高僧傳 6.12

6.12

When Huiyuan's founding of the monastery was complete, he prayed with a sincere heart and invited the image; it then became light and buoyant of itself, encountering no obstacles coming or going. Only then was it known that the proof of Huiyuan's spiritual resonance had already been foretold in the popular ballad. Thereupon, he led the assembly in practicing the Way without interruption day or night; the remaining transforming influence of Śākya was revived here. Soon after, men who observed the vinaya and stilled their minds, and guests of pure faith who had abandoned the worldly dust, arrived unbidden, gathering from afar as if drawn by a breeze. Liu Yimin of Pengcheng, Lei Cizong of Yuzhang, Zhou Xuzhi of Yanmen, Bi Yingzhi of Xincai, Zong Bing, Zhang Caimin, and Zhang Jishuo of Nanyang all abandoned the world and left behind worldly honors to dwell and travel under Huiyuan. Huiyuan then held a fast and made a vow before the image of Amitāyus in the vihāra, mutually pledging to reach the Western Realm. He had Liu Yimin compose the text, which said: