佛祖歷代通載 13.39

13.39

（二十八）　時京都興唐寺禪師普寂卒。舊唐史云。寂生河東馬氏。少時遍尋高僧學經律。師事神秀凡六年。秀奇之。盡以道授之。秀入京因薦與則天。得度為僧。秀歿天下好釋氏者咸師事之。中宗聞其高行。特下制令代神秀統其法眾。開元十三年有旨移寂於都城居止。時王公士庶爭來禮謁。寂嚴重少言。來者難見其和悅之容。遠近尤以此重之。及卒凡京城士庶曾謁見者。皆制弟子之服。有勅賜號大照禪師。葬日河東尹裴寬及其妻子並衰麻列于門徒之次。士庶傾城哭送市易幾廢。

(Twenty-eighth year) At that time, Chan Master Puji of Xingtang Monastery in the capital died. The Old History of the Tang says: Puji was born into the Ma family of Hedong. In his youth, he sought out eminent monks everywhere to study the sūtras and vinaya. He served Shenxiu as his teacher for a total of six years. Shenxiu marvelled at him and imparted the entire Way to him. When Shenxiu entered the capital, he recommended him to Zetian, and Puji was ordained as a monk. After Shenxiu passed away, those throughout the realm who were devoted to Buddhism all took him as their teacher. Emperor Zhongzong heard of his lofty conduct and specially issued an edict ordering him to lead Shenxiu's assembly of the Dharma on his behalf. In the thirteenth year of Kaiyuan, an imperial decree ordered Puji to relocate his residence to the capital. At that time, princes, dukes, scholar-officials, and commoners vied with one another to pay him homage. Puji was grave and sparing with words; visitors could rarely see a pleasant expression on his face, and people far and near revered him all the more because of this. When he died, all the scholar-officials and commoners in the capital who had ever visited him donned the mourning garments of disciples. An imperial edict bestowed the posthumous title 'Chan Master Dazhao'. On the day of the burial, the Governor of Hedong, Pei Kuan, together with his wife and children, all wearing sackcloth mourning robes, ranked themselves among his disciples. Scholar-officials and commoners emptied the city to weep and escort the funeral, and the markets were almost deserted.