佛祖統紀 45.29

45.29

In the eighth year, the Remonstrance Official Sima Guang repeatedly submitted memorials requesting the establishment of an heir apparent. The Emperor, hearing that [the monk] Fahua of Kaibao Monastery possessed extraordinary conduct, burned incense at night and prayed in silence. The next day, he invited the Great Being Fahua to a vegetarian feast at the Huacheng Hall. At dawn, the Emperor stood still in Taoist attire, waiting. Soon, an attendant from the inner palace memorialized, saying: "Fahua has hurried in through the Right Flank Gate and is approaching the bedchamber. Rebuking him could not stop him." The Emperor laughed and said: "It was I who summoned him." When he arrived, he went directly up to the imperial couch, sat cross-legged, and received the vegetarian feast. The Emperor asked about the heir apparent, and he requested paper and wrote the characters "thirteen thirteen" in succession. Later, Emperor Yingzong succeeded to the throne; he was indeed the thirteenth son of the Prince of Pu (the Prince of Pu was Emperor Renzong's elder brother). ○ Zeng Gongliang, Drafting Drafter, went into mourning for his mother and requested leave to return home. The local monk Yuanda took the same boat to Qiantang and entered Tianzhu [Monastery] to pay homage to the Great Being. Entering the gate, he saw a woman in plain white robes who said to him: "When Secretariat Drafter Zeng is fifty-seven, he will enter the Central Secretariat as Senior Grand Councilor. In that year, you will also receive a master's title." Presently, she was seen no more. When he reached that year, he was indeed appointed Prime Minister, and Yuanda was promoted to Great Master on account of Lord Zeng's favor. Gongliang's previous life had been Qing of Caotang. He was over ninety years old when a lady of the Zeng family came to the monastery to offer a vegetarian feast and gave him clothes and goods. Qing was touched by her intention. When the lady gave birth to a son, Qing passed away while sitting upright. ○ Ouyang Xiu, Participant in Determining Governmental Affairs, was appointed Prefect of Yangzhou. Chan Master Zuyin Ne of Mount Lu dispatched a monk to convey greetings. Xiu ate together with him, and chanced to say: "Goryeo sent an envoy to ask about three essential points in Cao Cao's commentary on *Sunzi* where there were no explanatory notes. None of the worthy scholars at court dared to answer. An edict questioned me, and I did not know the answer either." The monk said: "The venerable master in our mountains must certainly understand this meaning." Xiu was delighted, adorned the prefectural hall's retinue, and took the fast post-horses to welcome him. The master said to the envoy: "Military affairs are secret matters and must not be displayed to others." When the envoy returned to report, [Xiu] immediately answered the imperial edict with these words (*Donglin lu*). Xiu later wrote a preface to the commentary on *Sunzi*, which said: "Sun Wu took being inexhaustible as wondrous; his text is brief yet the meaning is deep." Moreover, in his eulogy for King Zhongyi of Qian, he wrote: "Inside was Chuli, not to be shown to others." These were all derived from Zuyin's insight.