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English version: Thereupon, he followed him and became a monk. Jingtuo Discards the Vow Pen (vow, suspected to be 'carrying pole') Jia Yi Gifts Paper Jingtuo was well-versed in scriptures and had great demeanor. At that time, he was regarded as an outstanding figure among monks. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty (581-618) summoned him to the palace to lecture on various Buddhist scriptures, and bestowed upon him a large bamboo fan more than three feet wide, instructing him to hold it. When he entered and exited the palace, Emperor Yang would sometimes watch him, saying, 'Truly, he is an outstanding figure among monks!' Jingtuo often carried things himself when studying, placing his mother on one end of the carrying pole and his pen and scriptures on the other. When it was time to eat, he would leave his mother under a tree and enter the village to beg for food. His pen tube was thicker than an arm and three feet long. When people asked him for calligraphy, they would put out large paper, and he would write only one character. If they wanted even larger characters, he would create them with the flow of the pen, never embellishing the strokes, yet they were extraordinarily divine, and viewers never tired of them. Jia Yi, it is not clear who he was. He came to Anlu during the Renshou period (601-604) of the Sui Dynasty, and everything he said was spiritually efficacious. Later, people saw him in many places at the same time, and then they realized that he could divide his body. At that time, Master Huihao of Fangdeng Temple, Jia Yi met him and gifted him fifty sheets of paper, saying, 'The Master will be liberated because of this.' Later, Huihao was imprisoned and interrogated due to official matters. He used up all the paper answering questions, and after the matter was over, he was acquitted, which indeed fulfilled Jia Yi's words. Mingdu Calls Pigeons, Seng'an Calls Pheasants Mingdu devoted himself to reciting scriptures for a long time. He lived in Shibi Temple in Bingzhou. At that time, pigeons nested under the eaves of the roof and raised two chicks. Mingdu often brought porridge and rice to the nest to feed them, saying, 'By the power of my scriptures, grow up quickly.' Suddenly, the pigeons flew down and fell to the ground, all dying. More than ten days later, Mingdu dreamed of two children who said, 'We are the two pigeons. By the power of the Venerable One's scriptures, we were reborn in the human realm, in a certain family ten miles east of the temple as your sons.' Mingdu went to this family to inquire, and indeed they had just given birth to two sons. Mingdu went in to see them and called out, 'Pigeon children.' The two children turned their heads and responded at the same time. After more than a year, they could speak. (Growing up, a note beside the original text says: 'One version says human body, which is also acceptable.') Seng'an, it is not known who he was. During the reign of Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-559), he gathered disciples on Wangwu Mountain to lecture on the Nirvana Sutra. When he began lecturing, a female pheasant came and lay down in front of the seat to listen. When Seng'an ate, the pheasant would go out to drink and peck. After three lectures, everyone felt strange. