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English version: The disciple is also like this. In this country, the emperor vigorously promoted Buddhism. Kehan (official title or personal name, the specific meaning needs to be determined according to the context) greatly believed in and valued Buddhism, providing four sheep daily as the regular food for Pan Deng (official title or personal name, the specific meaning needs to be determined according to the context). However, Pan Deng led the sheep out and released them on the ground. Even when extremely hungry, he only picked wild herbs and vegetables for food. Bao Qiong Long Rui, Hui Zhe Xiang Wang Bao Qiong (personal name, monk): Since receiving the full monastic precepts, he has shown extraordinary signs. His lectures and explanations were eloquent and insightful, with a thorough understanding of the principles. Emperor Gaozu of Liang (Emperor of the Southern Dynasty Liang, reigned 502-549 AD) invited him to the capital for offerings. Later, he taught students at Jian'an Temple. One day, the old and young in the temple were in an uproar, vying to say, 'A white dragon has appeared in Jian'an Temple,' and all rushed to the temple to see. They only saw Bao Qiong lecturing and explaining the Dharma in his seat. Officials and commoners all said, 'The auspicious sign of a dragon soaring has appeared in Jian'an, probably due to the virtuous conduct of Dharma Master Bao Qiong.' Therefore, he was called Dharma Master White Qiong. (Above 'Long Rui', some versions have an extra character 'zhi'). Hui Zhe (personal name, monk): He studied various scriptures and deeply researched their profound meanings. His reputation spread throughout the world, and everyone admired him. Moreover, his demeanor was solemn and dignified, his gaze was upright and unwavering, like the bearing of an elephant king (Buddhist term, metaphor for Buddha or a great Bodhisattva). The world commonly referred to him as Elephant King Zhe. Wo Ming Zhan Zhi Shen, Tan Xian Qiao Zu Ming Zhan (personal name, monk): From a young age, he had extraordinary conduct, being proficient in both Buddhist and secular knowledge. At the beginning of the Daye era of the Sui Dynasty (605-618 AD), Emperor Yang of Sui returned to the capital after completing the southern suburban sacrifice. At that time, there were some monks who did not observe the precepts. Emperor Yang was furious and ordered the monks and Taoists to pay homage to Li (referring to Laozi, the founder of Taoism). Ming Zhan heard about this and went to remonstrate. Emperor Yang was furious, and the Li side declined. Emperor Yang wanted to punish Ming Zhan with criminal law, but Ming Zhan stood upright