釋氏稽古略 3.143

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普寂禪師　京都唐興寺普寂禪師。舊唐史云。寂生河東馬氏。少時遍參高僧學經律。師事神秀凡六年。秀奇之盡以道授之。秀入京因薦之於則天得度為僧。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。玄宗開元十三年有旨移居都城。時王公士庶爭來禮謁。寂嚴重少言。難見其和悅之容。遠近尤以此重之。至是開元二十八年入寂。有勅賜號大照禪師。葬日河東尹裴寬及其妻子並衰麻列於門徒之次。士庶傾城哭送。市易幾廢。師嗣秀。秀嗣五祖。嗣子惟政一行。

Chan Master Puji. Chan Master Puji of Tangxing Monastery in the capital. The Jiu Tangshu states: Puji was born into the Ma family of Hedong. In his youth he visited eminent monks everywhere, studying the sūtras and vinaya. He served Shenxiu as his teacher for six years. Shenxiu considered him extraordinary and transmitted the entire Way to him. When Shenxiu entered the capital, he recommended him to Zetian, through whom he received ordination as a monk. After Shenxiu died, all in the realm who favored the Śākya lineage served him as their teacher. Emperor Zhongzong, hearing of his lofty conduct, issued a special edict ordering him to lead the Dharma assembly in place of Shenxiu. In the thirteenth year of Xuanzong's Kaiyuan era, there was an imperial decree for him to move his residence to the capital. At that time, princes, dukes, literati, and commoners vied with one another to pay their respects to him. Puji was grave, solemn, and of few words, and one could rarely see a pleasant or cheerful expression on his face; those near and far respected him all the more for this. Reaching this point, in the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan, he entered quiescence. An imperial edict bestowed the title Chan Master Dazhao. On the day of his burial, Pei Kuan, the Governor of Hedong, along with his wife and children, wore mourning garments of hemp and stood in the ranks among his disciples. Literati and commoners emptied the city to escort him weeping, and the markets were almost completely shut down. The master was the heir of Xiu, and Xiu was the heir of the Fifth Patriarch. His dharma heirs were Weizheng and Yixing.