續高僧傳 28.32

28.32

釋寶相。姓馬。雍州長安人。十九出家。清貞栖德住羅漢寺。專聽攝論。深惟妄識之難伏也。無時不諠乃入禪坊。頭陀自靜。六時禮悔四十餘年。夜自篤課誦阿彌陀經七遍。念佛名六萬遍。晝讀藏經初無散捨。後專讀涅槃。一千八十遍。兼誦金剛般若。終于即世。然身絕患惱休健翕習。冷食麁衣隨得便服。情無憚苦。又志存正業翹注晨霄。蚤蝨流身不暇觀採。遇患將極念誦無捨。剋至大期。累屬道俗以念佛為先。西方相待勿虛度世。又屬當燒散吾屍不勞銘塔。用塵庸俗。言訖而逝。年八十三。六十二夏。不畜尺財無勞僧法。

Shi Baoxiang, whose secular surname was Ma, was a native of Chang'an in Yongzhou. He went forth from the household at nineteen. Pure, chaste, and lodging in virtue, he resided at Luohan Temple. He listened exclusively to the Mahāyānasaṃgraha, deeply reflecting on the difficulty of subduing false consciousness. Seeing that there was never a moment free of clamor, he entered the meditation quarters, practicing dhūta to quiet himself. For over forty years, he performed the six periods of repentance. At night, he strictly assigned himself the recitation of the Amitābha Sūtra seven times and the recitation of the Buddha's name sixty thousand times. By day, he read the canonical scriptures, never becoming distracted or remiss. Later, he read the Nirvāṇa Sūtra exclusively, completing it one thousand and eighty times, while also chanting the Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā Sūtra until the end of his life. Yet his body remained free from troubles and ailments, being robust and well-adjusted. He ate cold food and wore coarse garments, putting on whatever he obtained, his mind fearless of hardship. Moreover, his aspiration was set on the proper practice, focused intently morning and evening; when fleas and lice crawled over his body, he did not take the time to look for or pick them off. When he met with severe illness and was nearing his end, his recitation and chanting never ceased. When the appointed time arrived, he repeatedly instructed the clergy and laity: "Put reciting the Buddha's name first. The Western Land awaits you; do not live your lives in vain." He also instructed: "You should cremate and scatter my corpse; do not bother with an inscribed stūpa, which would only burden common worldly people." Having spoken, he passed away. His age was eighty-three, and his monastic age was sixty-two. He did not hoard an inch of wealth, causing no trouble for the saṅgha's rules.