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佛祖統紀 7.10

佛祖統紀 7.10

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Classical Chinese

7.10

贊曰。刺史張成綺狀其行曰。師誨人無倦講不待眾。一欝多羅四十餘年。一尼師壇終身不易。食無重味居必偏廈。非因討尋經論不虛然一燈。非因瞻禮聖容不虛行一步。未嘗因利說一句法。未嘗因法受一豪財。遂得遠域龍象。隣境耆耋。爭趨以前填門擁室。若冬陽夏陰弗召而自至也(耋徒結反年八十也)。

The appraisal says: The prefect Zhang Chengqi recorded his conduct, saying: 'The Master taught people untiringly and did not wait for a crowd to lecture. A single uttarāsaṅga served him for over forty years, and a single niṣīdana remained unchanged throughout his life. His food had no duplicate flavors, and his dwelling was always in a side room. Unless investigating sūtras and treatises, he would not light a single lamp in vain; unless paying homage to the sacred countenance, he would not take a single step in vain. He never spoke a single sentence of Dharma for the sake of profit; he never received a single hair's worth of wealth on account of the Dharma. Consequently, he drew dragon-elephants from distant regions and elders from neighboring territories, who vied to advance before him, filling the gate and packing the room, just as the winter sun and summer shade arrive of themselves without being summoned.' ('Die' [耋] is pronounced tie, meaning eighty years old.)

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