佛祖統紀 53.99

53.99

陳文帝。思禪師於大蘇山為顗禪師說四安樂行。示普賢道場○廢帝。思禪師來居南岳。為岳君授戒法○宣帝。顗禪師於金陵瓦官寺。為儀同沈君理等開法華經題○少帝。詔瓦官禪師赴太極殿。開大智度論題仁王般若經題○詔瓦官禪師居光宅寺。帝幸寺聽講仁王經○光宅禪師講法華經。章安頂禪師預聽。

Under Emperor Wen of the Chen, Chan Master Si explained the four practices of ease on Mount Dasu to Chan Master Yi, revealing the bodhimaṇḍa of Samantabhadra. Under Emperor Fei, Chan Master Si came to reside on Nanyue, conferring the precepts upon the Lord of the Mountain. Under Emperor Xuan, Chan Master Yi explicated the title of the *Lotus Sūtra* for Shen Junli, Specially Advanced and Equal in Rank to the Three Officials, and others at Waguan Monastery in Jinling. Under the Young Emperor, an imperial decree summoned the Waguan Chan Master to the Taiji Hall to explicate the titles of the *Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa* and the *Humane Kings Prajñā Sūtra*. An imperial decree ordered the Waguan Chan Master to reside at Guangzhai Monastery; the Emperor visited the monastery to listen to the lecture on the *Humane Kings Sūtra*. Chan Master Guangzhai lectured on the *Lotus Sūtra*, and Chan Master Ding of Zhang'an attended the lecture.