續高僧傳 25.48

25.48

釋道豐。未詳氏族。世稱得道之流。與弟子三人居相州鼓山中。不求利養。或云。練丹黃白醫療占相。世之術藝無所不解。齊高往來并鄴。常過問之。應對不思隨事標舉。帝曾命酒并蒸肫。勅置豐前令遣食之。豐聊無辭讓。極意飽噉。帝大笑。亦不與言。駕去後謂弟子曰。除却床頭物。及發撤床。見向者蒸肫猶在都不似噉嚼處。時石窟寺有一坐禪僧。每日至西則東望山巔有丈八金像現。此僧私喜謂覩靈瑞。日日禮拜如此可經兩月。後在房臥。忽聞枕間有語謂之曰。天下更何處有佛。汝今道成。即是佛也。爾當好作佛身。莫自輕脫。此僧聞已便起持重。旁視群僧猶如草芥。於大眾前側手指胸云。爾輩頗識真佛不。泥龕畫像語不能出脣。智慮何如。爾見真佛不知禮敬。猶作本日期我。悉墮阿鼻。又眼精己赤叫呼無常。合寺知是驚禪。及未發前輿詣豐所。徑即謂曰。汝兩月已來常見東山上現金像耶。答曰實見。又曰。汝聞枕間遣作佛耶。答曰實然。豐曰。此風動失心耳。若不早治或狂走難制。便以針針三處。因即不發。及豐臨終謂弟子曰。吾在山久。令汝等有谷汲之勞。今去無以相遺。當留一泉與汝。既無陟降辛苦努力勤修道業。便指竈旁去一方石。遂有玄泉澄映。不盈不減。於今見存。

Śramaṇa Daofeng, whose clan origin is unknown, was called by contemporaries one who had attained the Way. Together with three disciples, he lived on Mount Gu in Xiangzhou, seeking neither gain nor support. Some said that he refined cinnabar, alchemy (yellow and white arts), medicine, divination, and physiognomy, leaving none of the worldly arts unmastered. Emperor Gao of Northern Qi, when traveling between Bingzhou and Ye, often visited and consulted him; Daofeng responded without hesitation, pointing out things as they arose. The emperor once ordered wine and steamed suckling pig, commanding them to be placed before Daofeng and ordering him to eat them. Daofeng made no refusal at all, but ate his fill with abandon. The emperor laughed heartily and said no more to him. After the imperial carriage departed, [Daofeng] said to his disciples, "Remove the items by the head of the couch." When they uncovered and cleared the couch, they saw that the previously served steamed suckling pig was still there, completely untouched as though never chewed. At that time, in Shikusi, there was a monk practicing sitting meditation. Every day toward the west, looking eastward toward the mountain peak, an eighteen-foot golden statue would appear. This monk rejoiced in secret, considering it an auspicious omen, and bowed in worship day after day, which went on for about two months. Later, lying down in his room, he suddenly heard a voice beside his pillow saying to him, "Where else in the world is there a Buddha? Your Way is now accomplished; you are the Buddha yourself! You should carry yourself properly as a Buddha; do not be careless and frivolous." Having heard this, the monk immediately assumed an air of dignity, looking upon the other monks as if they were weeds and chaff. In front of the great assembly, he pointed sideways to his chest and said, "Do you folks recognize the true Buddha? The clay shrines and painted images cannot even utter words from their lips—what wisdom or thought do they possess? You see the true Buddha yet know not to pay homage, still treating me as in former days; you shall all fall into Avīci!" Moreover, the pupils of his eyes had turned red, and he shouted erratically. The entire monastery knew this was meditation madness (dhyāna fright). Before it could fully break out, they carried him to Daofeng's place. [Daofeng] immediately addressed him, "Have you frequently seen a golden image appear on the eastern mountain over the past two months?" He answered, "I indeed saw it." [Daofeng] further said, "Did you hear a voice beside your pillow telling you to be a Buddha?" He answered, "It was indeed so." Daofeng said, "This is merely wind disturbance that has caused a loss of mind. If not treated early, you might run mad and become uncontrollable." He then applied needles to three acupuncture points, and thereupon the madness did not erupt. When Daofeng was approaching death, he said to his disciples, "I have been in these mountains for a long time, causing you the toil of drawing water from the valley. Now as I depart, I have nothing to leave you, so I shall leave a spring for you. With no more hardship of climbing and descending, apply yourselves diligently to cultivate your practice of the Way." He then pointed to a square stone near the hearth, and there emerged a dark spring, clear and reflective, neither overflowing nor diminishing; it still exists today.