續高僧傳 26.77

26.77

釋智揆。冀州人。愛慕涅槃淨持戒行。不重榮渥知足無求。住弘濟寺閉門習業。僧眾服其智德敬而宗之。每處勝筵推其名實。而揆弗之顧也。退屏自修若無聞見。仁壽之歲弘塔四方。有勅召揆。送舍利於魏州開覺寺。初屆治所遂放大光。紫白相宣五色遽發。有尼智曠。冷疰積年。因禮發願。乃見赤光遍室便吐惡物其患即除。有患重者。聞斯嘉慶伏枕發願。亦蒙光照。平復如本。方來塔所。其例眾夥不復具書。又楊大眼者。先患兩目冥無所見。牽來至輿乞願求恩。即見舍利如本明淨。斯例復眾。四月八日下塔既訖。西北雲來雨花塔上。紛霏如雪色似黃金。寺院皆遍。道俗收取狀如金花。感一黑狗莫知由來。直入道場周旋行道。每日午後與餅不食與水便飲。至解齋時與粥方食。寺內群犬非常噤惡。一見此狗低頭畏敬不敢斜視。塔所樹碑厚三尺半。忽發光彩狀如琉璃。映物對視分明悉見。又見象六並現石碑內。至五月末。來於其碑中。七變相狀。或為佛像聖僧雙樹。眾瑞非一。並以事聞。揆晚徙迹終南。居閑禪寂。登陟巖藪往而不返。

Śramaṇa Zhiqui was a native of Jizhou. Loving the Nirvāṇa, he purely maintained his moral conduct. Not prizing glory or favor, he was content and sought nothing. Residing at Hongji Monastery, he shut his doors to cultivate his practice. The monastic community submitted to his wisdom and virtue, revering and honoring him. Whenever an eminent banquet took place, people praised his fame and actuality, but Zhiqui paid it no heed. Withdrawing into seclusion to cultivate himself, he acted as if he heard and saw nothing. During the Renshou years, when stupas were being widely established across the four quarters, an imperial decree summoned Zhiqui to convey a relic to Kaijue Monastery in Weizhou. When he first reached the administrative seat, a great light shone forth, purple and white displaying each other, and five colors suddenly bursting out. There was a nun named Zhikuang who had suffered from cold consumption for many years; making vows while bowing, she saw a red light fill the room, thereupon vomited foul matter, and her affliction was instantly cured. Those with severe illnesses, hearing of this joyous occasion, prostrated on their pillows and made vows, and they too were illuminated by the light, recovering to their normal state before coming to the stupa site; such instances were so numerous they cannot be fully written down. Furthermore, Yang Dayan had previously suffered in both eyes, being completely blind; led to the carriage, he prayed for grace, and immediately saw the relic as clearly and purely as before; such cases were likewise numerous. On the eighth day of the fourth month, after the relic was interred beneath the stupa, clouds arrived from the northwest and rained flowers upon the stupa, swirling like snow with a color like gold, spreading across the entire monastery. Clergy and laity gathered them, and they resembled golden flowers. A black dog appeared without anyone knowing where it came from; it walked straight into the sanctuary, circumambulating and moving along the path. Daily after noon, if given cakes it would not eat them, but if given water it drank; only when the fast was broken would it eat congee if offered. The pack of dogs in the monastery was unusually fierce and aggressive, yet as soon as they saw this dog, they bowed their heads in fearful respect, not daring even to look askance. The stone stele erected at the stupa site was three and a half feet thick; suddenly it emitted radiance resembling lapis lazuli, so that looking through it at objects, everything could be seen clearly. Six elephants were also seen appearing together inside the stone stele. By the end of the fifth month, there were seven transformations of forms within the stele, sometimes becoming Buddha images, holy monks, or the twin śāla trees, the multiple auspicious signs being manifold. All this was reported to the court. In his later years, Qui moved his tracks to the Zhongnan Mountains, dwelling in leisure and dhyāna stillness. Climbing up into the rocky wilderness, he departed and never returned.