佛祖統紀 38.43

38.43

延昌四年。太后高氏出俗為尼。居瑤光寺○洛陽段暉所居。聞地下鐘聲。掘之得金佛一菩薩像二。趺上銘曰。晉泰始二年中書監荀勗造。暉遂舍宅為寺。後有盜欲竊此像。像高聲唱賊賊。人至被獲○裴植母夏侯氏。年踰七十。以身自施三寶為婢。供寺掃洒。三子瑜粲衍並奴服。泣涕以從。各以布帛贖免之。其後竟出家為尼。入嵩高山積歲乃還。植官度支尚書。瑜等皆至刺史。母臨終遺令以沙門禮葬。粲深好釋學。每升座講說。聽者服其理辯。

In the fourth year of the Yanchang reign era, Empress Dowager Gao left secular life to become a nun, residing in the Yaoguang Monastery. At the residence of Duan Hui in Luoyang, the sound of a bell was heard underground; upon excavating, one golden Buddha and two bodhisattva images were obtained. The inscription on the base read: 'Made by Xun Xu, Director of the Secretariat, in the second year of the Taishi reign era of the Jin.' Hui then donated his residence as a monastery. Later, a thief wished to steal these images, and the images called out loudly, 'Thief! Thief!' When people arrived, he was captured. The mother of Pei Zhi, Lady Xiahou, was over seventy years of age; she gave her own body as an offering to the Three Jewels to be a bondservant, serving the monastery by sweeping and sprinkling. Her three sons, Yu, Can, and Yan, all put on servant's garments and followed her weeping, each using cloth and silk to redeem her. Afterwards, she eventually left household life to become a nun, entered Mount Songgao, and only returned after many years. Zhi held the office of Minister of Revenue, and Yu and the others all reached the rank of commandery governor. When their mother approached the end, she left instructions to be buried with the rites of a monk. Can was deeply fond of Buddhist studies; whenever he ascended the seat to lecture, the listeners were convinced by his reasoning and eloquence.