釋鑑稽古略續集 1.183

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天竺法師　諱真淨。字如菴華亭。姚氏子。母朱氏夢月墮懷而娠。誕時瑞光滿室。有異僧。指謂其母曰。此兒海月法師之再來也。九歲依明靜志公學法華經。歷耳成誦。十六得度搏究諸乘。謁雲夢澤公無極度公。盡得其學。大德間住海鹽德藏。至治間遷松江超果。泰定間居下竺。闢寺前之徑高大其門。書佛國山以揭之。至順間上竺湛堂澄公舉師自代。殫心弘法。眾逾千指。上慕其道。賜以佛心弘辨之號。及金紋紫伽黎之服。師課法華寒暑不輟。是年示疾。書偈而逝。壽七十二。臘五十六。闍維舌根頂骨不壞。舍利五色。塔於本山（僧傳）。

The Dharma Master of Tianzhu: His taboo name was Zhenjing, his style name was Ru'an, and he was a native of Huating, a son of the Yao family. His mother, Lady Zhu, dreamt of the moon falling into her bosom and became pregnant. At the time of his birth, auspicious light filled the chamber. There was an extraordinary monk who pointed to him and said to his mother: 'This child is the rebirth of Dharma Master Haiyue.' At nine years old, he relied on Reverend Zhi of Mingjing to study the Lotus Sūtra; once it passed through his ears, he could recite it by heart. At sixteen he received tonsure and thoroughly investigated the various vehicles. He called upon Reverend Ze of Yunmeng and Reverend Du of Wuji, fully acquiring their learning. During the Dade era, he resided at Dechuang in Haiyan; during the Zhizhi era, he moved to Chaoguo in Songjiang; during the Taiding era, he dwelt at Lower Tianzhu. He cleared the path before the monastery and enlarged its gate, writing 'Mountain of the Buddha Land' on a board to hang above it. During the Zhishun era, Reverend Cheng of Zhantang at Upper Tianzhu recommended the Master to take his place. He devoted his entire mind to propagating the Dharma, and his assembly numbered over a thousand fingers. The Emperor admired his Way and bestowed upon him the title 'Buddha-Mind of Vast Eloquence' and the robe of gold-patterned purple kaṣāya. The Master recited the Lotus Sūtra without ceasing through winter and summer. In this year he showed illness, wrote a gāthā, and passed away. His age was seventy-two, his monastic age fifty-six. When he was cremated, his tongue-root and parietal bone did not burn, and five-colored relics were found. A stūpa was erected for them on his home mountain (Biographies of Monks).