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English version He left home at a young age, not conforming to worldly customs. He personally took care of washing and cleaning, not fearing hardship. He recited the *Lotus Sutra* (*法华经*), and the *Vimalakirti Sutra* (*净名经*), upholding the precepts and rules without violation. His integrity was outstanding, and he used all benefits to help others, never keeping anything for himself, entrusting everything to his disciples to continue cultivating merit. He built a three-story, seven-room Maitreya Pavilion, nine *zhang* and five *chi* tall, enshrining seventy-two sages and the Eight Great Dragon Kings, all adorned with solemnity. In the first month of spring in the second year of the Dahe era of the Tang Dynasty (828 AD), he heard a voice in the air saying, 'The time of entering *nirvana* has arrived. The beings of Tushita Heaven are now coming to welcome you.' Thereupon, he bathed, burned incense, and entered *nirvana* in a seated posture. A pagoda was built for him one *li* northwest of the temple. (The sutra says: The Buddha told Upali, 'In the future, if sentient beings hear the name of this Bodhisattva's great compassion, create his image, and offer incense, flowers, clothing, silken canopies, and banners, and pay homage with mindfulness, then when this person is about to die, Maitreya Bodhisattva will emit a ray of light from the white hair between his eyebrows, and together with the heavenly beings, will shower *mandala* flowers to welcome this person. This person will instantly be reborn in Tushita Heaven, encounter Maitreya Bodhisattva, and before he even raises his head from prostration, he will hear the Dharma, thereby attaining non-retrogression on the unsurpassed path. In future lives, he will encounter Buddhas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges River. This Maitreya Bodhisattva will become the great refuge for all sentient beings in the future. If anyone takes refuge in Maitreya Bodhisattva, know that this person will attain non-retrogression on the unsurpassed path. When Maitreya Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, such a person will see the Buddha's light and receive a prediction of enlightenment. This is clear evidence of Zhi Jiang's rebirth.) Dharma Master Zhi Jiang Zhi Jiang, whose lay surname was Shan, was a native of Sannan, Youzhou. In the fourth year of the Qianning era of the Tang Dynasty (897 AD), at the age of fifteen, he resolved to cultivate compassion and wisdom. He went to Liyuan Temple on Mount Wutai and received the *moksha* Dharma (Buddhist ordination). From then on, he carried his baggage and sought knowledge everywhere, choosing a good tree to rest on and relying on a wise teacher. He was proficient in the commentaries on the *Vimalakirti Sutra* (*净名经*) and the *Sutra on Maitreya's Rebirth* (*上生经*). He also wrote the eight-volume *Ruiying Chao*. In the first year of the Tongguang era of the Later Tang Dynasty (923 AD), he served as the abbot of a temple in the ruins of Weizi, constructing halls and buildings that were magnificent and impressive. He also sculpted statues of Maitreya (*慈氏*) and Shakyamuni Buddha (*释迦牟尼佛*), as well as the Sixteen Arhats (*十六罗汉*), all adorned with vibrant colors and lifelike details. