高僧傳 12.8

12.8

Shi Fajin—also called Daojin or Faying—had the secular surname of Tang and was a native of Zhangye in Liangzhou. From youth he was diligent and ascetic in study and recitation, possessing transcendent virtue, and was held in high regard by Juqu Mengxun. After Mengxun died, his son Jinghuan was defeated by Hu raiders and asked Fajin, 'I now wish to turn around and raid Gaochang; will I succeed?' Fajin said, 'You will surely be victorious, but one should worry about disaster and famine.' Upon turning his army back, he indeed pacified it.