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English version One night, a person dressed in five-colored robes came and offered a golden vase. Mitian (i.e., Dharma Master Dao'an) suffered from illness throughout his life and believed it was due to past karma, so he accepted it without seeking treatment. For over fifty years, he did not leave his house. He dreamed of himself sitting on a jeweled throne, bestowing precepts to the fourfold assembly. Then he sat in the lotus position on his bed and passed away peacefully. Dharma Master Daoji Daoji was a native of Anyi in Hedong. He first lectured on the Nirvana Sutra and later expounded the Mahāyānasaṃgraha (Treatise on the Summary of the Great Vehicle). He widely propagated various schools of thought. When he knew his life was nearing its end, he focused on promoting the Bodhisattvabhūmi (Stages of the Bodhisattva Ground), as his final admonition and encouragement. Previously, the monk Baocheng, at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty (581-618), began constructing a hundred-foot-tall Maitreya (the future Buddha) statue at Puji Temple. However, he only completed one-tenth of the work before passing away, unable to fulfill his wish. The people of the village then invited Daoji to continue the project. After ten years of construction, the carving and decoration were completed. Monks and laypeople alike felt fortunate and rejoiced together. On the night Daoji accepted the invitation, he dreamed of two lions beside the great statue, continuously spitting out pearls, one after another, without stopping. Upon waking up, he said, 'The lion king is free, which means the flow of Dharma is unobstructed; the jewels emerge on their own, which is a metaphor for endless charitable giving.' The power in the unseen world is opening up in secret, and the accomplishment of merit lies in this. So he ordered the craftsmen to paint what he had seen in the dream and place it in front of the Maitreya statue, which still exists today. The statue is set up in three layers, surrounded by rocks. The upper temple and the lower courtyard reflect each other in splendor. Gardens, mills, fields, and vegetables surround the area, readily available. From small to large, this is all due to Daoji's efforts. On the seventeenth day of the ninth month of the tenth year of the Zhenguan era (636), Daoji passed away at this temple, at the age of sixty-nine. Three days before his death, the temple bell did not ring, but after his death, it returned to normal. Everyone felt sorrow and sighed. Dharma Master Huiyun Huiyun, whose surname was Yao, was a native of Huxiang. At the age of ten, he went to Mount Nan, followed the First Ancestor Chan Master, received teachings, and was very intelligent. He liked to study the scriptures and was taciturn. At the age of twenty, he received the full precepts, dedicated himself to upholding the precepts, and liked to study the Vinaya (monastic discipline). Later, he stopped lecturing and devoted himself to meritorious deeds. He propagated the Dharma in Jiangbei and came to Liangyuan for sightseeing. He stayed overnight at Fantai, looking into the distance. He saw a strange light soaring into the sky on the north bank of the He River. The next morning, he entered the city to search and found it was the residence of the Sima of Shezhou, in the pond in the northwest garden. