宋高僧傳 11.26

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釋曇晟，俗姓王氏，鍾陵建昌人也。始生有自然胎衣右袒，猶緇服焉。遂請出家於石門，年滿具法，參見百丈山海禪師。二十年為侍者，職同慶喜，法必我聞，身若中涓，心居散位。續受藥山舉發，全了無疑，化徒孔勤，受益者眾。以太和三年己酉十月二十七日示滅。勅諡大師號無相，塔名淨勝焉。

Shi Tancheng's secular surname was Wang, and he was a native of Jianchang in Zhongling. At birth he naturally had an amniotic caul baring his right shoulder, resembling a monk's robe. He then requested to leave home at Shimen. Having reached the age of full ordination, he visited Dhyāna Master Baizhang Hai. For twenty years he served as an attendant; his duties were like those of Ānanda, and he certainly heard all the teachings, his body acting as an attendant while his mind remained detached. Later he was spurred to realization by Yaoshan, fully comprehending without a doubt. He transformed his disciples with utmost diligence, and those who benefited were numerous. On the twenty-seventh day of the tenth month in the jiyou year, the third year of the Taihe era, he showed extinction. By imperial decree, the grand master was bestowed the posthumous title Wuxiang ('Formless'), and his stupa was named Jingsheng ('Pure and Superior').