高僧傳 7.78

7.78

釋僧鏡，姓焦，本隴西人，遷居吳地。至孝過人，輕財好施。家貧母亡，太守賜錢五千，苦辭不受。迺身自負土，種植松栢，廬于墓所，泣血三年。服畢出家，住吳縣華山。後入關、隴尋師受法，累載方還。停止京師，大闡經論，司空東海徐湛之，重其風素，請為一門之師。

Shi Sengjing, surnamed Jiao, was originally from Longxi and later moved his residence to the region of Wu. His filial piety surpassed that of ordinary men, and he took light account of wealth, being fond of giving. His family was poor, and when his mother died, the commandery governor bestowed five thousand cash upon him, but he earnestly declined and would not accept it. He then carried the earth himself, planted pines and cypresses, built a hut at the gravesite, and wept tears of blood for three years. After his mourning period ended, he left household life and dwelt at Mount Hua in Wu County. Later he entered the Pass and Long areas to seek teachers and receive the Dharma, returning only after several years. He stopped at the capital and broadly expounded the sūtras and treatises. Xu Zhanzhi of Donghai, the Minister of Works, respected his pure demeanor and invited him to be the preceptor for his entire household.