佛祖統紀 13.22

13.22

法師本誠。四明奉化人。依南湖學廣智。志尚靜退。乃閑居於法昌。禪誦並進人欽隱德。院主更建眾宇久不克就。師慨然自誓曰。昔智者。造三十六寺。像八十萬軀。今吾徒豈於一剎而不能成耶。即率同志。化邑人得錢二百萬。并力以營。殿與像俱畢事。著作郎俞充。為之記謂。師有得於畢竟空中。熾然建立之義云。

Dharma Master Bencheng was a native of Fenghua in Siming. He relied on Nanhu to study under Guangzhi. His aspiration favored quiet retreat, so he lived at leisure in Fachang. Advancing in both meditation and recitation, people admired his hidden virtue. The cloister director rebuilt various halls, but could not complete them for a long time. The master sighed and vowed, 'In the past, Zhizhe built thirty-six monasteries and eighty-thousand images. Today, how could our assembly fail to accomplish a single monastery?' He immediately led like-minded companions, converted the townspeople, and obtained two million coins. Joining forces to construct it, the hall and the statues were both completed. Yu Chong, Gentleman of the Editorial Service, composed a record for it, stating that the master had realized the meaning of 'flamboyantly establishing [things] within ultimate emptiness.'