高僧傳 5.29

5.29

竺僧輔，鄴人也。少持戒行，執志貞苦，學通諸論，兼善經法，道振伊洛，一都宗事。值西晉飢亂，輔與釋道安等隱于濩澤，研精辯析，洞盡幽微。後憩荊州上明寺，單蔬自節，禮懺翹懃，誓生兜率，仰瞻慈氏。時瑯瑘王忼為荊州刺史，藉輔貞素，請為戒師，一門宗奉。後未亡二日，忽云：「明日當去。」至于臨終，妙香滿室，梵響相係，道俗奔波，來者萬數。是日後分，無疾而化，春秋六十，因葬寺中，僧為起塔。

Zhu Sengfu was a native of Ye. In his youth he maintained the precepts and conduct, adhering to his resolve with chastity and austerity; his learning encompassed the various treatises, and he was also well-versed in the scriptures and laws. His path shook the Yi and Luo rivers, and the entire capital revered him. Encountering the famine and chaos of the Western Jin, Sengfu withdrew to Huoze with Shi Dao'an and others, researching with precision and analytical rigor, penetrating the subtle and profound to the utmost. Later he rested at Shangming Temple in Jingzhou, moderating himself with simple vegetarian food, diligently performing prostrations and repentance, and vowing to be born in Tuṣita to gaze reverently upon Maitreya. At that time, Wang Kang of Langye was regional inspector of Jingzhou; relying on Sengfu's purity and integrity, he invited him to be his precept master, and his entire household revered him. Two days before he died, Sengfu suddenly said: "Tomorrow I shall depart." When the end came, wonderful fragrance filled the room, and sacred sounds continued without cease; monastics and laypeople hurried forth, those coming numbering in the tens of thousands. In the latter part of that day, he passed away without illness, at the age of sixty; he was accordingly buried in the temple, and the monks built a stūpa for him.