佛祖統紀 15.67

15.67

法師中皎。四明之慈溪張氏。賜號法照。母夢月墮懷而生。受業永明。初依南湖明智。未幾去謁圓覺於天竺。久之盡得法奧。靖康初。能仁虛席。郡太守劉光。囑智涌舉所知。以師應命。圓音一演學徒四集。以粥飯不給。闢海田為二十頃。香積乃裕。紹興乙卯夏旱。郡守以龍湫昔受智者戒。遣僚屬屈師臨湫施以戒法。即日雨洽。以年老退處藏密菴。紹興乙丑。沐浴易新衣。書偈別眾。正坐西向而化。

Dharma Master Zhongjiao was of the Zhang clan from Cixi in Siming. He was bestowed the title Fazhao. When his mother dreamed of the moon falling into her bosom, she gave birth to him. He received his training at Yongming. He first relied on Mingzhi of Nanhu, and soon after went to call upon Yuanjue at Tianzhu. Over time, he mastered the profound secrets of the Dharma. At the beginning of the Jingkang reign era, the seat at Nengren became vacant. The commandery prefect Liu Guang asked Zhiyong to recommend someone he knew, and the Master answered the call. As soon as his perfect voice sounded, students gathered from all four directions. Because gruel and cooked rice were insufficient, he reclaimed twenty *qing* of coastal fields, whereupon provisions for the kitchen became abundant. In the summer of the *yimou* year of the Shaoxing reign era, there was a drought. Because the dragon pool had previously received the precepts from Zhiyi, the prefect dispatched subordinates to invite the Master to visit the pool and administer the precepts. That very day, abundant rain fell. On account of old age, he retired to the Zangmi Hermitage. In the *yichou* year of the Shaoxing reign era, he bathed, changed into fresh robes, wrote a verse to bid farewell to the assembly, and passed away sitting upright facing west.