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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见澜漪中。有天宫影。参差楼阁。合沓珠璎。门牖彩绘。而九重仪像。逶迤千状。直谓兜率之宫院矣。云睹此异事。喜贯心膺。吾闻智严经说。琉璃地上现宫殿之影。此不思议之境界也。今决拟建梵宫。答其徴瑞。往濮州属县。报成寺。发愿。为国摹铸弥勒像。举高一丈八尺。募人出赤金。于时施者委输。一铸克成。相好奇特。太极元年。五月十三日。改元延和。是岁下敕。凡寺院无名额者并毁。云所铸像。及造殿宇门廓。犹亏彩缋。遇新敕乃辍工。云于弥勒像前。泣泪焚香。告曰。若与此有缘。当现奇瑞。策悟群心。少顷。像首上放金色光。照曜天地。满城士庶。皆叹希有。是时生毁谤者。随丧两目。有舌肿一尺许者。远近传闻。争来瞻礼。舍施如山。乃全胜概。像坐垂趺。人观稽颡。涉恶报者。云望像。为其悔过。斯须。失明者重视。舌卷者能言。皆愿为寺之奴。持钟扫地也。 贞辩法师 辩。中山人也。少知出尘。长誓修学。克苦之性。人不堪其忧。一志听寻。暇则刺血书经。又针血画立观自在像。慈氏像等。尝因行道困息。有二天女。来相挠恼。辩誓之曰。我心匪石。吾以神光被汝。自此道胜。魔亦无踪。后归中山讲训。补故伽蓝。无不谐愿。有妇人陈氏。布发掩地。请辩踏之。撰上生经钞。为 现代汉语译本： 我（云）在澜漪中看见，有天宫的影子，参差不齐的楼阁，重重叠叠的珠玉装饰，门窗上有彩色的绘画，呈现出九重天的景象，千姿百态，简直就像是兜率天宫（欲界第四天，弥勒菩萨的净土）的景象。云看到这奇异的事情，心中充满了喜悦。我听说《智严经》中说，琉璃地上会显现宫殿的影子，这是不可思议的境界啊。现在我决定建造梵宫，来回应这吉祥的征兆。于是前往濮州下属的县，到报成寺发愿，为国家铸造弥勒佛像，高一丈八尺，募集人们捐献赤金。当时捐献的人很多，一次铸造就成功了。人们都觉得佛像非常奇特。太极元年（712年）五月十三日，改年号为延和。当年朝廷下令，凡是没有正式名额的寺院都要拆毁。云所铸造的佛像，以及建造的殿宇门廓，还没有完成彩绘，就遇到了新的敕令而停止了工程。云在弥勒佛像前，流着眼泪焚香祷告说：‘如果我与此佛像有缘分，就应当显现奇特的祥瑞，来启发大众的信心。’不久，佛像的头部放出金色的光芒，照耀天地。满城的百姓都赞叹这是稀有的事情。当时有毁谤佛像的人，随即失去了双眼。有人的舌头肿胀了一尺多长。远近的人们都听说了这件事，争相前来瞻仰礼拜，捐献的财物堆积如山，于是完全完成了佛像的建造。人们观看佛像的坐姿，都叩头敬拜。那些遭受恶报的人，云让他们观看佛像，为自己的罪过忏悔。一会儿，失明的人重见光明，舌头肿胀的人能够说话了，他们都愿意做寺庙的奴仆，负责敲钟扫地。 贞辩法师 辩，是中山人。从小就懂得超脱尘世，长大后立誓修习佛法。他刻苦耐劳，别人无法忍受的困苦，他都能一心一意地承受。空闲的时候就刺血书写佛经，又用针刺血绘制立体的观自在菩萨像、慈氏菩萨像等。曾经因为行走疲惫而休息，有两个天女前来扰乱他。辩发誓说：‘我的心坚如磐石，我将用神光照耀你们。’从此道业精进，邪魔也无影无踪。后来回到中山讲经说法，修补旧的寺庙，没有不遂愿的。有一位陈姓妇人，用头发铺在地上，请求辩法师踩着她的头发走过去。她还撰写了《上生经钞》，作为...
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English version: I (Yun) saw in the ripples, the shadow of a heavenly palace, with uneven pavilions and towers, layers of pearl ornaments, colorful paintings on doors and windows, presenting the appearance of the nine heavens, in thousands of forms, just like the palace of Tushita Heaven (the fourth heaven of the desire realm, the pure land of Maitreya Bodhisattva). Yun, seeing this strange event, was filled with joy in his heart. I heard that the *Zhiyan Sutra* says that the shadow of a palace will appear on the lapis lazuli ground, which is an inconceivable realm. Now I have decided to build a Brahma palace to respond to this auspicious omen. So I went to a subordinate county of Puzhou, to Baocheng Temple, and made a vow to cast a Maitreya Buddha statue for the country, eighteen feet high, and raise money for people to donate red gold. At that time, many people donated, and the casting was successful in one go. People thought the Buddha statue was very peculiar. On May 13th of the first year of the Taiji era (712 AD), the reign title was changed to Yanhe. In the same year, the court issued an edict that all temples without official quotas should be demolished. The Buddha statue cast by Yun, as well as the halls and gates built, had not yet been painted when they encountered a new edict and stopped construction. Yun, in front of the Maitreya Buddha statue, wept and burned incense, saying: 'If I have a karmic connection with this Buddha statue, I should show a strange auspicious sign to inspire the faith of the