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English version: He once entered Samadhi (a state of meditative consciousness), went to Tushita Heaven (the fourth heaven of the desire realm in Buddhism), and received the Bodhisattva precepts from Maitreya (the future Buddha). Later, he transmitted the precepts to Hui Lan (a personal name), and returned to the Kingdom of Khotan (an ancient kingdom, now the area around Hotan, Xinjiang). He then transmitted the precepts to the monks there, before returning to the Eastern Land (China). Emperor Wen of Song (Liu Yilong, 407-453 AD, emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, reigned during the Yuanjia period (424-453 AD)) invited him to reside at Dinglin Temple on Zhongshan Mountain. Emperor Xiaowu (Liu Jun, 430-464 AD, emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, reigned during the Xiaojian (454-456 AD) and Daming (457-464 AD) periods) built Zhongxing Temple, and also ordered all Chan monks in the capital to follow him and receive instruction. Dharma Master Zhiyan Zhiyan (a personal name) was a native of Xiliang Prefecture (an ancient administrative region, approximately the area around Wuwei, Gansu today). He renounced the world in his youth and became known for his diligence and diligence. He wore a kasaya (patched robe), sat in meditation, and ate vegetarian food year after year. Aspiring to widely seek scriptures and treatises, he traveled throughout the Western Regions, consulting and receiving Chan teachings for more than ten years. He invited the Chan Master Buddhabhadra (Juexian, meaning 'Awakened') to return east to propagate the Dharma in the Eastern Land. In the fourth year of Yuanjia (424-453 AD), together with the Shramana (ascetic) Baoyun (a personal name), he translated the *Bao Yao Sutra*, *Guangbo Yanjing Sutra*, *Western Heavenly King Sutra*, and others. Zhiyan had previously received the Five Precepts before renouncing the world, but had committed minor violations. Later, after renouncing the world and receiving the full precepts (the precepts received by Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis), he often doubted whether he had truly received the precepts, and was very worried about this. After years of Chan meditation and contemplation, he was unable to understand it himself. So he crossed the sea again and returned to India, consulting various enlightened people. He met an Arhat Bhikkhu (an Arhat, a person who has cut off all afflictions and reached the highest state of cultivation), and asked the Arhat about the matter in detail. The Arhat did not dare to make a judgment, so he entered Samadhi for Zhiyan and went to Tushita Palace to consult Maitreya. Maitreya replied: 'Received (the precepts)'. Zhiyan was very happy. So he walked back and arrived at Kashgar (an ancient kingdom, approximately the area around Kashmir today), where he passed away without illness at the age of seventy-eight. Bhikkhu Huashou In the third year of Emperor Wen of Wei (Cao Pi, 187-226 AD, the founding emperor of the Wei Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period, reigned during the Huangchu period (220-226 AD)), the court ordered the holding of an Unobstructed Assembly (a Dharma assembly where offerings are made equally to all, regardless of status, monks, or laity). Emperor Wen of Wei ordered to ask: 'What is the source and origin of the precepts received by monks and nuns in this land (China), and what evidence can be verified?' The great virtues were unable to answer. At that time, there was a Bhikkhu (ordained male) who