[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 10.38 # 佛祖統紀 10.38 佛祖統紀 10.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.10.38) 禪師大義。蕭山徐氏。七歲授經傳。日誦數千言。年十二。入道於山陰靈隱寺。中宗登位覃恩度人。試誦法華中選第一。開元中。因喪親入佛隴閱大藏以益冥報。遂謁左溪稟受止觀大悟玄旨。常誦法華涅槃大小戒本。以為正業。臨終之日。眾聞弦管之聲。議者謂天帝迎請誦經之相。 > Chan Master Dayi was of the Xu clan of Xiaoshan. At the age of seven, he was taught the canonical scriptures and commentaries, reciting several thousand words a day. At the age of twelve, he entered the Way at Lingyin Temple in Shanyin. When Emperor Zhongzong ascended the throne, he extended broad grace to ordain people; \[Dayi\] took the test reciting the Lotus Sūtra and ranked first among the selected. During the Kaiyuan era, because of mourning his parents, he went to Folong to read the Great Canon to increase their posthumous retribution. He then visited Zuoxi, received the calming and contemplation, and had a great awakening to the profound purport. He constantly recited the Lotus Sūtra, the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, and the greater and lesser precept codes, taking this as his regular practice. On the day of his death, the assembly heard the sounds of strings and pipes; commentators said it was the sign of the Lord of Devas welcoming him to recite sūtras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.10.37) - [Next: 10.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.10.39) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.10.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.10.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.10.38) · Pramāṇa