高僧傳 3.19

3.19

嚴前於西域所得梵本眾經，未及譯寫，到元嘉四年，乃共沙門寶雲譯出《普曜》、《廣博嚴淨》、《四天王》等。嚴在寺不受別請，常分衛自資，道化所被，幽顯咸服。有見鬼者云，見西州太社間鬼相語：「嚴公至，當避易。」此人未之解。俄而，嚴至，聊問姓字，果稱「智嚴」，默而識之，密加禮異。儀同蘭陵蕭思話婦劉氏疾病，恒見鬼來，吁可駭畏，時迎嚴說法，嚴始到外堂，劉氏便見群鬼迸散，嚴既進，為夫人說經，疾以之瘳，因稟五戒，一門宗奉。嚴清素寡欲，隨受隨施，少而遊方，無所滯著。稟性沖退，不自陳敘，故雖多美行，世無得而盡傳。

The Indic manuscripts of various sūtras that Zhiyan had previously obtained in the Western Regions had not yet been translated. In the fourth year of the Yuanjia era, together with the śramaṇa Baoyun, he translated the *Lalitavistara* (*Puyao jing*), the *Guangbo yanjing jing*, the *Four Heavenly Kings* (*Sitianwang jing*), and other texts. While staying at the monastery, Zhiyan did not accept individual invitations, but always supported himself through piṇḍapāta; the transformation wrought by his practice commanded the respect of both the unseen and the visible realms. Someone who could see ghosts said that he saw ghosts in the western district near the Grand Altar of the Soil saying to one another: "Lord Zhiyan is coming; we must make way!" The man did not understand this. Shortly after, Zhiyan arrived; when casually asked his name, he indeed answered "Zhiyan." The man silently took note of this and showed him secret deference. Lady Liu, the wife of Xiao Sihua, who held the rank of Equal to the Three Excellencies and was from Lanling, fell ill and constantly saw ghosts coming, which was truly terrifying. She invited Zhiyan to preach the Dharma; when Zhiyan had only just arrived at the outer hall, Lady Liu saw the multitude of ghosts scatter in disarray. Once Zhiyan entered and expounded the sūtra for the lady, her illness was cured; she consequently received the five precepts, and the entire household came to revere him. Zhiyan was pure, unadorned, and had few desires; he gave away whatever he received. From his youth he had traveled widely, without clinging or attachment. Endowed with a humble and retiring nature, he never praised himself; thus, although he had many noble deeds, the world has not been able to transmit them all.