大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫 1.89

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海印信和尚嗣瑯瑘，桂府人也，住蘇州定慧寺，年八十餘，平日受朱防禦家供養，屢到其宅。一日朱問曰：「和尚後世能來弟子家中託生否？」師微笑諾之。及歸寺得疾，數日而化。其遷化日，朱家生一女子。圓照本禪師時住瑞光，聞其事往訪之，方出月抱出，一見便笑，圓照喚云：「海印，爾錯了也。」女子哭數聲化去。

Master Haiyin Xin was an heir of Langya and a native of Guifu. Residing at Dinghui Monastery in Suzhou, he was over eighty years of age. He regularly received offerings from the family of Defense Commissioner Zhu and visited their residence repeatedly. One day, Zhu asked, “In your next life, could the Master come to be reborn in this disciple's household?” The master smiled and consented. When he returned to the monastery, he fell ill and passed away after a few days. On the day he entered stillness, a girl was born in the Zhu family. Chan Master Yuanzhao Ben, who was then residing at Ruiguang, heard of the matter and went to visit them. As she was carried out just after completing her first full month, she smiled as soon as she saw him. Yuanzhao called out, “Haiyin, you made a mistake!” The girl wept several times and passed away.