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秋八月。汴京法雲寺禪師法秀入寂。詔杭州淨慈寺禪師善本繼席住持。賜號大通禪師。師名善本。姓董氏。漢仲舒之裔也。大父琪父溫皆官於隸。遂為隸人。甫及長博極群書。無仕宦意。仁宗嘉祐八年。與弟善思往京師地藏院試經得度。習毘尼。東遊至蘇州（今平江路）。禮圓照本禪師於瑞光。發明悟真。執侍五年。圓照令師依圓通秀公。又盡其要。神宗元豐七年渡淮留太守巖。久之出住雙林。遷淨慈。至是詔住法雲。賜大通號。師凡所住見佛菩薩像之行立者。終不敢坐。齋食以魚胾名者不食。其真誠敬事防心離過類如此。元祐七年秋。師丐老歸杭州西湖。制可。至徽宗大觀三年十二月甲子。屈三指謂左右曰。止有三日已。而果歿。塔全身於上方。世壽七十五歲。僧臘四十五夏。師嗣圓照本禪師。世謂大小本焉。圓照嗣懷禪師（續燈）。

In autumn, the eighth month, Chan Master Faxiu of Fayun Monastery in Bianjing entered quiescence. An imperial edict commanded Chan Master Shanben of Jingci Monastery in Hangzhou to succeed to the abbot's seat and bestowed on him the title "Chan Master Datong." The master's name was Shanben, and his surname was Dong; he was a descendant of Dong Zhongshu of the Han dynasty. His grandfather Qi and father Wen both served as officials in the administrative dependencies, so they became people of that locality. As soon as he grew up, he was widely read in all books and had no inclination toward public office. In the eighth year of the Jiayou era of Emperor Renzong, he went with his younger brother Shansi to the Dizang Cloister in the capital, was tested on the scriptures, and was ordained. He studied the Vinaya. Traveling eastward, he reached Suzhou (now Pingjiang Circuit) and paid homage to Chan Master Yuanzhao Ben at Ruiguang, where he became enlightened to reality; he attended upon him for five years. Yuanzhao instructed the master to rely on Venerable Yuantong Xiu, where he thoroughly mastered the essentials. In the seventh year of the Yuanfeng era of Emperor Shenzong, he crossed the Huai River and stayed at the Prefect's Cliff; after a long time he assumed the abbacy at Shuanglin, and later moved to Jingci. At this point, he was imperially summoned to reside at Fayun and was bestowed the title Datong. Wherever the master stayed, whenever he saw an image of a Buddha or bodhisattva walking or standing, he never dared to sit down. He would not consume vegetarian dishes named after fish or meat. His genuine reverence, mental vigilance, and avoidance of transgressions were all of this kind. In the autumn of the seventh year of the Yuanyou era, the master petitioned to retire due to old age and returned to West Lake in Hangzhou, which was granted by imperial decree. In the twelfth month, on the jiazi day, of the third year of the Daguan era of Emperor Huizong, he bent three fingers and said to his attendants, "There are only three days left," and indeed he passed away. His whole body was stupaed at Shangfang. His worldly age was seventy-five, and his monastic seniority was forty-five summers. The master was a Dharma heir of Chan Master Yuanzhao Ben, and the world referred to them as the "Elder and Younger Ben." Yuanzhao was an heir of Chan Master Huai (Continued Transmission of the Lamp).