續高僧傳 26.55

26.55

釋道端潞州人。出家受具。聽覽律藏。至於重輕開制銓定綱猷。雅為宗匠。晚入京都住仁法寺。講散毘尼神用無歇。時程俊舉後學欽之。加復體尚方言梵文書語。披葉洞識了其深趣。勤心護法匡攝有功。仁壽中年。勅送舍利于本州梵境寺。初入州界。山多無水。忽有神泉涌頂。流者非一。舊痾夙痼飲無不愈。別有一泉病飲尋差。若咽酒肉必重發動。審量持戒永除休健。端以事聞後還京寺。常樂弘演。終于本寺。

Śramaṇa Daoduan was a native of Luzhou. He underwent pravrajyā and received full ordination, studying and examining the Vinayapiṭaka. In distinguishing between serious and minor offences, exemptions and prohibitions, and in establishing the fundamental guidelines, he was truly a master of the school. Later, he entered the capital and resided at Renfa Monastery, lecturing on and elucidating the Vinaya with unceasing mental vigor. His talent and conduct were outstanding, admired by later scholars. Moreover, he took an interest in regional dialects and Indic script and texts, leafing through palm leaves and understanding them thoroughly, grasping their profound significance. Diligently safeguarding the Dharma, he was meritorious in organizing and guiding others. In the middle of the Renshou era, an imperial decree commanded him to convey relics to Fanjing Monastery in his native prefecture. When he first entered the prefectural borders, the mountains were numerous and water was lacking. Suddenly, a miraculous spring welled up at the summit, and those who flowed there were not few; of old and chronic ailments, none failed to be cured upon drinking it. There was another spring which, if a sick person drank from it, immediately brought recovery; but if one swallowed wine or meat, the illness would violently recur, whereas if one carefully kept the precepts, it would be eliminated forever and health restored. Daoduan memorialised this matter to the throne and later returned to the capital monastery. Constantly delighting in grand exposition, he died at this monastery.