public.' Soon, the head of the Buddha statue emitted golden light, illuminating the heavens and the earth. The people of the whole city praised it as a rare event. At that time, those who slandered the Buddha statue immediately lost their eyes. Some people's tongues swelled more than a foot long. People from far and near heard about this and rushed to pay homage, and the donations piled up like mountains, so the construction of the Buddha statue was completely completed. People looked at the sitting posture of the Buddha statue and bowed in worship. Those who suffered evil retribution, Yun asked them to look at the Buddha statue and repent of their sins. After a while, the blind regained their sight, and those with swollen tongues were able to speak. They were all willing to be slaves of the temple, responsible for ringing the bell and sweeping the floor. Dharma Master Zhenbian Bian was a native of Zhongshan. He understood detachment from the world from a young age, and vowed to study Buddhism when he grew up. He was hardworking and able to endure hardships that others could not bear. In his spare time, he wrote Buddhist scriptures with blood, and also used needles to draw three-dimensional images of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Maitreya Bodhisattva. Once, because he was tired from walking, two heavenly women came to disturb him. Bian vowed: 'My heart is as firm as a rock, and I will illuminate you with divine light.' From then on, his practice progressed, and the demons disappeared without a trace. Later, he returned to Zhongshan to preach and repair old temples, and everything went as he wished. There was a woman named Chen who spread her hair on the ground and asked Dharma Master Bian to step on her hair. She also wrote the *Commentary on the Sutra of Maitreya's Rebirth*, as... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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学者所贵。时号辩钞者。后终于此寺焉。 鸿楚法师 楚。字方外。姓唐氏。永嘉人也。梁太后赐紫衣并号。固让弗听。终不披着。所讲法华经。五十许座。尝撰上生经钞。一日楚之讲堂中。忽生莲华。重柎复叶。香气芬荂。楚讲贯外。深夜行道诵经。将逝之夕。灯光忽暗。经声绝微。告门人曰。劳尔给使。吾将往矣。于长兴三年六月五日无疾而化。 真表律师 表。百济人也。家在金山。世为弋猎。表多跷捷。弓矢最便。当开元中。逐兽之余。憩于田畎间。折柳条。贯虾蟆成串。置于水中。拟为食调。遂入山网捕。因逐鹿。路由山北归家。全忘取贯虾蟆。至明年春猎次。闻蟆鸣。就水。见去载所贯三十许虾蟆犹活。表于时叹惋。自责曰。苦哉。何为口腹。令彼经年受苦。乃绝柳条。徐轻放之。因发意出家。自思惟曰。我若堂下辞亲。室中割爱难离欲海。莫揭愚笼。由是迍入深山。以刀截发。苦到忏悔。举身扑地。志求戒法。誓愿要期弥勒菩萨授我戒法。夜倍日功。绕旋叩搕。心心无间。念念翘勤。经七昼宵。诘旦。见地藏菩萨。手摇金锡。为表䇿发。教发戒缘。作受前方便。感斯瑞应。叹喜遍身。勇猛过前。二七日满。有大鬼。现可怖相。而推表坠于岩下。身无所伤。匍匐就登石坛。加复 现代汉语译本 学者所看重的是他（辩钞）的学识。当时人们称他为‘辩钞’。后来他在此寺圆寂。 鸿楚法师（Hóngchǔ Fǎshī） 鸿楚（Hóngchǔ），字方外，姓唐，是永嘉人。梁太后赐予他紫衣和称号，他坚决推辞不接受，始终没有穿戴。他所讲的《法华经》有五十多座。曾经撰写《上生经钞》。一天，鸿楚的讲堂中，忽然生长出莲花，重重花萼，层层花瓣，香气芬芳。鸿楚除了讲经说法之外，深夜还修行诵经。临终的晚上，灯光忽然昏暗，诵经的声音也变得微弱。他告诉弟子们说：‘劳烦你们服侍我了，我将要往生了。’于长兴三年（932年）六月五日无疾而终。 真表律师（Zhēnbiǎo Lǜshī） 真表（Zhēnbiǎo），是百济人，家住在金山，世代以打猎为生。真表身手敏捷，擅长弓箭。在开元年间（713-741年），追逐野兽之余，在田埂间休息，折断柳条，把虾蟆串成串，放在水中，打算用来调味。于是进入山中张网捕捉。因为追逐鹿，从山北回家，完全忘记了取回串虾蟆。到了第二年春天打猎时，听到虾蟆的叫声，走到水边，看见去年所串的三十多只虾蟆还活着。真表当时叹息惋惜，责备自己说：‘真苦啊！为了满足口腹之欲，让它们经年受苦。’于是解开柳条，慢慢地轻轻地放了它们。因此发愿出家。自己思惟说：‘我如果在家中辞别父母，在室内割舍情爱，难以离开欲望的苦海。不如揭穿愚昧的牢笼。’于是艰难地进入深山，用刀截断头发，刻苦忏悔，全身扑倒在地，立志寻求戒法，发誓一定要弥勒菩萨（Mílè Púsà）授予我戒法。夜晚加倍努力，绕行叩拜，心心相续，念念精勤。经过七个昼夜。到了早晨，看见地藏菩萨（Dìzàng Púsà），手摇金锡，为真表剃发，教导他发戒的因缘，作为受戒的前方便。感应到这种瑞相，欢喜遍身，比之前更加勇猛。二七日满，有大鬼，现出可怕的相貌，把真表推下岩石，身体没有受伤。他爬上石坛，更加