佛祖統紀 26.23

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西林法師慧永。河內潘氏。年十二出家事沙門竺曇現。初習禪於恒山。與遠師同依安法師。期結宇羅浮。及遠師為安公所留。師乃欲先度五嶺。太元初至尋陽。刺史陶範素挹道風。乃留憩廬山。舍宅為西林以奉師。布衣蔬食精心克己。容甞含咲語不傷物。峯頂別立茅室。時往禪思。至其室者常聞異香。因號香谷。一虎同居人至輒驅去。遠師來之龍泉。桓伊為立東林。三十年影不出山。師居西林亦如之。甞因法事至近邑。還山薄暮。烏橋營主醉騎馬當道遮師不聽去。師以杖指馬。馬驚走。榮主仆地。師捧慰之遂還。營主病往寺悔罪。師曰。非貧道意。為禱之尋愈。鎮南將軍何無忌鎮尋陽。至虎溪請遠公及師。遠公持名望。從徒百餘。高言華論。舉止可觀。師衲衣半脛（形定切膝骨）荷錫捉鉢。松下飄然而至。無忌謂眾曰。永公清散之風乃多於遠師也。師標誠植願動在安養。義熙十年在疾忽斂衣求屣欲起。眾驚問。師曰。佛來也。言終而化。異香七日方歇。葬於寺之西南。春秋八十三。唐玄宗朝詔。重建塔亭。追諡覺寂大師實智之塔。

Dharma Master Huiyong of Xilin was of the Pan clan of Henei. At the age of twelve, he left home to serve the śramaṇa Zhu Tanxian. At first, he practiced dhyāna at Mount Heng, relying on Dharma Master An together with Master Yuan. They pledged to build a hermitage together on Mount Luofu. When Master Yuan was detained by Master An, the Master intended to cross the Five Ridges first. At the beginning of the Taiyuan era, he arrived at Xunyang. The Regional Inspector Tao Fan, who had long respected his Daoist deportment, detained him to rest at Mount Lu, donating his residence to become Xilin Temple to offer to the Master. In coarse clothing and eating vegetarian meals, he disciplined his mind and conquered self. His countenance always held a smile, and his words never harmed living things. At the peak of the mountain, he set up a separate thatched hut, frequently going there for meditative contemplation. Those who reached his hut always smelled a marvelous fragrance; hence it was called Fragrance Valley. A tiger lived together with him, and whenever people arrived, he would drive it away. When Master Yuan came to Longquan, Huan Yi built Donglin Temple for him, and for thirty years his shadow did not leave the mountain; the Master's dwelling at Xilin was likewise so. Once, on account of Dharma business, he went to a nearby town. When returning to the mountain at dusk, the camp commander of Wu Bridge, drunk and riding a horse, blocked the road to obstruct the Master, not allowing him to pass. The Master pointed his staff at the horse; the horse bolted in fright, and the camp commander fell to the ground. The Master lifted and consoled him, and then returned. The camp commander fell ill and went to the temple to repent his offense. The Master said, 'It was not the intention of this poor monk,' and prayed for him, whereupon he soon recovered. When General Who Suppresses the South He Wuji was garrisoning Xunyang, he came to Tiger Creek and invited Master Yuan and the Master. Master Yuan maintained an eminent reputation, accompanied by over a hundred followers, with lofty words and elegant discourse, and an impressive bearing. The Master, wearing a patched robe reaching halfway down his shins, carrying his staff and holding his bowl, arrived breezily beneath the pines. Wuji said to the assembly, 'Master Yong's pure and detached spirit is even greater than Master Yuan's!' The Master manifested sincerity and planted vows, every action oriented toward the Land of Peaceful Nurture. In the tenth year of the Yixi era, while ill, he suddenly drew his robes together, sought his shoes, and wanted to get up. The assembly asked in surprise, and the Master said, 'The Buddha has arrived!' With these words, he transformed. The marvelous fragrance ceased only after seven days. He was buried to the southwest of the temple at the age of eighty-three. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang, an edict was issued to rebuild his stūpa pavilion, and he was posthumously titled Great Master Jueji ('Awakened and Serene') and his stūpa titled Shizhi ('Real Wisdom').