高僧傳 8.59

8.59

Later he advanced to Mount Lu, receiving instruction in the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra from Huilong. Huilong was also renowned in his time, making the core tenets of the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka widely known. Sengyin applied his mind with thorough penetration, uniquely presenting novel and distinctive insights. Thereupon he went east to the capital and stayed at Zhongxing Temple, where he further refined his reflections on the Nirvāṇa-sūtra and other scriptures. During the Daming reign period of the Song dynasty, the retired scholar He Dian gathered a great assembly of monks and invited Sengyin to serve as the Dharma master, with more than seven hundred listeners. The Minister of Works King Wenxuan and Xu Xiaosi of Donghai both revered his virtuous style and repeatedly invited him to lecture.