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僧標　沙門名僧標。幼而神宇清茂。首中肅宗乾元元年。試通經之選為僧。後習毘尼有高行。至是貞元十四年結庵杭州之西嶺上。大雅與之遊。如李吉甫韋皐孟簡。皆與結塵外交。吳人語曰。杭之標摩雲霄。越之澈洞氷雪。𤁳之晝能清秀。竟陵陸羽見標曰。日月雲霞吾知為天標。山川草木吾知為地標。推能歸美吾知為德標。閑居趣寂得非名實在公乎。杭人尊之而不名。但呼曰西嶺和尚（高僧傳）。

Sengbiao: A śramaṇa named Sengbiao. From his youth his spirit was pure and thriving. First, in the first year of Qianyuan of Suzong, he passed the examination in the scriptures to become a monk. Later he studied the Vinaya and possessed lofty conduct. Reaching the fourteenth year of Zhenyuan, he built a hermitage on the Western Ridge of Hangzhou. Persons of great refinement associated with him, such as Li Jifu, Wei Gao, and Meng Jian, all forming friendships with him outside worldly dust. The people of Wu had a saying: 'Biao of Hang grazes the clouds in the azure; / Che of Yue is penetrating as ice and snow; / Zhou of Wu is uniquely pure and graceful.' Lu Yu of Jingling, seeing Biao, said, 'Sun, moon, clouds, and mists: I know them as the standards (biao) of heaven. Mountains, streams, grasses, and trees: I know them as the standards of earth. Ascribing ability and returning virtue: I know it as the standard of virtue. Living in leisure and inclining toward tranquility, does not this name truly belong to you, sir?' The people of Hang revered him and did not call him by his name, merely referring to him as Venerable Xiling (Gaoseng zhuan).