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English version: Six years after Dingque, he will come here to preach. On the 18th morning of the sixth year of Zhenguan (632), he said to his disciples, 'You must all fast early, my life is about to end.' At noon, he sat in full lotus position, upright and solemn, his breath faint, as if entering meditation, and passed away. He was seventy-two years old. At that time, there was the sound of stringed instruments in the sky, which everyone heard, and it stopped after a long time. After lying in state for several days, he was placed in a stone niche. His complexion was rosy, and his hands and feet were soft, just like when he was alive. On the seventh day of the eighth month of the sixth year of Zhenguan (632), Dharma Master Guanding passed away at Guoqing Temple. What Cheng Xi said was not wrong! (The biography says that when Master Zhiyi was dying, his disciples asked where he would be reborn, and the master replied, 'My teachers and friends are all following Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) Bodhisattva to welcome me.' Fuxing said, 'However, the master often wished to be reborn in Tushita Heaven during his lifetime, but at the time of his death, he said that Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva was coming to welcome him. It should be known that the rules and objects are adapted to the circumstances, and the teachings are established according to the conditions, and cannot be generalized.' According to the Contemplation Sutra, those who are reborn in the middle grade are personally welcomed by Amitabha Buddha (Amituo Fo) and all the great Bodhisattvas, not just Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva alone. Master Zhiyi is a Bodhisattva of the stage of faith, so how could he not have a middle-grade rebirth? This is indeed a teaching established according to the circumstances. What Cheng Xi saw was Master Zhiyi's long-cherished wish!) Dharma Master Huixian Dharma Master Huixian, whose surname was Zhao, was from Puban in Hedong. Although he studied widely, he regarded the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing) and the Nirvana Sutra (Niepan Jing) as the ultimate teachings of his Buddhist life. Until his later years, he was still deeply immersed in the study of these two sutras. He said to people, 'These two sutras are like wish-fulfilling jewels, and should not be forgotten or abandoned even for a moment.' He dreamed that a monk told him, 'You will be reborn in the winter of this year.' In mid-September, he felt slightly unwell and knew that he was about to pass away, so he told his attendants, 'I have been a monk for many years and have received the Bodhisattva precepts many times. Now I want to receive them again.' He summoned the great virtues, but no one responded. So he said, 'The great virtues are only cultivating themselves, how can they be said to be saving others?' He also said, 'Just take the precepts and recite them completely.' He congratulated himself and then quietly stopped. At night, there were strange celestial beings, scattered like stars before and after him, talking eloquently, sometimes appearing and sometimes disappearing. Everyone in the temple saw or heard them. Some people saw the Buddha image, but it did not enter the room. The next day, near noon, he suddenly got up, put his palms together, and summoned everyone, saying, 'Although there are many major limits, the minor limits...' