樂邦遺稿 1.106

1.106

準《續高僧傳》，慧布法師，廣陵人，姓郝氏，家本將師。少懷道操，從師剃染，於道深研，時號得慧布，陳朝諸王甞從受戒。師甞有言曰：「方土雖淨，非吾願也。若使十二大劫蓮華中不得見佛，但自受樂，不若三塗救苦眾生也。」殆師之終，七日大地震動。坐脫之次，手屈三指。太史奏云「得道人星滅矣。」

According to the Xu gaoseng zhuan, Dharma Master Huibu was a man of Guangling, whose surname was Hao; his family was originally a military general's lineage. From his youth he harboured virtuous conduct. Following a master, he shaved his head and dyed his robes, deeply investigating the Way; at that time he was called 'Huibu who attained wisdom'. Various princes of the Chen dynasty once received the precepts from him. The master once had the saying: 'Though the region is pure, it is not my aspiration. If I were made to spend twelve great kalpas inside a lotus flower unable to see the Buddha, merely enjoying bliss by myself, it would not be as good as saving suffering sentient beings in the three wretched paths.' Near the end of the master's life, the great earth shook for seven days. As he passed away in the seated posture, his hand bent three fingers. The Grand Astrologer reported to the throne: 'The star of a man who attained the Way has been extinguished.'