國清百錄 2.69

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江州匡山東林寺者，東晉雁門慧遠法師之所創也。遠是彌天釋道安之高足，安是大和尚佛圖澄之弟子，三德相承如日月星，真佛法梁棟皆不可思議人也。而遠內閑半滿、外善三玄，德布遐方聲高霄漢。初詣山足依止一林，共耶舍禪師頭陀其下，若說若默修西方觀。末於林右建立伽藍，因以為名東林之寺。遠自創般若、佛影二臺，謝靈運穿鑿流池三所，梁孝元構造重閣，莊嚴寺宇即日宛然。峯頂寺者是齋慧景禪師，感山人延請因棲其峯。次梁慧歸在後登躡，方建伽藍。峰有水泉忽然枯涸，歸燒香呪願清流盈滿，天降甘露於泥洹日，是以先德名蹤垂芳不斷。松霞清曠，觸處蕭條，公私往還莫不歸向。自大化江左，貧道因至彼山，憩泊東林，時遊峰頂以歲為日，羨翫忘勞。然山下伽藍偏近驛道，行人歸去頗成混雜。今奉請為兩寺檀越，庶藉影響眾得安心，禮誦虔誠用酬洪澤。并乞勒彼所由，永禁公私停泊。沙門某敬白。

Donglin Monastery on Mount Kuang in Jiangzhou was founded by Dharma Master Huiyuan of Yanmen under the Eastern Jin. Yuan was the foremost disciple of Dao'an, whose fame filled the heavens; An was the disciple of the Great Upādhyāya Fotudeng. The three virtues succeeded one another like the sun, moon, and stars; they were true pillars and beams of the Buddha-Dharma, all inconceivable persons. Moreover, Yuan was inwardly versed in the half-word and full-word teachings, and outwardly mastered the Three Mysteries; his virtue spread to distant lands, and his fame rose high into the clouds. When he first arrived at the foot of the mountain, he took shelter in a grove, practicing dhūta beneath it together with Dhyāna Master Yaśa, cultivating contemplation of the Western Pure Land in both speech and silence. Later, he established a saṃghārāma to the right of the grove, and because of this named it Donglin Monastery. Yuan personally founded the two terraces of Prajñā and the Buddha's Shadow; Xie Lingyun excavated three flowing ponds; and Emperor Xiaoyuan of the Liang constructed a multi-storied pavilion. The adornments of the monastery buildings remain intact to this day. As for Fengding Monastery, Dhyāna Master Huijing, the Fast-Keeper, was moved by the invitation of a mountain dweller and thus dwelt upon its peak. Next, Huigui of the Liang ascended later and only then built the saṃghārāma. On the peak there was a spring that suddenly dried up; Gui burned incense and made a vow, and the pure stream filled to overflowing; on the day of the Mahāparinirvāṇa, heaven sent down sweet dew. For these reasons, the renowned traces of former worthies have bequeathed an unbroken fragrance. The pines and clouds are clear and spacious, and every place is tranquil; among both officials and commoners coming and going, there is none who does not take refuge here. Since the Great Sui transformed the region east of the Yangtze, I, a poor monk, arrived at that mountain, rested and lodged at Donglin, and from time to time wandered to the summit of the peak, treating years as days, admiring and enjoying it so much as to forget all weariness. However, the saṃghārāma at the foot of the mountain is particularly close to the post road, and travelers coming and going create quite a disturbance. I now respectfully request that you become the dānapati for both monasteries, so that relying upon your influence, the assembly may find peace of mind, offering worship and recitation with sincere devotion to repay your vast bounty. Furthermore, I beg you to order the authorities concerned to permanently prohibit officials and private travelers from lodging there. The śramaṇa [Zhiyi] respectfully states.