[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [續高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060) › 26.57 # 續高僧傳 26.57 續高僧傳 26.57 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [26.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.26.57) 釋明芬。相州人。齊三藏耶舍之神足也。通解方俗妙識梵言。傳度幽旨莫匪喉舌。開皇之譯。下勅追延。令與梵僧對傳法本。而意專撿失好住空閑。味詠十地言輒引據。問論清巧通滯罕倫。仁壽下勅。令置塔于慈州之石窟寺。寺即齊文宣之所立也。大窟像背文宣陵藏中諸雕刻駭動人鬼。芬引舍利去州三十許里。白雲欝起從寺至輿長引不絕。耿耿橫空中有天仙飛騰往返。竟日方滅。明旦將曉還有白雲長引來迎。雲中天仙如昨無異。人眾同見傾目叵論。識者以為石窟之與鼓山連接密爾。竹林仙聖響應之乎。既至山塔。東面有泉。眾生飲皆病愈。芬後卒于興善。所著眾經。如費氏錄。 > Śramaṇa Mingfen was a native of Xiangzhou, the gifted disciple of the Northern Qi Tripiṭaka master Yaśas. He thoroughly understood local customs and had a refined grasp of the Indic language; in conveying the profound meaning, he was an indispensable spokesperson. During the translations of the Kaihuang era, an imperial decree summoned him, ordering him to transmit scriptural texts together with Indian monks. However, his mind was devoted to examining errors and he preferred living in quiet seclusion. Reciting and relishing the Daśabhūmika, he always cited evidence in his speech; his queries and discussions were clear and ingenious, his resolution of obscurities rarely rivalled. During the Renshou era, an imperial decree ordered him to erect a stūpa at Shiku Monastery in Cizhou, which had been founded by Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi. Behind the statue in the great grotto was Emperor Wenxuan's tomb, whose carvings astounded both humans and spirits. As Mingfen led the procession with the relics about thirty li from the prefecture, white clouds rose thickly, extending continuously from the monastery to the carriage. Brightly spanning the sky, celestial immortals flew back and forth within them, dispersing only at the end of the day. The next morning toward dawn, white clouds again extended long to welcome them, with celestial immortals within the clouds just as the day before. The multitudes witnessed this together, gazing up in indescribable wonder. Those who understood thought: 'Does Shiku Monastery adjoin Mount Gushan so closely that the immortals and sages of the Bamboo Grove resonate in response?' When they arrived at the mountain stūpa, there was a spring on the eastern side; all sentient beings who drank from it were cured of disease. Mingfen later died at Daxingshan Monastery. The various sūtras he worked on are recorded in Fei's catalogue. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 26.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.26.56) - [Next: 26.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.26.58) - [Up: 26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.26) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060~en-mt.26.57) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.26.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.26.57) · Pramāṇa