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English version The master resided at Mount Shaoshi. For seven or eight years, he served Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma then imparted the contemplation of wall-gazing to Masters Huike and Sengchou. The world says that the seven years of wall-gazing at Shaolin marked the beginning of the eastward flourishing of Chan Buddhism, starting with Bodhidharma. (The 'seven or eight years' is sometimes written as 'four or five years'.) (Yi) Fakai was skilled in medicine; Tanqian was adept at Yi (易, The Book of Changes) Fakai was proficient in various sutras and vinayas, with an understanding of their meanings surpassing ordinary people. He was also skilled in medicine. He often begged for food in the capital. Once, he encountered a woman in a family who was in critical condition due to a difficult childbirth, and all treatments had failed. Fakai said, 'This is easy to treat.' The master had just finished slaughtering a sheep, intending to use it for sacrifice. Fakai took a small amount of sheep membrane, made it into a soup, and fed it to the woman. Then, he treated her with qi acupuncture. In a short while, the baby was born. Later, during the Shengping era (357-361) of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Xiaozong fell ill and issued an edict for Fakai to treat him. After taking the emperor's pulse, Fakai refused to administer medicine. After the emperor recovered, he rebuked Fakai, saying, 'I felt slightly unwell, and Master Fakai declined to administer medicine. He should be handed over to the Court of Justice for punishment.' Soon after, the emperor passed away, which proved Fakai's medical skills were truly remarkable. Tanqian came from a distinguished family. At the age of thirteen, he followed his uncle, Quan Hui, a high-ranking official in the Qi state. He was learned in the classics and proficient in the *Book of Changes*. Quan Hui then taught Tanqian the images of the *Book of Changes*. At that time, an old woman lost something, and Quan Hui used the *Book of Changes* to divine, but the resulting hexagram showed no clues. He asked Tanqian to interpret it. Tanqian immediately said, 'If judged according to the hexagram, she must have lost a gold hairpin.' The old woman was surprised and said that it was indeed so. Tanqian said, 'Dui (☱) is the position of gold, and the shape of the character droops on both sides, resembling a gold hairpin.' Quan Hui said, 'Further deduce the thief.' Tanqian said, 'The thief is a fair-skinned woman from a family to the west, wearing double buns, about fifteen or sixteen years old.' The old woman searched and found her, exactly as Tanqian had said. Quan Hui asked him the reason, and Tanqian said, 'Dui is the position of a young woman in the west, and in the five colors, the west is white. The two dots above the character Dui represent the image of double buns, and the pointed shape represents the appearance of the mouth.' Quan Hui therefore greatly valued him. (奉口 (Feng Kou), it is suspected that it should be written 唪口 (Feng Kou). Pronounced Feng, meaning the appearance of a high mouth. Perhaps the character 唪 (Feng) is divided into the two characters 奉口 (Feng Kou).) (Miraculous) Monk Yuan built a bridge; Yin Feng threw his staff Sengyuan's family was originally very wealthy. When Sengyuan was born, it rained money in his house. The people of Shu found this strange. When Sengyuan grew up --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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长立。