佛祖統紀 17.44

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法師了生越之諸暨人。年十二出家。慧解如成人。初謁東靈欽師。時效禪林。群居僧堂。當元夕眾往觀燈。欽師行香。見其危坐床上。問曰。汝何不隨眾去。答曰。蒙師見誡。專心為學勿事嬉遊。欽師大喜撫其背曰。三十年後。振吾宗者非汝而誰。既壯深研教觀。時輩厭服。出主頂山。講唱無廢日。臥榻庋上。安蓮經韋天像。身披五條。吉祥而睡。謹身敬法。不以闇室易其節（此中失法欽法師一人○此卷共四十四人原本遺失三十一人。止錄十三人）。

Dharma Master Liaosheng was a man of Zhuji in Yue. At age twelve, he left household life; his wise understanding was like that of an adult. At first, he called on Master Qin of Dongling. At that time, following the manner of Chan monasteries, they resided collectively in the saṅgha hall. On the night of the Lantern Festival, the assembly went to view the lanterns. Master Qin, carrying incense, saw him sitting upright on his platform bed and asked: 'Why did you not go along with the crowd?' He answered: 'I have received your admonition, Master, to focus my mind on learning and not engage in frivolous play.' Master Qin was greatly pleased, patted his back, and said: 'Thirty years from now, who else but you will revive our school?' When he reached adulthood, he deeply investigated doctrinal teachings and contemplation; his contemporaries submitted in awe. He went forth to preside over Dingshan, lecturing and chanting without missing a day. Above the shelf of his sleeping couch, he placed the *Lotus Sūtra* and an image of the heavenly deity Weituo (Skanda), wearing the five-strip robe and sleeping in the auspicious posture. He conducted himself with scrupulous discipline and revered the Dharma, never altering his integrity even in a dark room. (Here is missing one person, Dharma Master Faqin. In this fascicle, of forty-four persons in total, the original text lost thirty-one, recording only thirteen.)