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English version: In Yi Province, there was a young man named Gong who initially lacked faith in Buddhism. He traveled to Xianglin with over a hundred loads of goods, ordering the placement of the donkey loads and other items in the temple's Buddha hall, monks' quarters, and lecture hall, with no one daring to disobey. The abbot, witnessing this defilement, entered his room sighing in lament. He then took his staff and three robes, vowing: 'Life or death rests on this day; I rely solely on the power of the precepts to drive them away.' He raised his staff towards the donkeys, and they suddenly collapsed as if dead. The abbot lifted one load of goods in each hand and threw them into the air. Seeing this extraordinary sight, Gong repented and converted to Buddhism. (In the air; the transmitted text says 'into the pit'). The Chan master Huiyong resided on Mount Lu, closely following Master Huiyuan, deeply studying the Vinaya Pitaka, and also mastering external texts. One day, he went out of the town and returned to the mountain late in the evening. When he reached Wu Bridge, a camp commander, drunk and riding a vicious horse, blocked Huiyong's path, refusing to let him pass. As dusk approached, Huiyong pointed his staff at the horse, causing it to run away and the commander to fall to the ground. Huiyong helped him up, comforted him, and escorted him back to the camp. The next day, the commander came to the temple to repent. Huiyong said, 'This was not my intention; it was likely the work of the precept deities.' The Monk Da □ Cake (The character after Da is damaged, suspected to be Que) Shiyu Receives Fruit The Chan master Sengda traveled and studied in various places, practicing Chan meditation and propagating the Dharma. His teeth were over an inch long, and his appearance was uniquely different, earning him the respect and esteem of Emperor Xiaowen of the Wei Dynasty (471-499). Later, he resided at Huahuang Ridge in Linlu Mountain. At that time, a mountain spirit frequently came to listen to his teachings. Suddenly, one night, someone pushed the door open and entered, saying, 'I am the mountain spirit's wife. I have no time during the day to pay respects to the Chan master, so I have come specifically to pay homage and offer a basket of rice cakes, hoping that you will call out my name when you perform Buddhist rituals.' Sengda said, 'You may take the rice cakes back, as this mountain monk does not eat them. I will perform a bow for you during the Buddhist rituals and chant your name.' The mountain spirit's wife then bowed and departed. The Chan master Shiyu was eight feet five inches tall, with a unique appearance. He resided in Xiangying Mountain in Yi Province, studying scriptures and treatises. One night, he dreamed of four dragons flying into his heart and eyes. Upon awakening, he had a great enlightenment of the Buddha's teachings. He often practiced fasting in the mountains, with only four monkeys gathering mountain fruits twice a day to offer to him, which Shiyu accepted. (Eight feet five inches; the transmitted text says eight feet three inches). Fakuang Removes Demons Huian Prevents Disaster --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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竺法旷。