and argued. Emperor Yang knew that the teachings of Gautama (Shakyamuni's surname) were very strict, and Ming Zhan's aspirations were noble and upright, so he canceled the order. Tan Xian (personal name, monk): He initially traveled in Ye City, residing in no fixed place. Whenever there was a Dharma assembly for lecturing on the scriptures, he would surely ascend the lecture seat to expound the scriptures. After Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi (reigned 550-559 AD) ascended the throne, Buddhism and Taoism debated their merits. The Taoist Lu Xiujing (personal name, a famous Taoist during the Northern and Southern Dynasties) made wild and unfounded interpretations. Therefore, Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi ordered the Shramanas (ordained Buddhists) and Taoists to compete in magical arts. At that time, the Taoists used spells to make the robes and bowls of the Shramanas fly up and down. The Taoists boasted that their divine power was so great. After speaking, the Shramanas responded, 'If the Taoists show one kind of magic, we should show two kinds.' Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi ordered Dharma Master Shangtong (personal name, monk official title) to compete with Lu Xiujing. Dharma Master Shangtong said, 'Magical arts are not worth testing.' He also ordered the lowest-ranking monk to ascend the seat to debate the Dharma. Tan Xian was the lowest in rank at that time. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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酒醉酣盛。扶移上座。众皆笑之。显语李宗曰。向者所夸现术一之与二。深有其旨。即于座上翘一足而立曰。吾已现一矣。卿当现二。各无言对。显曰。向咒诸衣钵飞举。试卿术尔。命取稠禅师衣钵与之。咒皆无移动。敕十人举之亦不起。加之军士移之。愈是定。 (屋)法兰辨灰 慧要刻木 法兰。同摩腾来于此土。初汉武帝穿昆明池。至地底得黑灰。至明帝遂问东方朔。朔曰。不知。可问西域沙门。后果兰至。汉追以问之。兰曰。世界终尽时。劫火洞烧。皆为煨烬。此灰是也。(至明帝三字。衍文也。沙门本传作胡人为正。今文写误欤) 慧要。即远公之弟子也。居于庐。亦明内外。尤长巧思。山中无漏刻。乃刻木于泉水中。立十二叶芙蓉。因流波转。以定十二时。晷影无差。又刻木作鹅。飞数百步焉。(鹅。传中作鸢字) 灵藏布衣 法云锦服 灵藏。入道之后深律藏。大有节操。与隋高祖为布衣知友。高祖复致师事之礼。开皇初。当其亢旱。帝引人民至洛州祈请。帝与藏同行。见民归向于藏极多。告曰。弟子俗人天子。律师为道人天子。(同行下。一有帝字) 法云。即万回之号。敕为法云公也。幼便愚痴。东西狂走。邻里笑之。因自呼为万回。自尔成名。年十岁。见 现代汉语译本： 酒喝得正高兴的时候，有人搀扶着他上了座位。大家都嘲笑他。显对李宗说：‘先前你夸耀的法术，说一就是一，说二是二，很有道理。’随即在座位上翘起一只脚站立，说：‘我已经现一了，你应当现二。’李宗等人都没有话回答。显说：‘先前念咒让那些衣钵飞起来，是试探你的法术罢了。’命令取来稠禅师的衣钵给他，念咒却都没有移动。又命令十个人抬它，也抬不起来。增加士兵来移动它，反而更加固定。 法兰辨灰，慧要刻木 法兰，与迦叶摩腾（Kāśyapa Mātanga，与摩腾一起来到此土）一起来到此土。当初汉武帝（前141年—前87年）开凿昆明池，到地底下得到黑灰。到汉明帝（57年—75年）时就问东方朔。东方朔说：‘不知道，可以问西域的沙门（śrāmaṇa，出家求道者）。’后来法兰来到，汉明帝追问他这件事。法兰说：‘世界终结的时候，劫火洞烧，都会成为煨烬，这灰就是劫火烧后的灰。’（‘至明帝’三个字，是衍文。沙门本传写作胡人才是正确的，现在的文字是写错了吗？） 慧要，就是远公（慧远）的弟子。居住在庐山，既精通佛学又明了世事，尤其擅长工巧心思。山中没有计时工具，就用水在泉水中雕刻木头，立起十二片荷花。随着水流转动，来确定十二个时辰，时间没有误差。又雕刻木头做成鹅，能飞数百步远。（鹅，传记中写作鸢字） 灵藏布衣，法云锦服 灵藏，入道之后深入研究律藏（Vinaya，佛教戒律），很有节操。与隋高祖（581年—604年）是布衣之交。隋高祖恢复了以对待老师的礼节来对待他。开皇（581年—600年）初年，正当大旱的时候，隋文帝带领人民到洛州祈求下雨。隋文帝与灵藏同行，看到百姓归向灵藏的非常多，（隋文帝）告诉（灵藏）说：‘弟子是俗人天子，律师是道人天子。’（‘同行’下面，有一个‘帝’字） 法云，就是万回的称号。皇帝下令封他为法云公。小时候就显得愚笨痴呆，到处乱跑，邻居们都嘲笑他。因此自己称呼自己为万回。从此就成了名。十岁的时候，见到