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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期一念。并好住。愿与大众为历劫因缘。遂卧气绝。年七十五。即永徽六年十一月十七日也。寺有亘禅师。颖脱当时。有声京洛。行弥勒业。愿生兜率天。睹仙行业感徴。必见慈氏矣。 法诚禅师 诚。姓樊氏。雍州万年人也。童小出家。止蓝田王效寺。事沙门僧弘。诵法华经。以为恒任。又谒禅林寺相禅师。询于定行而德茂时宗。学优众仰。隋文钦德。请遵戒范。乃陈表固辞。负笈长驱。梦感普贤劝书大教。诚曰。大教。大乘也。诸佛智慧。所谓般若。时学士张静者。时号笔工。罕有加胜。乃请至山舍。令受斋戒。洁净自修。口含香汁。身被新服。静利其货。竭力写之。终部已来。诚恒每日烧香供养在其案前。点画之间。心缘目视。略无遗漏。时感异鸟。形色希有。飞入室中。徘徊鼓舞。下至经案。自然驯狎。久之翔近。明年经了。将事兴庆。鸟又飞来。前后如此者。非复可述。至贞观十四年夏末。忽感余疾。自知即世。愿生兜率。索水浴讫。又索络舆。傍自检校。不许荣厚。至月末。日将现。无故语曰。欲来但入。未暇弦歌。顾侍人曰。吾闻诸行无常。生灭不住。九品往生。此言验矣。今有童子相迎。久在门外。吾今去也。尔等。佛有正戒。无得有亏。后致悔也。言已。口出光明。照于楹内。又闻异 现代汉语译本 希望以此一念，与大众结下累世的因缘。于是卧倒气绝而逝，享年七十五岁，即永徽六年（655年）十一月十七日。寺里有位亘禅师，才华横溢，当时在京城一带颇有名声，修习弥勒菩萨的行业，发愿往生兜率天，瞻仰弥勒菩萨的圣迹，必定能见到慈氏菩萨。 法诚禅师 法诚，姓樊，是雍州万年县人。年幼出家，住在蓝田县的王效寺，侍奉沙门僧弘，经常诵读《法华经》。又拜访禅林寺的相禅师，请教禅定修行。因为德行高尚，学识渊博，受到大众的敬仰。隋文帝钦佩他的德行，请他遵守戒律，但他上表坚决推辞，背着书箱远行。梦中感应到普贤菩萨劝他书写大乘经典。法诚说：‘大教，就是大乘佛法，诸佛的智慧，就是所谓的般若。’当时有位学士叫张静，是当时著名的书法家，很少有人能超过他。于是请他到山舍，让他受斋戒，洁身自好，口含香汁，身穿新衣。张静为了牟利，竭尽全力地书写。自从开始书写经书以来，法诚每天都在经案前烧香供养，点画之间，心神专注，没有丝毫遗漏。当时感应到奇异的鸟，形状颜色非常罕见，飞入室内，徘徊飞舞，落到经案上，自然驯服亲近。过了很久才飞走。第二年经书写完，将要送到兴庆寺时，鸟又飞来，前后如此，数不胜数。到了贞观十四年（640年）夏末，忽然感到身体不适，自知将要去世，发愿往生兜率天。让人打水洗浴完毕，又要来络舆，亲自检查，不许铺张浪费。到了月末，太阳将要出来的时候，无缘无故地说：‘想要来的就进来吧，没空演奏音乐。’回头对侍奉的人说：‘我听说诸行无常，生灭不住，九品往生，这话应验了。现在有童子来迎接我，已经在门外等候很久了，我现在要走了。你们要记住，佛有正戒，不要违犯，以后会后悔的。’说完，口中发出光明，照亮了屋内的柱子，又听到奇异的
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English version Hoping with this one thought to form karmic connections with everyone for countless kalpas. Thereupon, he lay down and passed away, at the age of seventy-five, on the seventeenth day of the eleventh month of the sixth year of Yonghui (655 AD). In the temple was the Chan master Heng, whose talent was outstanding and who was famous in the capital area. He practiced the conduct of Maitreya Bodhisattva, vowing to be reborn in Tushita Heaven to behold the sacred traces of Maitreya Bodhisattva, and he will surely see the Compassionate One. Chan Master Facheng Facheng, whose surname was Fan, was a native of Wannian County in Yongzhou. He left home at a young age and stayed at Wangxiao Temple in Lantian County, serving the Shramana Senghong, constantly reciting the Lotus Sutra. He also visited Chan Master Xiang of Chanlin Temple, seeking instruction in Chan practice. Because of his noble virtue and profound knowledge, he was admired by the masses. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty admired his virtue and invited him to uphold the precepts, but he firmly declined with a memorial, carrying his books and traveling far away. In a dream, he was inspired by Samantabhadra Bodhisattva to write the Great Vehicle scriptures. Facheng said, 'The Great Teaching is the Mahayana Dharma, the wisdom of all Buddhas, which is called Prajna.' At that time, there was a scholar named Zhang Jing, who was a famous calligrapher, rarely surpassed by anyone. So he was invited to the mountain hermitage, where he was made to observe the precepts of purification, keeping