續高僧傳 26.90

26.90

釋智嶷。姓康。本康居王胤也。國難東歸魏封于襄陽。因累居之十餘世矣。七歲初學。尋文究竟。無師自悟。敬重佛宗。雖晝權俗緣令依學侶。而夜私誦法華。竟文純熟。二親初不知也。十三拜辭即蒙剃落。更諮大部情因彌著。二十有四方受具足。携帙洛濱依承慧遠。傳業十地及以涅槃。皆可敷導。後入關中住靜法寺。仁壽置塔。勅召送于瓜州崇教寺。初達定基。黃龍出現於州側大池。牙角身尾合境通矚。具表上聞。嶷住寺多年常思定慧。非大要事不出戶庭。故往參候罕覩其面。末以年事高邁勵業彌崇。寺任眾務並悉推謝。唐初卒也。七十餘矣。

Śramaṇa Zhiyi, surnamed Kang, was originally a descendant of the kings of Kangju. Due to national turmoil they came east; the Wei enfeoffed them in Xiangyang, where they consecutively resided for over ten generations. At age seven he began his studies; he fathomed texts to the end and awakened on his own without a master. Revering the Buddhist tradition, though by day he temporarily complied with worldly conditions and followed fellow students, at night he privately recited the Lotus Sūtra until he was thoroughly proficient in the text. His parents knew nothing of it at first. At thirteen, he bowed in farewell and received tonsure. He further consulted on the great treatises, his inclination becoming ever more pronounced. At twenty-four he at last received the full precepts. Carrying his book-satchels to the banks of the Luo River, he relied upon Huiyuan, transmitting his vocation in the Daśabhūmika and the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra], both of which he could expound and guide others in. Later he entered the Pass and resided at Jingfa Monastery. When the Renshou pagodas were established, he received an imperial decree summoning him to escort relics to Chongjiao Monastery in Guazhou. Upon first arriving to determine the foundation, a yellow dragon appeared in a large pool beside the province; its fangs, horns, body, and tail were seen by the entire territory. A memorial was submitted to report it to the throne. Yi resided at the monastery for many years, constantly contemplating dhyāna and wisdom. Unless it was a matter of great importance, he did not step beyond his courtyard; thus those who went to visit rarely caught sight of his face. In his late years, as his age advanced, his zeal for his vocation became all the more elevated. He declined all monastic duties and community tasks. In the early Tang he passed away, aged over seventy.