宋高僧傳 17.37

17.37

釋玄泰者，不知何許人也。性摻方正，言不浪施，心靜之情，義而後動。所居蘭若，在衡山之東，號七寶臺。不衣蠶縷，時謂泰布納歟。從見德山禪師，豁如自適，誓不立門徒，逍遙求志，而於詞筆，筆若有神。四方後進巡禮相見，皆用平懷之禮。甞以衡山之陽多被山民莫傜輩斬木燒山，損害滋甚。泰作《畬山謠》，遠邇傳播，達于九重，勅責衡州太守禁止。岳中蘭若由是得存，不為延燎，泰之力也。終年六十五。臨逝說偈曰：「不用剃頭，不須澡浴。一堆猛炎，千足萬足。」偈終，垂一足而逝。闍維，收舍利，袝堅固大師塔左，營小浮圖焉。又為《象骨偈》、《諸禪祖塔銘》、《歌》、《頌》等，好事者編聚成集而行于代焉。

Śramaṇa Xuantai—it is not known where he was from. By nature, he was upright and stern, and he never spoke rashly; with a calm heart, he acted only when it conformed to righteousness. The araṇya where he lived was east of Mount Heng, called Seven-Jewel Terrace (Qibaotai). He did not wear silk woven from silkworm cocoons; people of the time called him "Tai of the Cloth Cassock." Following his visit to Chan Master Deshan, he was open, enlightened, and self-at-ease. He vowed not to establish disciples, wandering freely to pursue his aspiration, and when it came to literary brushwork, his writing was as if inspired by spirits. When later scholars from the four quarters came on pilgrimage to meet him, he treated them all with the etiquette of an ordinary heart. He once noted that the southern side of Mount Heng was frequently subjected to mountain inhabitants such as the Meyao clearing trees and burning the mountain, causing immense devastation. Tai composed the "Ballad of Slash-and-Burn Mountain Agriculture," which spread far and wide and reached the imperial court; an edict was issued reprimanding the Prefect of Hengzhou and ordering him to prohibit it. That the hermitages in the Sacred Peak were thereby preserved and not consumed by spreading wildfires was due to Tai's efforts. He ended his life at sixty-five. Facing his demise, he uttered a verse: "No need to shave the head, / No need to bathe. / A single heap of blazing flames— / Fully, completely sufficient." When the verse ended, he lowered one foot and passed away. After the jhāpita, his relics were collected and attached to the left of Grand Master Jiangu's pagoda, where a small stupa was constructed. He also composed "Verses on Elephant Bones," inscriptions for the pagodas of various Chan patriarchs, as well as songs and eulogies; people fond of such things compiled them into a collection, which circulated in the world.