神气异常。乃令入道。大习禅法。渊见蜀绵水波涛莫测。没溺者众。欲于南路架起飞桥。才出此言。机事盛集。昔诸葛武侯指江内架七星桥。造三铁錞以打桥柱。用讫投江。渊架桥次。欲打其柱。铁錞自然浮水而至。及桥成。忽然而溺。 隐峰。幼修道行。居止五台。后因出山路接淮西。值吴元济兵戈违拒王命。官军与贼交战未决胜负。峰谓众曰。我去解其杀戮。乃掷锡空中飞身而去。届两陈之上。战士各观空中神僧飞腾。尽乃抽戈匣刃。惊怪而退焉。 (陌)宁师食荷 僧喜啖石(翻译集作僧善) 宁师者。亡其名。以姓呼之。常居山野学道。一日忽死。经三日而苏。众惊怪问之。答曰。我入冥间见诸地狱相状。有一判官谓吾曰。和尚有寿而无禄。乃令使者引入诸司。有一吏检核曰。和尚只有干荷叶三石在。因书于簿。乃放归山。从此还魂后。唯食干荷乃度旦夕。秦陇之人号入冥和尚。频请入冥观其善恶。 僧喜。住马头山修习禅观。后忽疾笃。告弟子曰。吾患肠中冷结。昔少年时居山学习。粮食都尽唯啖小石子用充旦夕。因而成病。吾死后可破腹看之。验吾啖石尔也。 (锡)智岩能军 慧琎健敌 智岩。姓华氏。少有武略。威猛难敌。大业中。伪郑诸国兵锋竞起。 现代汉语译本： 长立，神采气度异于常人，于是让他出家修行，认真学习禅法。渊法师看到蜀地绵水水流湍急，很多人被淹死，想要在南路架起一座飞桥。刚一说出这个想法，各种有利条件就聚集起来。过去诸葛武侯（三国时期蜀汉丞相）曾在江中建造七星桥，制造了三个铁錞（古代一种打桩工具）来打桥柱，用完后就投入江中。渊法师架桥时，想要打桥柱，铁錞自然地从水面浮上来。等到桥梁建成，渊法师却忽然溺水而亡。 隐峰禅师，从小修行，住在五台山。后来因为出山，在路上遇到淮西的军队。当时吴元济（唐朝藩镇将领）的军队违抗王命，官军与叛军交战，胜负未分。隐峰禅师对众人说：‘我去解除这场杀戮。’于是将锡杖掷向空中，飞身而去。到达两军阵前，战士们都看到空中神僧飞腾，都放下武器，收起刀刃，惊恐地退却了。 宁师吃荷叶，僧喜吃石头 宁师，失去了他的名字，人们用他的姓氏来称呼他。他经常居住在山野中修道。有一天忽然死去，过了三天又苏醒过来。众人惊奇地询问他，他回答说：‘我进入阴间，看到了各种地狱的景象。有一个判官对我说：和尚有寿命却没有福禄。’于是让使者带他参观各个部门。有一个小吏查阅档案说：‘和尚只有三石（古代容量单位）干荷叶的福报。’因此记录在簿子上，然后放他回到山中。从此还魂后，只吃干荷叶来度日。秦陇一带的人称他为入冥和尚，经常请他入冥间观看人们的善恶。 僧喜，住在马头山修行禅观。后来忽然得了重病，告诉弟子说：‘我患了肠中冷结的病。过去少年时住在山中学习，粮食都吃完了，只能吃小石子来充饥，因此得了这个病。我死后可以剖开我的肚子看看，验证我吃石头的事情。’ 智岩善于用兵，慧琎勇猛抗敌 智岩，姓华，年少时就有军事才能，威猛难以抵挡。大业年间（隋炀帝年号，605-618），伪郑（王世充建立的政权）等各国的军队纷纷起兵。
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English version: Changli possessed extraordinary spirit and demeanor. Consequently, he was initiated into the monastic order and diligently studied Chan Buddhism. Master Yuan observed the treacherous currents of the Mian River in Shu, where many drowned. He desired to construct a flying bridge on the southern route. As soon as he voiced this intention, favorable circumstances converged. In the past, Zhuge Wuhou (Prime Minister of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period) had built the Seven Stars Bridge in the river, forging three iron pestles to drive the bridge pillars, which were then cast into the river after use. When Master Yuan was building the bridge and sought to drive the pillars, the iron pestles naturally floated to the surface. However, upon the bridge's completion, Master Yuan suddenly drowned. Chan Master Yin Feng cultivated the Way from a young age, residing on Mount Wutai. Later, while traveling down the mountain, he encountered the Huai Xi army. At the time, Wu Yuanji's (a Tang Dynasty military governor) troops were defying imperial orders, and the government forces were engaged in battle with the rebels, with no clear victor. Master Yin Feng said to the assembly, 'I will go and resolve this slaughter.' Thereupon, he cast his staff into the air and flew away. Arriving above the two armies, the soldiers all beheld a divine monk soaring in the sky. They all laid down their weapons, sheathed their blades, and retreated in astonishment. Master Ning Eats Lotus Leaves, Monk Xi Eats Stones Master Ning, whose given name is lost, was addressed by his surname. He often dwelled in the mountains and fields, studying the Way. One day, he suddenly died, only to revive after three days. The assembly, astonished, questioned him. He replied, 'I entered the underworld and witnessed the various realms of hell. A judge said to me, 'The monk has longevity but lacks fortune.' He then instructed a messenger to lead me through the various departments. A clerk examined the records and said, 'The monk only has three shi (an ancient unit of volume) of dried lotus leaves as his fortune.' This was recorded in the ledger, and then he was released back to the mountain. From then on, after returning to life, he only ate dried lotus leaves to sustain himself. The people of Qin and Long called him the Underworld Monk, frequently inviting him to observe the good and evil in the underworld. Monk Xi resided on Mount Matou, practicing Chan meditation. Later, he suddenly fell gravely ill and told his disciples, 'I suffer from a cold accumulation in my intestines. In my youth, while living and studying in the mountains, when all the grain was exhausted, I could only eat small stones to fill my stomach, and thus I developed this illness. After my death, you may dissect my abdomen to verify that I ate stones.' Zhiyan is Skilled in Military Affairs, Huijin is Brave Against the Enemy Zhiyan, whose surname was Hua, possessed military talent from a young age, and was fierce and difficult to oppose. During the Daye era (reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, 605-618), the armies of the pseudo-Zheng (regime established by Wang Shichong) and other states rose in rebellion. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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大将军黄国公以行征伐。公曰非华将军无以御之。时伪郑人马具全。按辔扬鞭以枪剟地。厉声曰。若能㧞得。方共决焉。岩乃跨马以腋挟枪而走。表与之交刃尽。生破岩。擒之。须臾乃放。因此感悟出家。大晓三藏之教。 慧琎。七岁出家。偏明律部。时大业中居野外禅定寺。夕有贼军竞来劫。琎乃集众设战楼以防拟之。于时军兵张旗十里。村落尽劫。杀者众。琎乃入陈。其贼群莫敢当锋。贼各执琎手曰健道人也。善能战敌也。(偏明。疑当作从彳普遍之字) (［麻］)世高化蟒 明琛变蛇 安清。字世高。安息王之太子。广集坟典。大有知见。王薨便当嗣位。清乃潜形出家。备晓经论。前身之事一一自知。晋灵之末洛阳兵乱。乃过庐山谓众曰。吾去度昔年同学。行至䢼亭湖庙。大有灵圣。商旅往祷之。神乃降祝曰。舫有沙门。可更请上。清乃造庙。神曰。吾昔与师俱出家学道。多行布施而多嗔怒。今为䢼亭神。周𢌞千里皆吾所治。此身复蟒蛇。灭后当入地狱。清曰何不现形。蟒遂忽现。下泪如雨。谓清曰。愿师化度。吾有绢千匹并杂宝等可为造寺。令生善处。清即取物引去。其蟒登山而望。欲归豫章造寺。至晚有一少年上舫跪清前曰。䢼亭神已离恶形矣。其庙即无灵应。人于山西见死蟒一条。 现代汉语译本 大将军黄国公率军征讨。黄国公说，如果没有非华将军，就无法抵御敌人。当时伪郑的军队人马装备齐全，他们按着缰绳，扬起鞭子，用枪刺地，大声说：‘如果能拔出这枪，就来决一胜负。’岩于是骑马用腋窝夹着枪跑开，非华将军与他交战，很快就击败了岩，并擒获了他。但不久之后又将他释放。岩因此受到感悟而出家，通晓了三藏（Tripitaka）的教义。 慧琎，七岁出家，精通律部（Vinaya）。大业年间（605-618）居住在野外的禅定寺。晚上有盗贼军队前来抢劫。慧琎于是召集众人设置战楼来防备他们。当时军队张旗绵延十里，村庄都被抢劫，被杀的人很多。慧琎于是进入敌阵，盗贼们没有敢于抵挡他的锋芒。盗贼们各自抓住慧琎的手说：‘这是个勇猛的道人啊，善于作战。’（偏明，怀疑应当写作从彳的普遍的‘遍’字） （［麻］）世高化解蟒蛇，明琛转变蛇身。 安清，字世高，是安息国（Parthia）的太子。他广泛收集典籍，很有见识。国王去世后，他本应继承王位。安清于是隐姓埋名出家，精通经论。他对自己前世的事情一一知晓。晋灵帝末年（公元424年），洛阳发生战乱。安清于是前往庐山，对众人说：‘我要去度化我往年的同学。’他走到䢼亭湖的庙宇，那里非常灵验。商人们经常前往祈祷。神降下神谕说：‘船上有沙门（Sramana），可以请他上来。’安清于是来到庙里。神说：‘我过去和您一起出家学道，虽然经常布施但却经常发怒，现在成了䢼亭神，方圆千里都是我所管辖的。这身躯是蟒蛇，死后将堕入地狱。’安清说：‘为什么不显现你的形体？’蟒蛇于是忽然显现，流泪如雨。对安清说：‘希望师父您能度化我。我有一千匹绢和杂宝等，可以用来建造寺庙，让我能转生到好的地方。’安清于是取走了财物离开。蟒蛇登山眺望。安清想要前往豫章建造寺庙，到了晚上，有一个少年登上船，跪在安清面前说：‘䢼亭神已经脱离了恶形了。那座庙已经没有灵验了。’人们在山西看到一条死蟒。