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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圣仪。善务方办。俄遘沉疴。以周显德五年。孟秋顺终。享龄七十四。当属纩时。满院天人杂沓。若迎尊之状。畴昔誓生睹史之昭应也。吏部员外郎李铉着塔铭之(上生经。乃安阳侯所译。前哲已多疏释。今不一存。惜哉。无价宝珠。诚非薄福者能得。安阳。本沮渠国人。是蒙逊之从弟。为人强记。涉猎群书。因昙无谶法师入河西。弘阐佛法。安阳乃锐意内典。奉持五禁。所读众经。即能讽诵。常以为务。少时尝度流沙。至于阗国。遇天竺法师佛陀斯那。咨问道义。斯那天才秀发。诵半亿偈。西方诸国。号为人中师子。安阳从受禅秘要治病经。东归高昌。得观世音弥勒二观经。各一卷。及还河西。即译出禅要。转为晋文。及伪魏吞并西凉。乃南奔于宋。晦志𢍉身。不交世务。常游止塔寺。以居士自𢍉。初出弥勒观音二观经丹阳尹孟顗。见而善之。深加赏接。复请出禅经。临笔无滞。旬有七日。出为五卷。安阳无欲荣利宣通正法。是以黑白咸敬而加焉)。 善本禅师 本。俗姓董。颖川人。父祖皆宦。母于佛前祷曰。若得子。必以事佛。及生。而骨相秀异。既长。博学操履清修。无仕宦意。终日沉默。嘉祐八年。为试大僧。依圆成律师。师语人曰。本。他日当有海内名。遂使听习毗尼妙法莲华。夜梦善财童 现代汉语译本： 圣仪（佛教仪式）。善事办理妥当。不久遭遇重病。在周显德五年（958年）孟秋安详去世，享年七十四岁。临终时，满院天人众多，好像迎接尊者一样。这是昔日发誓往生兜率天的昭示应验啊！吏部员外郎李铉撰写了塔铭。 （《上生经》，是安阳侯所翻译。前代的贤哲已经有很多疏解和解释，现在不再一一保存。可惜啊！无价的宝珠，确实不是福薄的人能够得到的。安阳，原本是沮渠国人，是沮渠蒙逊的堂弟。为人记忆力强，广泛阅读各种书籍。因为昙无谶法师进入河西，弘扬佛法，安阳于是锐意研究佛经，奉持五戒。所读的众多经典，立即就能背诵。常常以此为务。年少时曾经度过流沙，到达于阗国。遇到天竺法师佛陀斯那，请教佛法义理。佛陀斯那天才出众，能诵半亿偈颂。西方各国，号称为人中师子。安阳跟随他学习禅定秘要治病经。东归高昌，得到观世音、弥勒二观经，各一卷。等到返回河西，就翻译出禅要，转译为晋文。等到伪魏吞并西凉，就南奔到宋朝。隐藏志向，谨慎处身，不与世俗交往。常常游历于塔寺，以居士自居。当初翻译出弥勒、观音二观经，丹阳尹孟顗，见到后非常赞赏，深深地加以赏识和接待。又请他翻译禅经，下笔没有停滞，十七天就翻译出五卷。安阳没有贪图荣华利禄的心，宣扬流通正法，因此僧俗都很尊敬和敬重他）。 善本禅师 善本，俗姓董，是颖川人。他的父亲和祖父都是做官的。他的母亲在佛前祈祷说：‘如果能得到儿子，一定让他侍奉佛。’等到善本出生，他的骨骼相貌就显得秀美奇异。长大后，博学多才，操守清廉，没有做官的意愿，整天沉默寡言。嘉祐八年（1063年），参加试大僧的考试，依止圆成律师。圆成律师对人说：‘善本，他日一定会享有海内盛名。’于是让他听习毗尼和《妙法莲华经》。晚上梦见善财童子。
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English version: Śheng Yi (Buddhist rituals). Good deeds were properly handled. Soon after, he encountered a serious illness. In the fifth year of Xiande during the Later Zhou Dynasty (958 AD), he passed away peacefully in late autumn, at the age of seventy-four. At the time of his death, the courtyard was filled with numerous devas and humans, as if welcoming a venerable one. This was a clear manifestation of his past vow to be reborn in the Tuṣita Heaven! (The *Sheng Jing* (The Sutra of Rebirth), was translated by Marquis Anyang. Scholars of the past have already provided many commentaries and explanations, which will not be preserved here one by one. Alas! A priceless jewel, indeed, cannot be obtained by those with meager blessings. Anyang was originally from the Jūqu Kingdom, a cousin of Jūqu Mengxun. He was known for his strong memory and extensive reading. Because Dharma Master Tanwuchen entered Hexi and propagated Buddhism, Anyang became deeply interested in Buddhist scriptures, upholding the five precepts. He could immediately recite the many scriptures he read. He often made this his duty. In his youth, he once crossed the shifting sands to the Kingdom of Khotan. There, he met the Indian Dharma Master Buddhasena and consulted him on the principles of Buddhism. Buddhasena was a genius, capable of reciting half a billion verses. The countries of the West called him a 'Lion among Men.' Anyang followed him to study the *Chan Secrets for Healing Sutra*. Returning east to Gaochang, he obtained one volume each of the *Contemplation Sutra of Avalokiteśvara* and the *Contemplation Sutra of Maitreya*. Upon