釋鑑稽古略續集 1.141

1.141

光教律師　諱法聞。陝西嚴氏子。十五薙染。二十受具戒。從溫公學法華般若唯什因明及四分律。溫託以弘傳之寄。甞對佛像灼肌然指。庸表克誠。刺血書經。以彰重法。隱於臺山不踰閫者六載。讀藏經五千卷者三番。帝師命師講說。顧謂其徒曰。孰謂漢地乃有此僧耶。天子聞之徵至闕庭。詔居太原寺。授榮祿大夫。次遷大普慶寺。加開府儀同三司銀章一品。王公大臣仰止高風。猶景星鳳凰之瑞於明時也。後賜實相圓明光教律師之號。賜遼世金書戒經。求戒者無算。是年三月日。跏趺而逝。賜幣以葬。有司儀衛旌幢送之（通載）。

Vinaya Master Guangjiao: Taboo name Fawen, a son of the Yan family of Shaanxi. At fifteen he was tonsured, and at twenty he received the full precepts. He studied the Lotus, Prajñā, Vijñapti-mātra, Hetuvidyā, and the Four-Part Vinaya from Venerable Wen; Wen entrusted him with the responsibility of propagating them. He once scorched his skin and burned his fingers before the Buddha image to express his utmost sincerity, and pricked his blood to write scriptures to illuminate the importance of the Dharma. He lived in seclusion at Mount Tai, not crossing the threshold for six years; he read through the five thousand fascicles of the Buddhist canon three times. When the Imperial Preceptor ordered the Master to lecture, he looked back and said to his disciples: "Who could have said that such a monk exists in the Chinese land?" When the Son of Heaven heard of this, he summoned him to the imperial court. An imperial decree ordered him to reside at Taiyuan Monastery and conferred on him the title of Grand Master of Glorious Happiness. Later he moved to Da Puqing Monastery, and was granted the title of Specially Appointed Official Equal to the Three Excellencies, Silver Seal of the First Rank. Princes and grand ministers looked up to his lofty manner, like the auspicious omen of the lucky star and the phoenix in an enlightened era. Later he was granted the title of 'Vinaya Master Shixiang Yuanming Guangjiao', and was bestowed the Liaoshi gold-lettered Vinaya scripture. Those who sought the precepts from him were beyond count. In the third month of this year, he passed away sitting in the lotus posture. An imperial grant of silk was provided for his burial, and officials with ceremonial guards and banners escorted him (Tongzai).