佛祖歷代通載 15.28

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（二十　丙申）　臺山隱峯禪師。自衡嶽之五臺。道由淮右屬吳元濟阻兵蔡州違拒王命。官軍與賊交鋒未決勝負。師曰。吾當少解其患。乃震錫空中飛身而過。兩軍將士仰觀歎異鬪心頓息。以是官軍得成其功焉。師姓鄧氏。幼若不慧。父母聽其出家。既具戒參馬祖。言下契旨。一日推車次。祖展脚在路上。師曰。請收足。祖曰。已展不收。師曰。已進不退。遂推車碾過。祖脚損。歸法堂執斧子曰。適來碾損老僧脚底出來。師便出於祖前引頸就之。祖乃置斧。其後遍歷諸方所至輒有奇詭久之。以神異頗顯。恐成惑眾。乃入臺山金剛窟前將示寂。問於眾曰。諸方遷化坐去臥去吾皆見之。還有立化者否。眾曰。有之。師曰。還有倒化者否。眾曰。未甞有也。師乃倒殖而化。亭亭然其衣亦皆順體。眾為舁尸荼毘。䇄然不動。遠近瞻禮歎異。師有妹為尼。時亦在彼。乃附近而咄之曰。老兄平日惱亂諸方不循法律。死更熒惑於人。乃以手推之。僨然而踣。於是闍維收舍利塔于五臺云。

(20. Bingshen) [816 CE] Chan Master Yinfeng of Mount Wutai went from Mount Heng to Mount Wutai. His path took him through Huaiyou when Wu Yuanji was entrenched with his troops in Caizhou, defying the imperial command. The imperial army and the rebels were locked in battle, with victory yet undecided. The Master said: 'I must relieve this affliction a little.' He then shook his monk's staff in the air and flew across. The officers and soldiers of both armies looked up in astonishment, and their will to fight suddenly subsided. On account of this, the imperial army was able to accomplish its victory. The Master had the surname Deng. In his youth, he seemed dull-witted, so his parents permitted him to enter the monastic life. Having received the full precepts, he visited Mazu and attained enlightenment under his words. One day, as he was pushing a cart, Mazu stretched his legs out across the path. The Master said, 'Please pull back your feet.' Mazu said, 'I have already stretched them out and will not pull them back.' The Master said, 'I have already pushed forward and will not retreat.' He then pushed the cart, running over and injuring Mazu's foot. Mazu returned to the Dharma hall holding an axe and said, 'The one who just ran over and injured this old monk's foot, come out!' The Master stepped forward before Mazu and stretched out his neck to meet the axe. Mazu then laid down the axe. Thereafter, the Master traveled through various quarters, performing miraculous marvels wherever he went. After some time, as his supernatural marvels became widely known, he feared they would confuse the multitude. He therefore entered Mount Wutai in front of the Vajra Cave, and being about to pass away, asked the assembly: 'I have seen people in various places pass away sitting down or lying down. Has anyone passed away standing up?' The assembly said, 'Yes, there have been such.' The Master said, 'Has anyone passed away upside down?' The assembly said, 'Never has there been such.' The Master thereupon inverted himself, standing on his head, and passed away. Perfectly upright, his robes also draped naturally along his body. The assembly went to lift the corpse for cremation, but it remained motionless. People from near and far gazed in worship and wonder. The Master had a younger sister who was a nun, who was also present at that time. She approached him and chided him, saying: 'Old brother, in ordinary days you disturbed the various regions and did not follow the monastic laws; in death, are you again going to confuse people?' She then pushed him with her hand, and with a thud he fell down. Thereupon he was cremated, and his relics were collected and enshrined in a stūpa on Mount Wutai.