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English version: Being drunk and in high spirits, someone helped him onto the seat. Everyone laughed at him. Xian said to Li Zong, 'The magic you boasted about earlier, saying one is one and two is two, is very meaningful.' Immediately, he stood on one foot on the seat and said, 'I have already manifested one, you should manifest two.' No one could answer. Xian said, 'Earlier, chanting incantations to make those robes and bowls fly was just to test your magic.' He ordered someone to bring Master Chou's robe and bowl to him, but the incantations did not move them at all. He then ordered ten people to lift it, but they could not lift it either. Adding soldiers to move it only made it more fixed. Fa Lan Discerns Ashes, Hui Yao Carves Wood Fa Lan, came to this land with Kāśyapa Mātanga (Kāśyapa Mātanga, came to this land with Moteng). Initially, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (141 BC – 87 BC) excavated the Kunming Pool and found black ashes at the bottom. When it came to Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty (57 AD – 75 AD), he asked Dongfang Shuo. Dongfang Shuo said, 'I don't know, you can ask the śrāmaṇa (śrāmaṇa, a religious ascetic) from the Western Regions.' Later, Fa Lan arrived, and Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty questioned him about this matter. Fa Lan said, 'When the world comes to an end, the fire of the kalpa (kalpa, an aeon) will burn everything, turning it all into embers. These ashes are the ashes from that fire.' (The three words '至明帝' (to Emperor Ming) are redundant. The biography of the śrāmaṇa should be written as a 'Hu person' (a person from the Western Regions), is the current text a mistake?) Hui Yao, was a disciple of Yuan Gong (Hui Yuan). He lived in Mount Lu, and was proficient in both Buddhist teachings and worldly affairs, especially skilled in ingenious craftsmanship. There were no timekeeping devices in the mountains, so he carved wood in the spring water, erecting twelve lotus leaves. As the water flowed, they rotated to determine the twelve periods of the day, with no difference in time. He also carved wood to make a goose, which could fly hundreds of steps. (Goose, in the biography it is written as kite) Ling Zang in Cloth, Fa Yun in Brocade Ling Zang, after entering the path, deeply studied the Vinaya (Vinaya, the collection of rules governing monastic life), and had great integrity. He was a close friend in plain clothes with Emperor Gaozu of the Sui Dynasty (581 AD – 604 AD). Emperor