高僧傳 4.16

4.16

竺法乘，未詳何人。幼而神悟超絕，懸鑒過人，依竺法護為沙彌，清真有志氣，護甚嘉焉。護既道被關中，且資財殷富，時長安有甲族，欲奉大法，試護道德，偽往告急，求錢二十萬。護未答，乘年十三，侍在師側，即語曰：「和上意已相許矣。」客退後，乘曰：「觀此人神色，非實求錢，將以觀和上道德何如耳。」護曰：「吾亦以為然。」明日此客率其一宗百餘口，詣護請受戒具，謝求錢之意，於是師資名布遐邇。

Zhu Facheng: it is not known where he was from. From childhood his spiritual discernment was extraordinary, and his clear insight surpassed ordinary men. Relying on Zhu Fahu, he became a śrāmaṇera; he was pure, genuine, and had lofty aspirations, and Fahu commended him greatly. Since Fahu's spiritual influence covered the Guanzhong region and he was wealthy in property and resources, at that time a prominent family in Chang'an, wishing to venerate the Great Dharma and test Fahu's moral power, falsely came to report an urgent need and begged for two hundred thousand coins. Before Fahu could reply, Facheng, aged thirteen and attending at his master's side, immediately said, "The upādhyāya's mind has already granted it to you." After the guest withdrew, Facheng said, "Observing this person's expression, he does not truly seek money; he was merely trying to observe what the upādhyāya's virtue is like." Fahu said, "I too thought so." The next day, this guest led more than a hundred members of his clan to visit Fahu to request full ordination and apologize for his intention in seeking money. Thereupon the fame of the master and disciple spread near and far.