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Śramaṇa Zhiguang was a native of Jiangzhou. He was a disciple of the treatise master Ni. Having listened to the Mahāyānasaṃgraha in his youth, he became a vessel of great talent. His discourse was elegant and brilliant, his voice clear and solemn. His temperament was light and vigorous, and he rarely engaged in contentious disputation. Modest, self-effacing, and deferential, he was held in high esteem by the times. In the tenth year of Kaihuang, an imperial edict summoned Master Ni, whom [Zhiguang] accompanied to the capital, taking up residence at Daxingshan Temple. When the Renshou pagoda construction began, he was summoned to escort [relics] to Xunzhou. Traveling through the region of Xu, as they proceeded south out of the city, the assembly saw the relics upon the palanquin suddenly emit a bright radiance rising over ten feet high. The entire congregation rejoiced with deep emotion. Heading north to Fanzhou, they lodged temporarily at a temple. That night, a bronze bell tolled loudly on its own, continuing through the night until dawn, alarming both people and animals. Only when mealtime arrived did its sound cease. Once they reached the bodhimaṇḍa and pagoda temple in Xunzhou, as the relics were being interred, heaven showered sweet dew upon the trees beside the pagoda; its color was like congealed ghee, and its white brilliance rivaled the sun. Guang returned to the capital and took pleasure in the Dharma, repeatedly expounding the Mahāyānasaṃgraha and gaining renown throughout the region of Qin. Later in life, weary of discourse, he retired to the tranquility of forest and springs. Soon he returned to Mount Lu, severing worldly affairs, regulating himself through tranquil dhyāna, and passing away at his mountain lodge.