Gaozu restored the etiquette of treating him as a teacher. At the beginning of the Kaihuang era (581 AD – 600 AD), during a severe drought, Emperor Wen of Sui led the people to Luozhou to pray for rain. Emperor Wen of Sui walked with Ling Zang, and saw that many people turned to Ling Zang. Emperor Wen of Sui told (Ling Zang), 'Your disciple is the secular Son of Heaven, and the Vinaya master is the Son of Heaven of the Way.' (Below '同行' (walked with), there is a word '帝' (Emperor)) Fa Yun, is the title of Wan Hui. The emperor ordered him to be named Duke Fa Yun. As a child, he appeared foolish and dull, running around everywhere, and the neighbors laughed at him. Therefore, he called himself Wan Hui. From then on, he became famous. At the age of ten, he saw --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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兄戍辽阳久无消息。父母忧之。为设斋祷祈。回忽白母曰。兄极易知尔。奚用忧之。因僧斋时。回别母出门径去。际晚方回。执兄书信与母。问回所由并无所对。从虢州阌乡去辽阳。来去一万余里。其兄他日归。备言其日与言语。取饼共食而去。父母大惊奇异。人知乃求为僧。敕赐锦绣衣服。官人供持焉。(见兄犹言见在兄者也。或见字是其字写误欤。自尔。传作因尔)。 慧约青牛 昙弘金鹿 慧约。少有节操。经论博达。解义称最。齐周颙．沈约．褚渊．王俭等皆知重之。结为道友。后终。天子临丧。诸侯大来。欲葬之夕。以所乘青牛驾函以牵之。其青牛忽鸣吼。下泪如雨。鞭之不行。至明日。其牛复来葬所。悲鸣下泪。须臾有一双白鹤下绕坟鸣唳。 昙弘。精专律部。多居山林。后于黄龙山积薪自焚。山下人民将救。已见半身燋烂。有顷复烧身。道俗咸见弘身皆金色。乘一金鹿西走。 谛亲书镇 伦母神幡 支昙谛。本康居人。汉灵帝时移止中国。谛父为冀州别驾。母黄氏。昼寝梦一僧呼黄氏。乃与一麈尾并铁书镇二牧。睡觉。两物俱存。因有孕生谛。谛年五岁。母以麈尾等物示之。谛曰昔秦王赠儿。母曰汝置何处。答曰不忆。至十岁出家。自悟佛教。随母之关中。见僧䂮道人 。忽唤䂮名。䂮曰童子何以呼宿老名。谛曰。向者忽言和尚是谛沙弥。谛为僧众采菜。被野猪伤。䂮初不忆之。乃诣谛父母处问。父具说本末。并示书镇麈尾。䂮乃泣曰。即先师弘觉大师也。师为姚苌讲法华经。䂮为都讲。苌赠师二物。今此是也。师舍命之时。正是寄物之日。复忆采菜之事。(汉灵下。一无帝字。又此是举其先祖事也) 僧伦。姓吕。卫州人。父询。为穆陵太守。未孕之时。二亲坐。忽有胡僧秀眉皓首。二侍持幡在其左右曰。愿为母子。未审如何。忽然不见。因尔有娠。及至四月八日四更时生伦。还有二幡翊其左右。兼满室异香。生讫不见。及年五岁。与父至云门寺见僧贤统师．珉禅师。便求出家。二师问之。具述殊异之相。二师叹曰。此儿真可度。 (删)智炫出国 童寿入关 智炫。少时出家。学习经教。会周武灭于佛教。炫乃抗对非常。欲重兴盛。帝怒。逼以婚姻。炫与诸僧徒执志无改。仍诏炫共治国政。走出国城。欲赴齐都。时因齐之境皆被枪布棘。莫之能通。齐有富姥。姓张。见炫高奇。铺毡三十里。令炫踏过至齐。重兴大教。 鸠摩罗什。此云童寿。天竺人。家世国相。父鸠摩罗炎。后亦出家。母即龟兹王妹。什在母胎时。母忽慧解倍常。及什生后还忘前言。 现代汉语译本：忽然（有人）呼唤䂮（音xū）的名字。䂮说：‘童子为何呼唤老朽的名字？’谛（音dì）说：‘先前忽然说和尚是谛沙弥。谛为僧众采菜，被野猪所伤。’䂮起初不记得这件事。于是到谛的父母处询问。谛的父亲详细说了事情的始末，并出示了书镇和麈尾。䂮于是哭着说：‘这就是先师弘觉大师啊！大师为姚苌（后秦）讲解《法华经》，䂮是都讲。姚苌赠送给大师两样东西，现在这就是其中之一。大师舍命的时候，正是寄放东西的那天。’又回忆起采菜的事情。（汉灵帝（168年-189年）下，没有‘帝’字。而且这是举他的先祖的事。） 僧伦，姓吕，是卫州人。他的父亲询，担任穆陵太守。他的父母还没有怀孕的时候，（有一次）二老坐着，忽然出现一个胡僧，眉毛修长，头发雪白，有两个侍者拿着幡在他左右，（胡僧）说：‘愿意做你们的儿子。不知道怎么样？’忽然就不见了。因此（他的母亲）就怀孕了。等到四月初八四更时，生下了伦。还有两面幡在伦的左右，并且满屋都是奇异的香味。生完（伦）后，幡就不见了。等到五岁时，（僧伦）与父亲到云门寺拜见僧贤统师和珉禅师，便请求出家。两位禅师问他，（僧伦）详细叙述了奇异的相貌。两位禅师感叹道：‘这孩子真可以度化。’ （删）智炫出国，童寿入关 智炫，年少时出家，学习经教。适逢北周武帝（561年-578年）灭佛。智炫于是抗争辩论，想要重新兴盛佛教。周武帝大怒，逼迫他结婚。智炫与众僧徒坚持志向不改变。周武帝仍然下诏让智炫共同治理国政。智炫逃出国城，想要去齐都。当时因为齐国的边境都被枪和荆棘覆盖，没有人能够通行。齐国有一位富有的老妇人，姓张，见智炫高尚奇异，铺了三十里的毡，让智炫踏过到达齐国，（从而）重新兴盛佛教大教。 鸠摩罗什（Kumārajīva），这里翻译为童寿（意为“童年的寿命”）。是天竺（印度）人，家世是国相。他的父亲鸠摩罗炎（Kumārarata），后来也出家了。他的母亲是龟兹（古代西域国家）王的妹妹。鸠摩罗什在母亲的胎中时，他的母亲忽然智慧理解能力倍增。等到鸠摩罗什出生后，（他的母亲）就忘记了之前所说的话。