himself clean and pure, holding fragrant juice in his mouth, and wearing new clothes. Zhang Jing, for the sake of profit, exerted all his efforts to write. Since the beginning of writing the scriptures, Facheng burned incense and made offerings before the scripture desk every day, focusing his mind on every stroke, without any omission. At that time, a strange bird was sensed, its shape and color very rare, flying into the room, hovering and dancing, landing on the scripture desk, naturally tame and close. After a long time, it flew away. The following year, when the scriptures were completed and were about to be sent to Xingqing Temple, the bird flew back again, and so on, countless times. In the late summer of the fourteenth year of Zhenguan (640 AD), he suddenly felt unwell, knowing that he was about to pass away, vowing to be reborn in Tushita Heaven. He asked for water to bathe, and then asked for a palanquin, personally inspecting it, not allowing extravagance. At the end of the month, as the sun was about to rise, he said for no reason, 'Those who want to come, just come in, I have no time to play music.' Turning to the attendants, he said, 'I have heard that all things are impermanent, arising and ceasing without abiding, and the nine grades of rebirth, this saying is verified. Now there are children coming to welcome me, waiting outside the door for a long time, I am leaving now. You must remember, the Buddha has the correct precepts, do not violate them, or you will regret it later.' After speaking, light emanated from his mouth, illuminating the pillars in the room, and a strange --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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香苾芬而至。但见端坐俨然。不觉其神已逝。时年七十有八(既愿生兜率。何言九品往生。以兜率胜境现前。即验知九品往生不虚矣)。 大乘灯禅师 灯。爱州人也。幼随父母泛舶往杜和罗钵底国。方始出家。后随唐使剡绪入京。于玄奘法师处受具戒。居京数载。思礼圣踪。遂持佛像经论。到师子国礼佛牙。备尽灵异。过东天竺。耽摩立底国。停一十二载。习梵语。循修福业。遇义净法师。随诣中天竺。到那烂陀寺。次向毗舍离国。至拘尸城。每自叹曰。本意弘法。重之东土。宁志不我遂。奄尔衰年。今日虽不契本怀。来生愿毕斯志。其常修睹史多天业。梦会慈氏菩萨。日画龙花一两枝。用标心至。云云。 希圆法师 圆。姓张氏。姑苏人。宗亲豪富。而独舍家。从登戒法。便游讲肆。不滞一方。勤修三学。演畅经论。乃着玄中钞数卷。皆辞义妙尽。恒劝人急修上生之业。且曰。非知之难。行之为难。汝曹勉旃。圆六时礼忏。未尝少缺。圆之修习。愿见弥勒。一日讲次。屹然坐终于法座。时众闻异香裛孴。天乐铮鏦。或绝或连七日。此真上生之证欤。乃乾宁二年四月也。茶毗收舍利七百余粒。被四明人赍往新罗国矣。 令諲法师 諲。姓杨氏。陕府阌乡人。因游洛南长水。遇 现代汉语译本： 香气浓郁扑鼻而来。只见他端坐着，庄严肃穆。没有察觉到他的神识已经离开了。享年七十八岁（既然希望往生兜率天（Tushita Heaven，欲界天之一，弥勒菩萨所在），为何又说九品往生？因为兜率胜境显现在眼前，就验证了九品往生不是虚假的）。 大乘灯禅师 灯禅师，是爱州人。小时候跟随父母乘船前往杜和罗钵底国（Dvaravati，古国名）。在那里才出家。后来跟随唐朝使者剡绪进入京城。在玄奘（Xuanzang，唐代著名僧人）法师处受了具足戒。在京城住了几年，思慕礼拜圣迹。于是带着佛像和经论，到师子国（Sri Lanka，斯里兰卡）礼拜佛牙。经历了各种灵异的事情。经过东天竺（Eastern India），耽摩立底国（Tamralipti，古国名）。停留了十二年，学习梵语，努力修习福业。遇到义净（Yijing，唐代著名僧人）法师，跟随他前往中天竺（Central India）。到达那烂陀寺（Nalanda Monastery，古印度佛教寺院）。接着前往毗舍离国（Vaishali，古国名），到达拘尸城（Kushinagar，佛陀涅槃之地）。他常常叹息说：‘我本来的心愿是弘扬佛法，回到东土（指中国）。难道我的志向不能实现吗？转眼间已经衰老。今天虽然不能实现本来的愿望，来生我愿意完成这个志向。’他常常修习往生兜率天的功业，梦中会见慈氏（Maitreya，弥勒菩萨）菩萨。每天画一两枝龙华（象征弥勒菩萨下生时所开的树），用来表达自己的心意。如此等等。 希圆法师 圆法师，姓张，是姑苏（Suzhou，苏州）人。宗族亲戚都很富有，但他独自舍弃家庭。一受戒就游历各处讲堂。不滞留在一个地方，勤奋修习戒定慧三学。演说经论。于是撰写了《玄中钞》好几卷，都辞藻精妙，义理透彻。他常常劝人抓紧时间修习往生之业，并且说：‘不是知道困难，而是实行困难。你们要努力啊。’圆法师每天六时礼拜忏悔，从未缺少。圆法师的修习，是希望见到弥勒菩萨。有一天讲经的时候，安然坐化在法座上。当时众人闻到奇异的香气，天乐的声音清脆悦耳，时断时续持续了七天。这真是往生兜率天的证据啊。那是乾宁二年（895年）四月。荼毗后收集到舍利七百多粒，被四明（Ningbo，宁波）人带往新罗国（Silla，古朝鲜国家）了。 令諲法师 諲法师，姓杨，是陕府阌乡（Wenxiang，阌乡）人。因为游历洛南长水（Changshui，地名），遇到