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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不至。安曰。雉今生人道。不须怪也。武平中领徒至越。忽忆往年雌雉应生在此。经至一家遥唤雌雉。一女走出如旧相识。其家惊怪。引安入设食。安曰何故名雌雉耶。答曰。见初生时发如雉尾。既如是。女故。便名雌雉也。安即为述本缘。 (先)北山二圣 西竺七贤 魏法度．法绍。游学北土综习三藏。灵迹异事世皆见闻。时居于[山*聂]山栖霞寺。故世号曰北山二圣。 晋有西竺七僧。普通儒释。辩论适时。故孙绰撰道贤论云。此西竺七贤。比竹林七贤。以法护匹山巨源。法祖比嵇康。竺潜比刘伯伦。于法兰比阮嗣宗。竺法乘比王浚冲。于道䆳比阮咸。支遁比向子期。凡此七贤匹于七僧。皆察其气概较道量德。着其论文盛传于时。 法聪入定 慧宽坐禅 法聪。八岁出家。卓然神操以禅定为道。初至襄阳伞盖山建习定之室。梁晋安王来襄雍间。闻聪名因造禅室。乃见猛火炽然。良久忽变为水。经停水灭室现。以事相询乃知入水火定也。居近白马泉。聪于泉内取白龟就掌谓王曰。此是雄龙。又取五色鲤就手中。复曰此是雌龙。王及部从叹骇以闻高祖。 慧宽。姓杨氏。父母本崇道法不信释宗。乃生一女名曰信相。后又生一男名慧宽。与姊信相好乐幽寂。年登五岁与信相于 现代汉语译本： 不至于这样。安法师说：‘雉现在已经转生为人道了，不必感到奇怪。’在武平年间（570-576），安法师带领弟子前往越地，忽然想起往年那只雌雉应该转生在这里。经过一家时，远远地呼唤‘雌雉’，一个女子走出来，好像旧相识一样。那家人感到惊讶奇怪，请安法师进去设置斋饭。安法师问：‘为什么给她取名叫雌雉呢？’回答说：‘见她初生时头发像雉鸡的尾巴，既然如此，是女孩，所以就名叫雌雉了。’安法师就为他们讲述了前世的因缘。 （先）北山二圣 西竺七贤 魏国的法度法师、法绍法师，游学北方，广泛学习三藏经典，他们的灵异事迹世人都见闻。当时居住在[山*聂]山的栖霞寺，所以世人称他们为北山二圣。 晋代有西竺来的七位僧人，精通儒学和佛学，辩论适时。所以孙绰撰写《道贤论》说，这西竺七贤，可以比作竹林七贤。用法护比作山巨源，法祖比作嵇康，竺潜比作刘伯伦，于法兰比作阮嗣宗，竺法乘比作王浚冲，于道䆳比作阮咸，支遁比作向子期。凡此七贤比作七僧，都是考察他们的气概，比较他们的道行和德行，写成文章，在当时广为流传。 法聪入定 慧宽坐禅 法聪法师，八岁出家，卓越有神异的操行，以禅定为修道的方式。最初到襄阳伞盖山建立修习禅定的房间。梁朝晋安王来襄阳雍州一带，听说法聪法师的名声，因此来到禅房，看见猛烈的火焰燃烧，很久之后忽然变为水，经过一段时间水灭了，禅房显现出来。晋安王用法聪法师所显现的异相询问他，才知道这是入水火定。法聪法师住在靠近白马泉的地方，法聪法师从泉水中取出白龟放在手掌上，对晋安王说：‘这是雄龙。’又取出五色鲤鱼放在手中，又说：‘这是雌龙。’晋安王和他的部下惊叹骇异，将此事禀告了梁高祖。 慧宽法师，姓杨氏，父母本来崇尚道教，不相信佛教。生了一个女儿，名叫信相。后来又生了一个男孩，名叫慧宽。慧宽法师和姐姐信相都喜欢幽静寂寞。五岁时，和信相在
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English version: It's not that serious. Dharma Master An said, 'The pheasant has already been reborn into the human realm, there's no need to be surprised.' During the Wuping era (570-576), Dharma Master An led his disciples to Yue, and suddenly remembered that the female pheasant from years ago should have been reborn here. Passing by a house, he called out 'Female Pheasant' from afar, and a woman came out, as if they were old acquaintances. The family was surprised and found it strange, and invited Dharma Master An in to prepare a vegetarian meal. Dharma Master An asked, 'Why did you name her Female Pheasant?' They replied, 'When she was first born, her hair was like a pheasant's tail, and since it was a girl, she was named Female Pheasant.' Dharma Master An then told them about the karmic connection from her previous life. (First) Two Sages of North Mountain, Seven Sages of West India Dharma Master Fadu and Dharma Master Fashao of the Wei Dynasty, traveled to the north to study and extensively learned the Three Treasures of scriptures. Their miraculous deeds were seen and heard by the world. At that time, they lived in Qixia Temple on [山*聂] Mountain, so the world called them the Two Sages of North Mountain. During the Jin Dynasty, there were seven monks from West India who were proficient in Confucianism and Buddhism, and their debates were timely. Therefore, Sun Chuo wrote 'Treatise on