高僧傳 10.58

10.58

釋保誌，本姓朱，金城人。少出家，止京師道林寺，師事沙門僧儉為和上，修習禪業。至宋太始初，忽如僻異，居止無定，飲食無時，髮長數寸，常跣行街巷，執一錫杖，杖頭掛剪刀及鏡，或掛一兩匹帛。齊建元中，稍見異迹。數日不食，亦無飢容。與人言語，始若難曉，後皆効驗。時或賦詩，言如讖記。京土士庶，皆共事之。

Shi Baozhi was originally surnamed Zhu and was a native of Jincheng. In his youth he renounced the household and resided at Daolin Temple in the capital, serving the śramaṇa Sengjian as preceptor and practicing dhyāna. In the early years of the Taishi reign of the Song, he suddenly behaved eccentrically, having no fixed residence, eating at no regular times, his hair several inches long, always walking barefoot in streets and lanes, holding a khakkhara with scissors and a mirror hanging from its head, or hanging one or two bolts of silk. During the Jianyuan reign of the Qi, extraordinary signs gradually appeared. For several days he would not eat, yet showed no hunger in his face. In speaking with people, at first it seemed difficult to understand, but later all proved verified. At times he composed poems whose words were like prophetic omens. The gentry and commoners of the capital region all revered and served him together.