高深，对内对外都通达明了，都在江东大力弘扬佛法，人民遵从教化，敬重他们如同神明。 （冬）弥天辨识大鼎，法安获得铜钟 道安（312-385）。晋朝的习凿齿最初拜访道安，道安问道：‘您是什么人？’习凿齿说：‘四海之内，习凿齿。’习凿齿反问安：‘法师您叫什么名字？’安说：‘弥天释道安。’因此当时人们都称他为弥天（形容道安学识渊博，如弥漫天空一般）。当时秦王苻坚在蓝田得到一个大鼎，容量三十七斛，鼎边有篆文，朝廷没有人认识。拿给道安看，道安说：‘这是古篆书，说的是鲁襄公（春秋时期鲁国国君，在位时间为公元前572年-公元前542年）所铸造的。’又在市场上得到一个铜斛，形状很圆，下部像斗，横梁向上倾斜的为升，向下倾斜的为合，横梁一头为籥，籥与黄钟的容量相同，为半合。边上也有篆文，苻坚又问安，安说：‘这是王莽（新朝的建立者，公元8年-公元23年在位）自称是帝舜的后代，龙集戊辰年（公元8年）改正即位时，用统一的度量衡，颁布到四方，想要大小器物都一样，使天下公平。’苻坚大大地赏赐了他，命令三馆学士有疑问的事情都向道安法师请教。（昴应该写作昂，昴是星名，从日从卯，昂是上升的意思，从日从卬） 法安，是慧远（334-416）的弟子。精通经律，特别持守戒律。在新阳县寄居。这个县有很多老虎，法安为了使人民安宁而建造寺庙。后来想要画像，需要铜青，苦于无法得到。夜里梦见神人指着法安的床前说：‘这下面有铜钟。’早晨就挖掘，果然得到两口铜钟。因此用来画像，又用一口帮助慧远法师铸造佛像，一口武昌太守借去看后留下了。 超达伏草，难陀变化竹杖 魏国的超达，学问渊博，见识广阔。当时魏武帝（曹操，155-220）严禁图谶，有人诬陷超达有图谶，于是拘禁了超达。荣阳狱令崔浩检查审问，超达如实告诉了崔浩，崔浩勃然大怒，用车轮...
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English version He rose in Jiangxi. People called him Bao (a respectful title for a high-ranking monk). Huiji and Chaojin, their practice and understanding were profound, and they were clear about both internal and external matters. They both vigorously promoted Buddhism in Jiangdong. The people followed their teachings and revered them as gods. (Winter) Mitian distinguishes the great cauldron, Fa'an obtains the bronze bell. Dao'an (312-385). Xi Zaochi of the Jin Dynasty initially visited Dao'an. Dao'an asked, 'Who are you?' Xi said, 'Xi Zaochi from all over the world.' Xi then asked An, 'What is the Dharma master's name?' An said, 'Mitian Shi Dao'an.' Therefore, at that time, people called him Mitian (describing Dao'an's knowledge as vast as the sky). At that time, King Fu Jian of Qin obtained a large cauldron in Lantian, with a capacity of thirty-seven hu. There were seal characters on the edge of the cauldron, but no one in the court recognized them. It was shown to Dao'an, and Dao'an said, 'This is ancient seal script, saying that it was cast by Duke Xiang of Lu (ruler of the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period, reigned from 572 BC to 542 BC).' He also obtained a bronze hu in the market, which was round in shape, with the lower part like a dou, the horizontal beam sloping upwards being a sheng, and the horizontal beam sloping downwards being a ge. One end of the horizontal beam was a yue, and the yue had the same capacity as the Huangzhong, which was half a ge. There were also seal characters on the edge, and Fu Jian asked An again. An said, 'This is Wang Mang (founder of the Xin Dynasty, reigned from 8 AD to 23 AD) claiming to be a descendant of Emperor Shun. When he corrected and ascended the throne in the year of Longji Wuchen (8 AD), he used unified weights and measures and promulgated them in all directions, wanting all objects, large and small, to be the same, so that the world would be fair.' Fu Jian greatly rewarded him and ordered the scholars of the three academies to consult