[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036) › 10.69 # 佛祖歷代通載 10.69 佛祖歷代通載 10.69 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.69) （二十七）　仁壽初。詔曰。皇帝敬問章洪山之南谷智舜禪師。冬月極寒味道安隱。勉勗蒼生成就聖業。惟慈願力。朕實嘉焉。今遣開府盧元壽。宣朕意起禪師赴闕。舜以疾辭不赴。初舜從稠禪師出家習定。或時覺有妄念。即以錐刺股。由是塵慮不入至不得已或出一言。不過戒定慧而已。如是十餘年。稠奇之曰。汝於人事殆無心哉。而今而後可與言道矣。後辭入贊皇山。好事者奉米麪供之。舜辭去一不受。或問故。舜曰。山居橡栗足以禦飢。何煩於人其簡易如此。見啗肉者必慘容戒之曰。六道殊形汝無不經。一切有命皆汝父母。一切有生皆汝曩形。而食其肉者。是食汝父母。汝心。 > (27) At the beginning of the Renshou era, an imperial edict stated: "The Emperor respectfully inquires after Chan Master Zhishun of the South Valley on Mount Zhanghong. In the extreme cold of the winter months, may you abide in tranquil well-being through savoring the Way. You encourage the common people to accomplish the sacred enterprise; We truly commend your power of compassionate vows. We now dispatch Commander Lu Yuanshou to convey Our intention and invite the Chan Master to proceed to the palace." Shun declined on account of illness and did not go. Earlier, Shun had gone forth from household life under Chan Master Chou to practice meditation. Whenever he noticed a deluded thought, he would pierce his thigh with an awl; consequently, worldly concerns did not enter, and when he was compelled to utter a word, it was nothing other than precepts, concentration, and wisdom. After more than ten years of this, Chou was astonished by him and said, "You are almost without any mind for worldly affairs! From now on, one may speak with you about the Way." Later, he took his leave and entered Mount Zanhuang. Well-meaning persons offered him rice and flour as sustenance, but Shun declined and accepted not a thing. When someone asked the reason, Shun said, "Dwelling in the mountains, acorns and chestnuts suffice to ward off hunger; why trouble others?" Such was his simplicity. Whenever he saw someone eating meat, he would invariably look sorrowful and admonish them, saying, "Through the diverse forms of the six destinies, there is none through which you have not passed. All sentient beings are your parents; all living beings were your past bodies. If you eat their meat, you are eating your parents; how can your heart... > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.68) - [Next: 10.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.70) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.10.69) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.69) · Pramāṇa