佛祖統紀 9.11

9.11

禪師慧超。丹陽沈氏。幼入道誦法華。聞光州思禪師妙明三觀。與天台仙城命禪師同往請業。思師對眾稱之曰。超之神府得忍人也。後入嵩高餌藥坐禪。隋太子勇。召集名德總會京師。以師行業不群。獨留供養。有淨業法師隱居藍谷。欽師高道躬事邀迎。共止八年倍隆三慧。大業初。屢詔入宮說法。師所居常有數虎以任役使。平時誦經。五十餘年。幾一萬部。京邑名匠慧因保恭等咸就棲止以事請益。後因臥疾。示門人曰。生不忻死不戚吾之常也。第一義空清淨正觀吾之凭杖也。乃面西正坐入定。遺旨露骸松下以施禽獸。弟子如教。停月餘顏色不變。夜有霞光自身而發。時秦王世民聞之（唐太宗）遣人就視深歎希有。眾乃造塔奉藏全身。

Dhyāna Master Huichao was of the Shen family of Danyang. He entered the Way in his youth and chanted the Lotus [Sūtra]. Hearing that Dhyāna Master Si of Guangzhou brilliantly understood the threefold contemplation, he went together with Dhyāna Master Ming of Xiancheng on Tiantai to request instruction. Master Si praised him before the assembly, saying: 'Chao's spiritual storehouse is that of one who has attained forbearance.' Later, he entered Songgao, took herbal medicines, and sat in meditation. Yang Yong, the Crown Prince of the Sui, summoned renowned and virtuous [monks] to assemble in the capital. Because the master's practice was outstanding, he was detained alone to receive offerings. Dharma Master Jingye lived in seclusion in Langu; admiring the master's lofty Way, he went in person to invite and welcome him. They stayed together for eight years, greatly advancing in the three wisdoms. At the beginning of the Daye reign era, he was repeatedly summoned by imperial edict into the palace to preach the Dharma. Several tigers were always in the master's dwelling and were put to service. In his daily life he chanted sūtras; over fifty-odd years, he reached nearly ten thousand rolls. Renowned masters of the capital, such as Huiyin and Baogong, all came to his residence to seek instruction. Later, falling ill, he showed his disciples, saying: 'Not delighting in birth and not grieving at death are my ordinary state. The pure right contemplation of supreme emptiness is my support.' He then sat upright facing west and entered samādhi. His bequeathed instructions were to expose his remains beneath a pine tree to give as an offering to birds and beasts. His disciples followed his instructions. After more than a month, his facial complexion had not changed, and at night rosy rays of light emanated from his body. At that time, Prince Shimin of Qin (Emperor Taizong of the Tang) heard of this and sent someone thither to inspect it, sighing deeply at such a rare occurrence. The assembly then built a stupa and enshrined his intact body.