Dharma Master Dao'an on any doubtful matters. (Mao should be written as Ang, Mao is the name of a star, from sun and mao, Ang means rising, from sun and yang) Fa'an was a disciple of Huiyuan (334-416). He was proficient in the sutras and precepts, and especially upheld the precepts. He resided in Xinyang County. This county had many tigers, and Fa'an built a temple to bring peace to the people. Later, he wanted to make a portrait, but needed copper blue, which he could not obtain. At night, he dreamed of a divine person pointing to the front of Fa'an's bed and saying, 'There is a bronze bell under here.' In the morning, he dug and indeed found two bronze bells. Therefore, they were used to make portraits, and one was used to help Dharma Master Huiyuan cast Buddha statues, and one was borrowed by the prefect of Wuchang to look at and kept. Chao Da hides in the grass, Nanduo transforms the bamboo staff. Chao Da of the Wei Kingdom was erudite and knowledgeable. At that time, Emperor Wu of Wei (Cao Cao, 155-220) strictly prohibited prophecies, and someone falsely accused Chao Da of having them, so Chao Da was imprisoned. Cui Hao, the prison warden of Rongyang, examined and interrogated him. Chao Da told Cui Hao the truth, and Cui Hao was furious and used a cartwheel... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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头。严防卫之。自知无路。专念观音。至夜忽不觉车轮所守者。皆大困睡。而狱门忽开。达因走出。及晓追骑四出。达伏草中。骑不蹋草。达在草中并无伤损。而得免祸。 难陀。西域人。诡异不伦。恭慢无定。入于蜀境。将三少尼同行。或大醉狂歌。或聚众说法。蜀境戍将深恶。捉陀苦责。陀曰。此三尼者妙于歌舞。戍将乃悦。遂夜留宿置酒同饮。乃假衣衫与三尼。又施粉黛列坐同欢。娇态笑调世施其容。饮欲半酣。陀曰可请三尼舞乎。尼乃遂舞并皆妙绝。陀曰妇人风邪。乃取戍将刀斫三尼头落。血流数丈。戍将大惊。左右缚之。陀曰无草草也。看三尼乃筇杖也。血即向者所饮酒也。(世施其容。疑当作世绝其容。酉阳杂俎载此事云。三尼及坐。含㖒调笑。逸态绝世) 法愿律虎 慧荣义龙 法愿。即隋朝人。非与前宋时法愿同。愿大明律藏。东夏盛传而义解洞晓。词辨高高憉惇难敌。时号为律虎焉。 慧荣。陈时住禹穴庄严寺。讲说纵横三藏奥达。世称义龙。时智者顗禅师说法。荣故来设问。数开徴引难问泉流。顗师解答锋起事理焕然。荣自矜舞扇。扇便堕地。顗谓荣曰。禅定之力不可难也。当时大众嘲荣曰。从来义龙今成伏鹿。扇既堕地何以遮羞。荣大惭而退。 法进施体 僧 现代汉语译本： 头。严加防卫看守他。达自知已无出路，就专心念诵观音菩萨的名号。到了夜里，忽然觉得看守车轮的人都已昏睡过去，而监狱的门也忽然打开。达因此走了出来。天亮后，追捕的骑兵四处搜寻。达藏在草丛中，骑兵的马却没有踩到草。达在草中毫发无损，因而得以免除祸患。 难陀（Nanda）。西域人。行为怪异不合常理，对人恭敬和傲慢没有定准。进入蜀地境内，带着三个年轻的尼姑同行。有时大醉狂歌，有时聚众说法。蜀地的戍边将领非常厌恶他，捉住难陀严厉责问。难陀说：‘这三个尼姑擅长歌舞。’戍将听了很高兴，于是晚上留他们住宿，摆酒一同饮用。难陀便把衣衫给三个尼姑穿上，又给她们施以粉黛，让她们排列坐在一起共同欢饮。她们娇媚的姿态和笑容，世间罕见。饮酒喝到一半时，难陀说：‘可以请三位尼姑跳舞吗？’尼姑们于是跳起舞来，舞姿都非常美妙。难陀说她们得了‘妇人风邪’，于是拿起戍将的刀砍下三个尼姑的头，鲜血流了几丈远。戍将大惊，左右的人将他捆绑起来。难陀说：‘不要慌张。’看那三个尼姑，原来是筇竹杖，血就是刚才所喝的酒。（‘世施其容’，疑应作‘世绝其容’。《酉阳杂俎》记载此事说，三个尼姑坐下后，含笑调情，姿态绝世）。 法愿律虎（Fayuan Lvhu） 慧荣义龙（Hui Rong Yilong） 法愿（Fayuan），是隋朝（581年-618年）人，不是之前宋朝时的法愿（Fayuan）。法愿（Fayuan）精通律藏，在东夏广为传扬，而且对其中的义理解释得非常透彻，言辞辩论高超，没有人能匹敌，当时号称为律虎（Lvhu）。 慧荣（Hui Rong），陈朝（557年-589年）时住在禹穴庄严寺，讲说纵横，对三藏的奥义通达，世人称他为义龙（Yilong）。当时智者顗（Zhiyi）禅师说法，慧荣（Hui Rong）特意前来提问。多次展开论证，引经据典，提出的难题像泉水一样涌出。顗（Zhiyi）禅师解答时，言辞锋利，事理清晰明了。慧荣（Hui Rong）原本很自负，舞动着扇子，结果扇子便掉在地上。顗（Zhiyi）对慧荣（Hui Rong）说：‘禅定的力量不可轻视啊。’当时大众嘲笑慧荣（Hui Rong）说：‘向来的义龙（Yilong）如今成了伏地的鹿。扇子既然掉在地上，用什么来遮羞呢？’慧荣（Hui Rong）非常惭愧地退下了。 法进施体（Fajin Shiti） 僧