高僧傳 8.42

8.42

釋慧基，姓偶，吳國錢塘人。幼而神情俊逸，機悟過人，初依隨祇洹慧義法師。至年十五，義嘉其神彩，為啟宋文帝求度出家。文帝引見，顧問允怙，即勅於祇洹寺為設會出家。輿駕親幸，公卿必集。基既栖志法門，厲行精苦，學兼昏曉，解洞群經。

Shi Huiji's secular surname was Ou, and he was a native of Qiantang in the state of Wu. From childhood, his demeanor was outstanding and elegant, and his perceptive awakening surpassed others. At first, he relied on and followed Dharma Master Huiyi of Jetavana (Zhihuan) Temple. When he was fifteen, Yi commended his outstanding bearing and submitted a petition to Emperor Wen of the Song requesting permission for him to go forth from home. Emperor Wen granted an audience, consulted with him, and found him reliable and capable of bearing responsibility, whereupon he ordered a ceremony to be held at Jetavana Temple for him to go forth. The emperor's carriage visited in person, and the ministers and dukes all assembled. After Ji devoted his resolve to the Dharma gate, he practiced with rigor and asceticism, studying through night and day, his understanding thoroughly penetrating the scriptures.