requested to go to the Western Regions (India) to ask the sages about the source and origin of the precepts. Starting from Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi), he arrived in India. He saw an Arhat and reported: 'Have the monks and nuns of China received the precepts?' The Arhat replied: 'I am a small sage and do not know whether they have received the precepts. You stay here, and I will ascend to Tushita Heaven for you to ask the World Honored Maitreya whether they have received the precepts, and then come back to report.' Immediately, he entered Samadhi and went to Tushita Heaven, asking about the previous matter in detail. Maitreya replied: 'The monks and nuns have already completed the reception of the precepts.' (The Arhat) still requested verification. Maitreya then took a golden flower and said: 'If the border area (referring to China) of the monks --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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尼得戒。愿金花入罗汉手掌。不得莫入。发愿既讫。将花按手。其花入掌中。高一尺影现。弥勒语曰。汝到震旦比丘所。亦当如我此法。罗汉下来。如弥勒语。以花按比丘手。即入掌中。高一尺影现。瑞应既徴。其时即有远方道俗。来相钦仰。求受三归五戒者无数。即号为花手比丘。当去之时。有一十八人。自余慕住西国。或有冒涉流沙。风寒命过。唯有花手比丘。独还汉地。当本去日。有迦毗罗神现身。语花手比丘曰。道路悬远。多诸险难。弟子送师至彼。往来清吉。未还之间。魏文帝殿前。有金花空中现。文帝问太史曰。有何变怪。太史卜曰。西国正法。欲来到此。不盈一月。花手比丘。掌中金花来到此土。初至之一日。空里金花。即灭不现。大瑞既徴。故戒福永传也。 戴颙处士 晋世有谯国。戴逵。字安道。风清概远。游心释教。且机思通赡。巧疑造化。至于和墨点采。刻形镂法。虽周人尽䇿之微。宋客象楮之妙。不能逾也。逵第二子颙。字仲若。素韵渊澹。雅好丘园。既负荷幽贞。亦继志才巧。逵每制像。常共参虑。济阳江夷。少与颙友。夷常托颙造观音像。致力罄思。欲令尽美。而相好不圆。积年无成。后梦有人告之曰。江夷于观音无缘。可改弥勒菩萨。颙即停手。驰书报江。信未及发。而 江书已至。俱于此夕感梦。语事符同。颙喜于神应。即改为弥勒。于是触手成妙。初不稽思。光颜圆满。俄尔而成。有识赞仰。感悟因缘之匪差。此像旧在会稽龙华寺。寻二戴像制。历代独步。其所造甚多。并散在诸寺。难悉详录。 僧护比丘 护。本会稽剡县人。少出家。便克意苦节。戒行严净。后居石城山。隐岳寺。寺北有青石壁。直上数十余丈。当中央。有如佛𦦨光之形。上有丛树。曲干垂阴。护每经行至壁所。辄见光色焕炳。闻弦管歌赞之声。于是擎炉发誓。愿博山镌造。十丈石佛。以敬拟弥勒千尺之容。使凡厥有缘。同睹三会。以齐建武中。招结道俗。初就雕剪。疏凿移年。仅成面朴。顷之。护遘疾而亡。临终誓曰。吾之所造。本不期一生成办。第二身中。其愿方果。后有沙门僧淑。纂袭遗功。而资力莫由。未获成遂。至梁天监六年。有始丰令。吴郡陆咸罢邑还国。夜宿剡溪。值风雨晦冥。咸危惧假寐。忽梦见三道人来。告云。君识信坚正。自然安隐。有建安殿下。感患未瘳。若能治剡县。僧护所造石像。得成就者。必获平预。冥理非虚。宜相开发也。咸还都经年。稍忘前梦。后出门。乃见一僧云。去岁剡溪所属。建安王事。犹忆此不。咸当时矍然。答云不忆。道人笑曰。宜更思之。仍即辞去 。咸悟其非凡。乃倒屣咨访。追及百步。忽然不见。咸豁然意解。具忆前梦。乃剡溪所见第三僧也。咸即驰启建安王。王即以上闻。敕遣僧祐律师。专任像事。王乃深信益加。喜踊充遍。抽舍金贝。誓取成毕。初僧祐未至一日。寺僧慧逞。梦见黑衣大神。翼从甚壮。立于龛所。商略分数。至明旦。而祐律师至。其神应若此。初僧护所创。凿龛过浅。乃铲入五丈。更施顶髻及身相。克成蓥磨将毕。夜中忽当州字处。色赤而隆起。今像胸州字处。犹不施金箔。而赤色在焉。像以天监十二年春就功。至十五年春竟。座躯高五丈。立形十丈。龛前架三层台。又造门阁殿堂。并立众基业。以充供养。其四远士庶。并提挟香花。万里来集。供施往还。轨迹填委。自像成之后。建安王所苦稍瘳。今年已康。复至唐。有越州法华山寺玄俨律师。乃当代名德。因睹斯像。虽金石丝竹四天之供施常闻。功德庄严十地之雕镌尚阙。乃内倾衣钵。外率檀那。布以黄金之色。镕以白银之相。铜锡铅锴。球琳琅玕。七宝由是浑成。八珍于焉具足。虽宝积献盖。界现三千。迦叶贡衣。金逾十万。如须弥之现于大海。若杲日之出于高山。此又俨之功德。不可思议者也。至明万历丙午仲冬。此像足生五色优昙华焉(州音万)。 僧旻法师 旻 现代汉语译本： 慧咸（人名）醒悟到这件事非同寻常，于是顾不上穿好鞋子就出去拜访。追到百步之外，那僧人忽然不见了。慧咸豁然开悟，完全记起了之前的梦，原来这就是在剡溪（地名）所见的第三个僧人。慧咸立即禀告建安王（官名）。建安王将此事上报朝廷，皇帝下令派遣僧祐律师（人名，律师是佛教职称）全权负责造像事宜。建安王更加深信不疑，喜悦之情溢于言表，拿出自己的金银财宝，发誓一定要完成此事。在僧祐未到之前的一天，寺里的僧人慧逞（人名）梦见一位身穿黑衣的大神，随从众多，站在佛龛（供奉佛像的小阁子）前，商量着佛像的尺寸。第二天早上，僧祐律师就到了，神迹应验如此。最初僧护（人名）开凿的佛龛太浅，于是又向内铲入了五丈（长度单位），重新塑造了顶髻和身相。快要完成的时候，夜里忽然在佛像胸口‘州’字的地方，呈现出红色并隆起。现在佛像胸口‘州’字的地方，仍然没有贴金箔，但红色依然存在。佛像在天监十二年（513年）春天开始建造，到天监十五年（516年）春天完成。佛座高五丈，佛像站立时高十丈。佛龛前搭建了三层台，又建造了门阁殿堂，并设立了各种产业，用来供养佛像。四面八方的士人百姓，都带着香花，不远万里前来聚集。供奉施舍的人络绎不绝，留下的足迹堆积如山。自从佛像建成之后，建安王所受的病痛也渐渐减轻，今年已经康复。到了唐朝（618年-907年），有越州（地名）法华山寺（寺庙名）的玄俨律师（人名，律师是佛教职称），是当时的名僧。他看到这座佛像，虽然经常能听到金石丝竹的供奉，但功德庄严的雕琢还不够。于是拿出自己的衣钵，并劝募信徒，用黄金来装饰佛像的颜色，用白银来塑造佛像的相貌，还用了铜锡铅锴、球琳琅玕等各种珍宝，七宝因此得以齐全，八珍也应有尽有。即使宝积（人名）献盖，显现出三千世界，迦叶（人名）供奉袈裟，价值超过十万黄金，也如同须弥山（佛教名山）显现在大海之中，如同太阳从高山上升起。这又是玄俨的功德，不可思议啊。到了明朝万历丙午年（1606年）仲冬，这座佛像的脚上竟然长出了五色优昙华（佛教传说中的花）。（州音万） 僧旻法师（人名） 旻
