高僧傳 13.18

13.18

釋法獻，廣州人。始居北寺，寺歲久凋衰，獻率化有緣，更加治葺，改曰「延祥」。後入藏薇山創寺，寺成後，有兩童子携手來歌云：「藏薇有道德，歡樂方未央。」言終，忽然不見。舉寺驚嗟，咸歎神異。獻後入禪，忽見一人來云：「磬繩欲斷，何不治？」獻驚起往視，垂將委地，由其手接，得無折損。獻出家以來，常勸化福事，而棲心禪戒，未嘗虧節。後不知所終。

Śramaṇa Faxian was a man of Guangzhou. At first he resided at the Northern Temple, which had grown dilapidated over many years; Xian led and converted those with karmic ties to repair and renovate it, renaming it Yanxiang Temple. Later, he entered Mount Cangwei and founded a temple. After the temple was completed, two youths came hand in hand and sang: "Cangwei possesses virtue and the Way; / Joy and happiness are only just beginning." When the words ended, they vanished in an instant. The entire monastery was astonished and sighed in admiration, all marveling at the spiritual wonder. Later, while Xian was engaged in dhyāna, he suddenly saw a person come and say, "The cord of the chime stone is about to break; why not mend it?" Startled, Xian got up and went to look; it was just about to fall to the ground, but because he caught it with his hand, it was not broken or damaged. From the time he left home, he constantly encouraged and converted others to perform meritorious deeds, yet his mind was devoted to dhyāna and the precepts, never falling short in his discipline. It is not known where he finally ended his days.