續高僧傳 20.75

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因問。寂滅法何者是。若為教人令解之。諸佛即隱。空中聲曰。方便智為燈照見心境界。欲究真實法。一切無所見。遂依此法化導有緣。在山學者來往七八百人。四遠欽風資給弘護。四十餘年常在佛光。永徽中卒。今靈軀尚在。嶷然坐定在山窟中。又五臺南娑婆寺南五六里。普明禪師獨靜坐禪求見文殊。意欲請法。有神人空中告曰。汝無神習。止可長生龕前取藥服之。可得延壽。明懷疑不決。後又告曰。藥名長松。汝何不服。此藥無毒。明便依言服之。又告同行諸僧已騰空而去。厥處見在。去恒岳目矚相接。又有僧[夭/明]禪師者。住欣州秀容建國寺。恒於定襄來望人山南坐禪餌藥。年將八十。道俗尊仰不知志入何法。而興歎者號不可思議人。其山靈泉望迹石上見在。祈福者眾。永徽中有人無目不知何來。彈琵琶誦法華一部。向望人山。手彈口誦。以娛此山。亦不測其然。

He then asked: "What is this quiescent extinction Dharma? How should one instruct people to make them understand it?" The Buddhas then vanished, and a voice in the air said: "Expedient wisdom is the lamp / that illuminates the realm of the mind; / if you wish to penetrate the true Dharma, / you will see nothing whatsoever." He thereupon guided those with affinity according to this method. Among the students on the mountain, seven to eight hundred came and went. From far in all directions people admired his style and provided provisions to support and protect him. For more than forty years he remained constantly at Foguang [Monastery]. He died during the Yonghui reign period (650–655). Today his holy remains are still preserved, sitting upright and motionless in meditation within a mountain cavern. Furthermore, five to six li south of Suopo Monastery, south of Mount Wutai, Dhyāna Master Puming sat alone in stillness practicing dhyāna sitting, seeking to behold Mañjuśrī and wishing to request the Dharma. A spirit person addressed him from the air: "You have not trained in spiritual powers. You can merely attain longevity. Take the medicine in front of the niche and ingest it, and you will be able to prolong your lifespan." Puming harbored doubts and could not decide. Later the voice addressed him again: "The medicine is named Changsong (spikenard). Why do you not ingest it? This medicine is non-toxic." Puming then followed these words and ingested it. He also informed his fellow monks, and then soared into the air and departed. That place is still extant today, within visual distance of Mount Heng. There was also a Monk-Dhyāna Master [Yao/Ming], who lived at Jianguo Monastery in Xiurong, Xinzhou. He would constantly sit in meditation and ingest herbs to the south of Laiwangren Mountain in Dingxiang. Approaching eighty years of age, both clergy and laity revered him, though they did not know into what Dharma his aspirations entered. Those who marveled at him called him "the Inconceivable Man." The mountain's numinous spring and Wangji Stone are still present today, and many pray there for blessings. During the Yonghui reign period, there was a man without eyes, coming from parts unknown, who played the pipa and recited the entire Lotus Sūtra. Facing Wangren Mountain, his hands plucking and his mouth chanting, he entertained this mountain; no one could fathom why.