高僧傳 8.62

8.62

住經歲許，忽聞人馬鼓角之聲，俄見一人持名紙，通度曰「靳尚」。度前之，尚形甚都雅，羽衛亦嚴。致敬已，乃言：「弟子王有此山七百餘年，神道有法，物不得干。前諸栖託，或非真正，故死病繼之，亦其命也。法師道德所歸，謹捨以奉給，并願受五戒，永結來緣。」度曰：「人神道殊，無容相屈。且檀越血食世祀，此最五戒所禁。」尚曰：「若備門徒，輒先去殺。」於是辭去。明旦，度見一人送錢一萬，香燭刀子，疏云：「弟子靳尚奉供。」至月十五日，度為設會。尚又來，同眾禮拜，行道受戒而去。

After he had lived there for about a year, he suddenly heard the sounds of men, horses, drums, and horns. Presently, he saw a person holding a name slip who announced himself to Fadu as "Jin Shang." Fadu went forward to receive him. Shang had a very elegant appearance and was accompanied by an impressive retinue of guards. After paying homage, he said, "I, your disciple, have ruled this mountain as king for over seven hundred years. The divine realm has its laws, and no creature may trespass. Those who previously sought lodge here were perhaps not authentic and upright, so illnesses and deaths followed in succession; yet that was also their fate. The Dharma Master's virtue and morality are where people turn; I reverently give up this place to offer it to you, and I also wish to receive the five precepts to bind an affinity for future lives forever." Fadu said, "The realms of humans and spirits are different; there is no need to trouble yourself so. Moreover, you, dānapati, receive blood sacrifices generation after generation, which is strictly prohibited by the five precepts." Shang said, "If I can be accepted among your disciples, I will immediately renounce killing." Thereupon he took his leave and departed. The next morning, Fadu saw a person delivering ten thousand coins, along with incense, candles, and a knife, with a note saying: "Offered by disciple Jin Shang." On the fifteenth day of the month, Fadu held an assembly for him. Shang came again, bowed in worship alongside the assembly, circumambulated, received the precepts, and departed.