returning to Hexi, he translated the *Chan Secrets*, rendering it into Jin script. When the pseudo-Wei annexed Western Liang, he fled south to the Song Dynasty. He concealed his ambitions, conducted himself cautiously, and did not engage in worldly affairs. He often traveled to pagodas and temples, living as a layman. Initially, when he translated the *Contemplation Sutra of Maitreya* and the *Contemplation Sutra of Avalokiteśvara*, Meng Yi, the magistrate of Danyang, saw them and greatly admired them, showing deep appreciation and hospitality. He also requested him to translate the *Chan Sutra*. He wrote without pause, completing five volumes in seventeen days. Anyang had no desire for fame or wealth, but only sought to propagate the true Dharma, and therefore, both monks and laypeople respected and revered him.) Chan Master Shanben Shanben, whose lay surname was Dong, was from Yingchuan. His father and grandfather were both officials. His mother prayed before the Buddha, saying, 'If I can have a son, I will dedicate him to serving the Buddha.' When Shanben was born, his bones and features appeared beautiful and extraordinary. As he grew up, he was learned and virtuous, with no desire for officialdom, remaining silent all day long. In the eighth year of Jiayou (1063 AD), he took the examination for senior monks, relying on Vinaya Master Yuancheng. Vinaya Master Yuancheng said to others, 'Shanben will surely have a great reputation throughout the country one day.' He then had him study the Vinaya and the *Wonderful Dharma Lotus Sutra*. At night, he dreamed of Sudhana. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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子。合掌导而南。既觉曰。诸圣加被我矣。欲我南询诸友乎。时圆照禅师。道振吴中。即往谒之。默契宗旨。服勤五载。尽得其要。后游浮山。见岩丛之胜。有终焉之志。遂居大寂岩。久之出世。于婺州双林浙东。道俗追崇。谓傅大士复生焉。移住钱塘净慈。继圆照之后。禅徒千余众。神宗诏住京师法云寺。赐号大通禅师。又继圆通之后。王公贵人。施舍填门。厦屋万间。涂金缕碧。如地涌宝坊。升堂说法。如象王回顾。学者多因此悟入。大观三年十二月甲子。屈三指。谓左右曰。止有三日。已而果殁。有异禽翔鸣于庭而去。将终之夕。越僧数人。梦师归兜率天云。塔全身于上方。为大鉴下十三代。云门下七世也。 志德法师 德号云岩。山东昌镏氏子也。童年出俗。听习经论。尽得其奥。元世祖召见。赐紫方袍。命主天禧旌忠二刹。日讲法华华严金刚唯识等疏。特赐佛光大师之号。每与七众授戒。必令其父母兄弟。相教无犯。至于然香然顶指。为终身誓。故恒以律。绳自徒众。若互用常住物者。误一罚百。故犯摈之。居天禧三十余年。一衲一履。终身不易。午过不食。夜则危坐达旦。以苦诵丧明。忽梦梵僧迎居兜率内院高座。空中散花如雨。因示微疾。至治二年二月七日。犹诵经不辍。顷之辞众。安坐 现代汉语译本： 子（指某人）。合掌向南引导。醒悟后说：‘诸圣加持我了。’想让我向南拜访各位朋友吗？当时圆照禅师，声名远播吴中（指今江苏南部一带），（子）便前往拜见他，默默地领会了他的宗旨，服侍勤劳了五年，完全领悟了其中的要义。后来游历浮山，看到岩石山林的优美，有了在此终老的想法，于是居住在大寂岩。过了很久才出山弘法，在婺州（今浙江金华一带）双林浙东一带，道士俗人都追随崇敬他，说他是傅大士（傅翕，南朝梁代居士，以在家身份弘扬佛法）复生。后来移居到钱塘（今杭州）净慈寺，接替圆照禅师之后的位置，禅宗弟子有一千多人。神宗（赵顼，1067-1085年在位）下诏让他住持京师（今北京）法云寺，赐号大通禅师。又接替圆通禅师之后的位置，王公贵人，施舍的财物堆满了门庭，建造的房屋有一万间，涂上金漆，绘上彩色的花纹，如同从地里涌出的宝坊。升堂说法时，如同象王（比喻佛）回顾。学习的人因此而领悟佛法。大观三年（1109年）十二月甲子日，弯曲三个手指，对身边的人说：‘只有三天了。’不久果然去世。有奇异的鸟在庭院里盘旋鸣叫着离去。将要去世的晚上，有几个越地（今浙江一带）的僧人，梦见禅师回到了兜率天（佛教欲界第四天）的云端。将全身舍利塔建在上方，是大鉴禅师（慧能）的第十三代弟子，云门宗的第七代传人。 志德法师 法号云岩。是山东昌镏（今山东高青县一带）人。从小就出家，听闻学习经书理论，完全领悟了其中的奥妙。元世祖（忽必烈）召见他，赐予紫色的袈裟，任命他主持天禧旌忠寺。每天讲解《法华经》、《华严经》、《金刚经》、《唯识论》等经书的疏解。特别赐予佛光大师的称号。每次给七众（比丘、比丘尼、沙弥、沙弥尼、优婆塞、优婆夷和式叉摩那）授戒时，一定让他们的父母兄弟，互相教导不要违犯戒律，甚至燃香、燃顶、燃指，作为终身的誓言。所以经常用戒律来约束自己的徒众。如果有人互相使用常住（寺院公有）的物品，即使是误用也要罚一百倍的价值，屡次违反的就驱逐出去。居住在天禧寺三十多年，一件僧衣一双鞋，终身不更换。过了中午就不吃饭，晚上就端坐到天亮。因为刻苦诵经而导致失明。忽然梦见梵僧迎接他到兜率内院的高座上，空中散花如同下雨。因此显示出轻微的疾病，至治二年（1322年）二月七日，还在不停地诵经。不久向众人告别，安然坐化。