[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) › [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059) › 12.22 # 高僧傳 12.22 高僧傳 12.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.22) 至大明七年四月八日，將就焚燒，迺於鍾山之南，置鑊辦油。其日朝乘牛車，而以人牽，自寺之山。以帝王是兆民所憑，又三寶所寄，乃自力入臺，至雲龍門，不能步下，令人啟聞：「慧益道人今捨身，詣門奉辭，深以佛法仰累。」帝聞改容，即躬出雲龍門。益既見帝，重以佛法憑囑，於是辭去。帝亦續至，諸王妃后，道俗士庶，填滿山谷，投衣棄寶，不可勝計。益乃入鑊，據一小床，以衣具自纏，上加一長帽，以油灌之，將就著火。帝令太宰至鑊所請喻曰：「道行多方，何必殞命，幸願三思，更就異途。」益雅志確然，曾無悔念。迺答曰：「微軀賤命，何足上留。天心聖慈罔已者，願度二十人出家。」降勅即許，益迺手自執燭以然帽。帽然，迺棄燭合掌，誦《藥王品》。火至眉，誦聲猶分明，及眼，乃昧。貴賤哀嗟，響振幽谷，莫不彈指稱佛，惆悵淚下。火至明旦迺盡，帝於時，聞空中笳管，異香芬苾。帝盡日方還宮，夜夢見益振錫而至，更囑以佛法。明日帝為設會度人，令齋主唱白，具序徵祥。燒身之處，謂藥王寺，以擬本事也。 > On the eighth day of the fourth month in the seventh year of the Daming era, when he was about to submit himself to the flames, a cauldron was set up and oil was prepared south of Mount Zhong. On the morning of that day, he rode in an ox cart pulled by men, traveling from the temple to the mountain. Considering that an emperor is someone upon whom the myriad people rely and the Three Jewels are entrusted, he strained his strength to enter the imperial palace. Upon reaching the Yunlong Gate, unable to walk down, he had someone announce to the throne: "The religious man Huiyi is now relinquishing his body. He has come to the gate to pay his respects and bid farewell, deeply entrusting the Buddhadharma \[to Your Majesty\]." When the emperor heard this, his countenance changed, and he went out to the Yunlong Gate in person. Once \[Hui\]yi saw the emperor, he repeatedly entrusted the Buddhadharma to him, and then bade farewell and departed. The emperor also followed after him. The princes, consorts, empress, religious and laymen, and commoners filled the valleys, casting down garments and discarding treasures in incalculable quantities. \[Hui\]yi then entered the cauldron, seated himself upon a small stool, wrapped himself in robes and cloths, put a tall cap on top, and poured oil over himself, preparing to light the fire. The emperor ordered the Grand Preceptor to go to the cauldron to dissuade him, saying: "The practice of the Way has many paths; why must you end your life? Please think it over thrice and take another road." \[Hui\]yi's lofty resolve was resolute and firm, without a single thought of regret. He then replied: "Why is my minuscule body and lowly life worthy of being detained by Your Majesty? If the imperial heart's sage compassion is boundless, I wish that twenty men be permitted to receive pravrajyā." An imperial decree was issued granting this at once. \[Hui\]yi then held a torch in his own hand to light his cap. When the cap caught fire, he discarded the torch, joined his palms, and recited the 'Chapter on the Medicine King'. When the fire reached his eyebrows, the sound of his chanting was still distinct; when it reached his eyes, it became indistinct. Noble and base lamented and wailed, their cries shaking the secluded valley; there was none who did not snap their fingers, invoke the Buddha, and shed tears in desolation. The fire did not burn out until the next morning. At that time, the emperor heard pipes and reed instruments in the sky and smelled an extraordinary, fragrant scent. The emperor did not return to the palace until the day was spent. That night, he dreamed that he saw \[Hui\]yi arrive shaking his mendicant staff, once again entrusting the Buddhadharma to him. The next day, the emperor held an assembly to ordain monks, ordering the host of the vegetarian feast to proclaim aloud and describe the auspicious signs in full. The place where he burned his body was named Yaowang Temple, after the original events. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.21) - [Next: 12.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.23) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.12.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.22) · Pramāṇa