[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037) › 4.277 # 釋氏稽古略 4.277 釋氏稽古略 4.277 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.277](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.277) 林靈素者溫州人也。善符術輔以雷公法。初往來不逞於宿毫淮泗間。乞食諸寺。僧薄之。至楚州（今淮安路）。與釋慧世相敺擊訟於官。時府倅石仲喜其辯捷輕俊。為脫之置館中。問吐納燒煉蜚昇之術。至是政和七年正月。仲携之入京謁宰相蔡京。京致見帝。林大言曰。天上有神霄王清府。長生帝君主之。其弟青華帝君皆玉帝子。次有左相僊伯并書罰僊吏褚慧等八百餘官。謂帝即長生帝君。蔡京乃左相僊伯。靈素即褚慧。帝忻然信之。賜林號金門羽客。作通真宮以處之。帝自號教主道君皇帝。二月詔改天下天寧觀為神霄王清萬壽宮。所在無觀者以寺充。仍設長生大帝君青華大帝君像。建寶籙宮。置道學科。宣和元年帝有景貺。冬十一月放林靈素歸溫州死之（東都事略帝紀）。隆興府黃龍山佛壽靈源禪師。名惟清。得法晦堂室中。至是秋九月十八日入寂。師嗣晦堂寶覺心禪師。嗣師之法慧古德逢守市皆高第弟子。時伊川居士徐師川．朱世英．洪駒父皆從之問道（普燈錄）。 > Lin Lingsu was a man of Wenzhou, skilled in talismanic arts supplemented by the thunder-rites. At first he wandered unhappily between Su, Hao, and the Huai and Si rivers, begging for food at various monasteries, but the monks despised him. Coming to Chuzhou (modern Huai'an Route), he brawled with the monk Huishi and litigated before the authorities. At that time, the vice-prefect Shi Zhong liked his quick eloquence and lively talent, secured his release, lodged him in his hostel, and questioned him about breathing techniques, alchemy, and the arts of soaring ascension. Arriving at this seventh year of Zhenghe, in the first month, Zhong brought him to the capital to call upon Chancellor Cai Jing. Jing arranged an audience with the Emperor. Lin made grandiose claims, saying: "In heaven there is the Shenxiao Wangqing Palace, ruled by the Sovereign of Long Life. His younger brother, the Sovereign of Azure Splendour, are both sons of the Jade Emperor. Subordinate to them are more than eight hundred officials, including the Left Chancellor Immortal Lord and the Transgressions-Recording Immortal Scribe Chu Hui." He claimed the Emperor was the Sovereign of Long Life, Cai Jing was the Left Chancellor Immortal Lord, and Lingsu himself was Chu Hui. The Emperor joyfully believed him, bestowed on Lin the title Feathered Guest of the Golden Gate, and built the Tongzhen Palace for him to reside in. The Emperor titled himself Emperor Lord of the Way, Head of the Teaching. In the second month, an edict was issued to convert the Tianning Temples throughout the empire into Shenxiao Wangqing Wanshou Temples; where there were no temples, Buddhist monasteries were substituted. Statues of the Great Emperor Lord of Long Life and the Great Emperor Lord of Azure Splendour were also installed, the Baolu Palace was erected, and a Daoist Studies examination was established. In the first year of Xuanhe, the Emperor received an auspicious sign. In the winter, the eleventh month, Lin Lingsu was banished back to Wenzhou, where he died. Chan Master Foshou Lingyuan of Mount Huanglong in Longxing Prefecture was named Weiqing. He attained the Dharma in the chamber of Huitang. Arriving at this autumn, on the eighteenth day of the ninth month, he entered quiescence. The master was a dharma heir of Chan Master Huitang Baojue Xin. Those who inherited the master's Dharma, such as Huigu, Defeng, and Shoushi, were all eminent disciples. At that time, Layman Yichuan Xu Shichuan, Zhu Shiying, and Hong Jufu all followed him to inquire into the Way. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.276](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.276) - [Next: 4.278](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.278) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037~en-mt.4.277) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.277](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.277) · Pramāṇa