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English version: Hui Xian (person's name) realized that this matter was extraordinary, so he went out to visit without putting on his shoes properly. After chasing for a hundred steps, the monk suddenly disappeared. Hui Xian suddenly understood and completely remembered the previous dream, that this was the third monk he had seen in Yanxi (place name). Hui Xian immediately reported to the Jian'an King (official title). The Jian'an King reported this matter to the imperial court, and the emperor ordered the lawyer Seng You (person's name, lawyer is a Buddhist title) to be fully responsible for the statue construction. The Jian'an King became even more convinced and his joy overflowed, taking out his gold and silver treasures, vowing to complete the matter. One day before Seng You arrived, the monk Hui Cheng (person's name) in the temple dreamed of a great god in black, with many followers, standing in front of the niche (small pavilion for enshrining Buddha statues), discussing the size of the Buddha statue. The next morning, the lawyer Seng You arrived, and the divine sign was fulfilled. Initially, the niche carved by Seng Hu (person's name) was too shallow, so it was chiseled five zhang (unit of length) further inward, and the topknot and body appearance were reshaped. When it was about to be completed, suddenly at night, at the place of the character 'zhou' on the chest of the Buddha statue, it appeared red and bulged. Now at the place of the character 'zhou' on the chest of the Buddha statue, gold leaf is still not applied, but the red color remains. The statue began to be built in the spring of the twelfth year of Tianjian (513 AD) and was completed in the spring of the fifteenth year of Tianjian (516 AD). The Buddha's seat is five zhang high, and the Buddha statue is ten zhang high when standing. A three-story platform was built in front of the niche, and gate pavilions and halls were also built, and various industries were established to support the Buddha statue. Scholars and common people from all directions brought incense and flowers, gathering from thousands of miles away. People making offerings and donations came and went in an endless stream, and the footprints left behind piled up like mountains. Since the completion of the Buddha statue, the pain suffered by the Jian'an King has gradually lessened, and he has recovered this year. During the Tang Dynasty (618 AD - 907 AD), the lawyer Xuan Yan (person's name, lawyer is a Buddhist title) of Fahuashan Temple (temple name) in Yuezhou (place name) was a famous monk of the time. He saw this Buddha statue, and although the offerings of gold, stone, silk, and bamboo were often heard, the carving of meritorious virtues was not enough. So he took out his alms bowl and solicited donations from believers, using gold to decorate the color of the Buddha statue, using silver to shape the appearance of the Buddha statue, and also used various treasures such as copper, tin, lead, iron, jade, and agate. The seven treasures were thus complete, and the eight treasures were all available. Even if Baoji (person's name) offered a canopy, revealing three thousand worlds, and Kashyapa (person's name) offered a kasaya, worth more than one hundred thousand gold, it would be like Mount Sumeru (Buddhist famous mountain) appearing in the sea, like the sun rising from a high mountain. This is also the merit of Xuan Yan, which is incredible. In the mid-winter of the Bingwu year of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1606 AD), five-colored udumbara flowers (flowers in Buddhist legends) actually grew on the feet of this Buddha statue. (Zhou is pronounced as Wan) Master Monk Min (person's name) Min --------------------------------------------------------------------------------