佛祖統紀 42.19

42.19

三年三月。清涼國師澄觀示寂。上輟朝三日。重臣縞素勅葬終南山石室。師歷九朝為七帝門師。身長九尺四寸。手垂過膝。才供二筆日記萬言。宿不離衣。盡形一食。宰相裴休奉勅撰碑。

In the third month of the third year, National Preceptor Qingliang Chengguan entered into rest. The Emperor suspended court audiences for three days. Important ministers donned white mourning garments, and an imperial order decreed his burial in a stone chamber on Mount Zhongnan. The master had lived through nine reigns and served as the preceptor to seven emperors. He was nine chi four cun tall, with arms that hung down past his knees. His talent was such that he could compose with two brushes simultaneously, writing ten thousand words daily. When resting, he did not remove his monastic robes; throughout his life, he ate only one meal a day. Prime Minister Pei Xiu received the imperial decree to compose his stela.