高僧傳 7.58

7.58

Later, when Liu Sikao governed the province, he held a grand Dharma ceremony and invited Daowang to preach. Daowang accepted the invitation. Someone asked: "The Dharma Master has always vowed to keep to solitude; why break your principle?" He replied: "Lord Liu's faith is deep and sincere, and he wishes to rely on the great Dharma; why should I refuse a small effort?" Prior to this, people in the gorges often saw divine light appear at night along the rocky riverbank. During the Daming era, Liu Sikao invited Daowang to build a temple where the light had shone. They carved images into the cliff and erected buildings along the precipice. Travelers looking up were all inspired with pure devotion. Later, Wang Jingmao invited him to reside at Wudan Temple as the leader of the monastic community, where he encouraged the assembly to be pure and prudent, and both monastics and laity took refuge in him. In the first year of the Taishi era of the Song, he died at his residence and left instructions for his cremation (jhāpita). Liu Sikao erected a stūpa for him to the right of the gate of Wudan Temple. In the first year of Jinghe, when Xiao Huikai was sent west to garrison Chengdu, he heard of Daowang's great reputation and wished to discuss the Way with him. Traveling midway, he heard that Daowang had already passed away and sighed: "Alas! I did not reach this man in time. What was Kong Rong's pursuit of Zheng Xuan compared to this?" Such was the regret of the worthy men of the era.