以内外之学受谢安知重。旷常居山林。安往礼觐。居处俭僻。车马不通。安陵峰步往。晋简文作相。闻旷道行。遣堂邑大守等请入京供养。时有妖星累现。晋帝请旷斋忏以禳之。旷曰。陛下可修盛德。贫道当竭志诚。遂入忏逾日。有司奏曰妖星已灭矣。 慧安。游于京兆。见相国休璟有功边上。贵盛无比。安往谒之焉。谓璟曰。相公美则美矣。奈不数月间将有大祸。虽然。早可防拟。璟知安之道德。知其兆。拜而告安与去禳之。安曰。可求二大犬。身高数尺。有狞恶者。既得犬已。安复来曰。事在今夕。夜与璟同坐。安命十人执弧操矢立于座侧。至夜深笑曰。相公之祸已免矣。及旦。呼璟同至园中。见一贼持刀剑已卒。血流其颈。又见二犬在大木下仰吠一贼。亦持大刀。见璟叫曰。某与彼等俱怨相国。故来欲害。彼蹲守。进不可得。璟大惊谓安曰。非吾师先知。不然死于二夫之手也。 (阳)道光义虎 恭明智囊 道光。在于江东穷研经论。义理纵横时皆知重。故东南目之为义虎。 支谦。字恭明。月支人也。来游汉地。大扬教法。博达经书。为人细长黑质。眼多白而睛黄。时人谓曰。支郎眼中黄。形躯虽细是智囊。汉时人也。 灵坦心印 玄畅目光 灵坦。七岁 现代汉语译本 竺法旷（Zhu Fakuang）。因其内外兼修的学识而受到谢安的器重。竺法旷常隐居山林，谢安曾亲自前往拜访。他居住的地方简朴偏僻，车马无法通行，谢安便步行翻山前往。晋简文帝（公元371-372年）担任宰相时，听闻竺法旷的德行，派遣堂邑大守等人请他入京供养。当时有妖星多次出现，晋帝请竺法旷设斋忏悔以消除灾祸。竺法旷说：‘陛下如果能修养盛德，贫道当竭尽诚心。’于是开始忏悔，过了几天，有关部门上奏说妖星已经消失了。 慧安（Huian）。游历京兆，看到相国休璟（Xiujing）在边疆立下功劳，权势显赫无比。慧安前去拜访他，对休璟说：‘相公您确实很美好，但恐怕不出几个月将有大祸。虽然如此，早作防备还是可以避免的。’休璟知道慧安的道德，明白他能预知吉凶，于是拜谢并请慧安设法禳解。慧安说：‘可以寻找两条高数尺、面目凶恶的大狗。’找到狗后，慧安又来说：‘事情就在今晚。’晚上与休璟同坐，慧安命十人手持弓箭站在座位旁边。到了深夜，慧安笑着说：‘相公的灾祸已经免除了。’到了早晨，呼唤休璟一同到园中，看见一个贼人手持刀剑已经死去，鲜血染红了脖颈。又看见两条狗在大树下对着一个贼人仰头吠叫，那贼人也拿着大刀。贼人看见休璟，叫道：‘我与他们都怨恨相国，所以前来行刺。他蹲守在那里，我无法靠近。’休璟大惊，对慧安说：‘如果不是老师您事先知道，我恐怕已经死在这两个贼人手下了。’ 道光（Daoguang）。在江东深入研究经论，义理精深透彻，当时的人都非常看重他。所以东南一带称他为义虎。 支谦（Zhiqian），字恭明（Gongming），是月支国人。他来到汉地游历，大力弘扬佛法，博学通达经书。他身材细长，皮肤黝黑，眼睛多白少黑，瞳孔发黄。当时的人说：‘支郎眼中黄，形躯虽细是智囊。’他是汉朝时的人。 灵坦（Lingtan）。七岁
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English version Zhu Fakuang. He was respected by Xie An for his knowledge of both internal and external studies. Zhu Fakuang often lived in seclusion in the mountains, and Xie An would personally visit him. His residence was simple and remote, inaccessible to carriages and horses, so Xie An would walk over the mountains to reach him. When Emperor Jianwen of Jin (371-372 AD) served as Chancellor, he heard of Zhu Fakuang's virtuous conduct and sent the Grand Administrator of Tangyi and others to invite him to the capital for offerings. At that time, ominous stars appeared repeatedly, and the Jin Emperor requested Zhu Fakuang to hold a fast and repentance ceremony to avert the disaster. Zhu Fakuang said, 'If Your Majesty can cultivate great virtue, this humble monk will devote his utmost sincerity.' He then began the repentance ceremony, and after several days, the officials reported that the ominous stars had disappeared. Huian. While traveling in Jingzhao, he saw that Chancellor Xiu Jing had rendered meritorious service on the frontier and was immensely powerful. Huian went to visit him and said to Xiu Jing, 'Your Excellency is indeed admirable, but I fear that a great disaster will befall you within a few months. However, it can still be prevented if precautions are taken early.' Xiu Jing knew of Huian's virtue and understood that he could foresee