Eminent Monks' saying that these Seven Sages of West India can be compared to the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. Dharmaraksa (Fahu) is compared to Shan Juyuan, Fazu is compared to Ji Kang, Zhu Qian is compared to Liu Bolun, Yu Falan is compared to Ruan Sizong, Zhu Facheng is compared to Wang Rong, Yu Daosui is compared to Ruan Xian, and Zhi Dun is compared to Xiang Xiu. These seven sages are compared to the seven monks, all based on observing their spirit, comparing their practice and virtue, and their essays were widely circulated at that time. Facong Enters Samadhi, Huikuan Sits in Meditation Dharma Master Facong left home at the age of eight, with outstanding and miraculous conduct, using meditation as a way of cultivation. He first went to Umbrella Mountain in Xiangyang to build a room for practicing meditation. King Jin'an of the Liang Dynasty came to the Xiangyang Yongzhou area and heard of Dharma Master Facong's reputation, so he came to the meditation room and saw fierce flames burning, which after a long time suddenly turned into water. After a while, the water disappeared and the meditation room reappeared. King Jin'an asked Dharma Master Facong about the strange phenomenon he had manifested, and learned that it was entering the Samadhi of Water and Fire. Dharma Master Facong lived near the White Horse Spring. Dharma Master Facong took a white turtle from the spring and placed it on his palm, saying to King Jin'an, 'This is a male dragon.' He also took a five-colored carp in his hand and said, 'This is a female dragon.' King Jin'an and his subordinates were amazed and reported this matter to Emperor Gaozu of Liang. Dharma Master Huikuan, whose surname was Yang, his parents originally admired Taoism and did not believe in Buddhism. They had a daughter named Xinxiang. Later, they had a son named Huikuan. Dharma Master Huikuan and his sister Xinxiang both loved seclusion and tranquility. At the age of five, he and Xinxiang were at --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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静处坐禅。二亲怪问。答曰。佛来为说般若圣智界入等法门。乃共姊论其佛法。父是异道不解其言。附口录得二百余纸。时龙怀寺会禅师闻而往现。父示其文。会披而叹曰此语并合佛理。因与姊出家大扬法教。其姊为蜀王所重。时人号圣尼。故为立寺亦号圣尼。 明瓒转石 罗竭蹍泉 明瓒。游至嵩山栖息时久。盛行禅法而情性默然。后有刺史奉敕祭岳。先修道路直上岩顶。忽中夜风雷而一峰颓落其下缘山磴。道为大石所栏。乃以牛十头縻绊而挽之。又以千余人鼓噪以推之。力竭石愈固。瓒曰。奚用如许多人力。我与去之。众大笑。瓒遂履石而动忽转盘而下。声如雷震。刺史道俗叹曰斯大圣人也。(笑。本传作惊) 诃罗竭。诵二百万言。后入娄至山石室中坐禅。此室去水既远。信士欲开涧。竭曰不假相劳。乃出定以左脚蹍室西石壁。口陷没投足出。泉已从中涌出。其味香洁。饮者受乐。 僧祐集万 法建诵千 僧祐。少入释门。专精律藏大遵仪则。居于建邺讲演律宗。常有学徒一万余人传持教法。 法建。入道以来常勤诵习。居止益州五层寺侍。武陵王弟规守益州。魏遣将军尉迟迥来伐规。规降。城中僧道皆被拘禁。至夜忽有光明。迥乃寻光所在。见诸僧皆睡。唯建端坐诵经 现代汉语译本 静处坐禅。二亲怪问。答曰：‘佛来为说般若（Prajna，智慧）圣智界入等法门。’乃共姊论其佛法。父是异道不解其言。附口录得二百余纸。时龙怀寺会禅师闻而往现。父示其文。会披而叹曰：‘此语并合佛理。’因与姊出家大扬法教。其姊为蜀王所重。时人号圣尼。故为立寺亦号圣尼。 明瓒转石，罗竭蹍泉 明瓒。游至嵩山栖息时久。盛行禅法而情性默然。后有刺史奉敕祭岳。先修道路直上岩顶。忽中夜风雷而一峰颓落其下缘山磴。道为大石所栏。乃以牛十头縻绊而挽之。又以千余人鼓噪以推之。力竭石愈固。瓒曰：‘奚用如许多人力？我与去之。’众大笑。瓒遂履石而动，忽转盘而下。声如雷震。刺史道俗叹曰：‘斯大圣人也！’ 诃罗竭。诵二百万言。后入娄至山石室中坐禅。此室去水既远。信士欲开涧。竭曰：‘不假相劳。’乃出定以左脚蹍室西石壁。口陷没投足出。泉已从中涌出。其味香洁。饮者受乐。 僧祐集万，法建诵千 僧祐。少入释门。专精律藏大遵仪则。居于建邺讲演律宗。常有学徒一万余人传持教法。 法建。入道以来常勤诵习。居止益州五层寺侍。武陵王弟规守益州。魏遣将军尉迟迥来伐规。规降。城中僧道皆被拘禁。至夜忽有光明。迥乃寻光所在。见诸僧皆睡。唯建端坐诵经。