高僧傳 13.4

13.4

釋慧達，姓劉，本名薩河，并州西河離石人。少好田獵。年三十一，忽如暫死，經日還蘇，備見地獄苦報，見一道人云是其前世師，為其說法訓誨，令出家，往丹陽、會稽、吳郡覓阿育王塔像，禮拜悔過，以懺先罪。既醒，即出家學道，改名慧達。精勤福業，唯以禮懺為先。

Śramaṇa Huida, surnamed Liu, was originally named Sahe, a native of Lishi in Xihe of Bingzhou. In his youth he was fond of hunting. At the age of thirty-one, he suddenly seemed to die briefly, reviving after a day had passed. Having seen all the painful retributions of the narakas, he encountered a monk who said he was his teacher from a past life. The monk expounded the Dharma to instruct and admonish him, bidding him to go forth from the household and proceed to Danyang, Kuaiji, and Wujun to seek out the stūpas and images of King Aśoka, to worship them, repent of his errors, and atone for his prior transgressions. After awakening, he forthwith went forth to study the Way, changing his name to Huida. Diligently cultivating meritorious deeds, he made rites of repentance his sole priority.