good and bad omens, so he bowed and asked Huian to perform a ritual to avert the disaster. Huian said, 'You can seek two large dogs, several feet tall, with fierce appearances.' After the dogs were found, Huian came again and said, 'The matter is tonight.' That night, he sat with Xiu Jing, and Huian ordered ten men to stand beside them with bows and arrows. Late at night, Huian smiled and said, 'Your Excellency's disaster has been averted.' In the morning, he called Xiu Jing to the garden, where they saw an assassin lying dead with a knife and sword, his neck covered in blood. They also saw two dogs barking upwards at another assassin under a large tree, who was also holding a large knife. The assassin saw Xiu Jing and shouted, 'I and they all resent the Chancellor, so we came to assassinate you. He was crouching there, and I could not get close.' Xiu Jing was greatly shocked and said to Huian, 'If it were not for your prior knowledge, Master, I would have died at the hands of these two assassins.' Daoguang. He deeply studied scriptures and treatises in Jiangdong, and his profound understanding of the principles was highly valued at the time. Therefore, he was known as the 'Righteous Tiger' in the Southeast region. Zhiqian, also known as Gongming, was a Yuezhi person. He came to travel in the Han region, greatly promoting the Buddhist teachings, and was learned and well-versed in the scriptures. He was slender and dark-skinned, with mostly white eyes and yellow pupils. People at the time said, 'Zhi Lang's eyes are yellow, his body is slender, but he is a bag of wisdom.' He was a person of the Han Dynasty. Lingtan. At the age of seven --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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诵通书史。兼解文章。应童子举中第。及至年长官高。舍荣入道勋习禅法。行化于时。后因适维杨行至六合道中。忽叹大法陵夷生不遇佛。须臾闻空中有声曰。开心地即见菩萨如妙文殊之形状。令坦举项。以掌按之。寻观四指赤痕。其印常现。坦曰必是大圣授我心印也。 玄畅。少时在俗。举家被胡虏所灭。将欲害畅。虏帅见而止之曰。此儿目光射。非凡童也。遂获免。后乃出家。广通内外。往于凉州遇虐虏。除灭佛法。尽害僧人。唯畅得走发。自岱郡山谷路跨大行南转孟津。唯把一束杨枝。一扼葱叶。虏骑将及。以葱叶安鼻孔中入渡孟津免。宋文帝知畅道行。徴之。位以太子大师。免而不受也。(虏帅之帅。音衰。将也。若音率。是所领兵也○岱郡。当作代郡) 道杰头大 温行眉长 道杰。姓杨。汉大尉震之后。形貌伟清。应对有方。兼大通经论博学文辞。白丑而头大。故并州谓曰。大头杰。难人杀。然其深义。一徴一责能令流汗。 温行。齐国僧也。行化于牟州拒神山。卒后人异其居处。号行公堆。行眉长一尺余。垂散于面。若欲视物。以手攓。 祇难异术 昙鸾仙方 维祇难。世奉异术。事火为业。时有沙门到。寄一宿。难不许。沙门乃坐门外露地而宿。密加神咒。所 现代汉语译本：诵读精通儒家经典和史书，并且理解文章的含义。在童子科举中考中。等到年纪大了，官位也高了，舍弃荣华富贵遁入佛门，专心修习禅法，在世间弘扬佛法。后来因为前往维扬，走到六合的路上，忽然感叹佛法衰落，自己生不逢时，没有遇到佛。随即听到空中有声音说：‘开启心地就能见到菩萨，如同妙文殊的形状。’于是让坦露出头顶，用手掌按住。寻找观察四指的红色痕迹，那印记常常显现。坦说：‘这必定是大圣授予我心印啊。’ 玄畅，年少时在家，全家被胡虏所灭。胡虏将要杀害玄畅，胡虏的首领看见后阻止说：‘这个孩子目光锐利，不是普通的儿童。’于是得以幸免。后来就出家了，广泛通晓内外典籍。前往凉州时，遇到残暴的胡虏，他们铲除佛法，杀害僧人。只有玄畅得以逃脱。从代郡山谷的道路跨越大行山，向南转到孟津。只拿着一束杨柳枝，一把葱叶。胡虏的骑兵将要追上，他把葱叶塞进鼻孔中，渡过孟津得以幸免。宋文帝知道玄畅的道行，征召他，授予太子太师的官位，玄畅推辞没有接受。（虏帅之‘帅’，读音shuai，是统将的意思。如果读音为‘率’，就是所率领的士兵。岱郡，应当写作代郡） 道杰头大，温行眉长。 道杰，姓杨，是汉朝太尉杨震的后代。容貌伟岸清秀，应对得体。兼通经论，博学文辞。皮肤白皙而且头大，所以并州人称他为‘大头杰’，难以被人杀死。然而他精通佛法的深奥义理，一征问一责难就能令人流汗。 温行，是齐国（南北朝时期的齐国）的僧人。在牟州拒神山弘扬佛法。去世后人们认为他居住的地方不同寻常，称之为行公堆。温行的眉毛长一尺多，垂散在脸上。如果想要看东西，就用手撩起眉毛。 祇难异术，昙鸾仙方。 维祇难，世代信奉异术，以事奉火神为职业。当时有沙门（出家修道的佛教徒）来到，想借宿一晚。维祇难不允许。沙门就在门外露天而宿，暗中施加神咒。