[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [宋高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061) › 18.6 # 宋高僧傳 18.6 宋高僧傳 18.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.18.6) 釋河禿師者，不詳何許人也。魏孝昌中，於晉陽市肆間行往，乍愚乍智，作沙門形。時人不測，止呼為河禿師。及齊神武誕第二子洋——文宣帝也——，武明太后見家貧甚，與親戚言及家計，正憂飢凍死耳！洋方生數月，尚未能言，欻言曰：「得活！」二字分明。太后左右大驚，而不敢言，謂為妖怪。時傳禿師神異，射事多中，巧誘而至。太后意占其兒子早言為怪，乃遍見諸子——文襄、魏永熙后——，旁以祿位歷問之。至洋，再三舉手，指天而已，口無所言。若諸子，皆別無舉措矣。後不測其終。 > Master Hetu was a man of unknown origin. During the Xiaochang era of the Wei, he walked among the market stalls in Jinyang, appearing foolish at one moment and wise the next, in the guise of a śramaṇa. People of the time could not fathom him and simply called him Master Hetu. When Emperor Shenwu of Qi gave birth to his second son, Yang—Emperor Wenxuan—Empress Dowager Wuming, seeing how poor their household was, discussed the family finances with relatives, worrying precisely that they might freeze or starve to death! Yang had only been born a few months and could not yet speak, but suddenly he uttered, 'We shall survive!' The two words were distinct and clear. The attendants around the Empress Dowager were greatly alarmed, yet dared not speak, regarding this as a monstrous omen. At that time, it was rumored that Master Hetu possessed supernatural powers and accurately divined events; so they cleverly enticed him to come. The Empress Dowager suspected that her son's precocious speech was monstrous, so she showed him all her sons—Wenxiang and the Empress of Emperor Yongxi of Wei—inquiring successively about their official ranks and emoluments. When he came to Yang, he merely raised his hand repeatedly and pointed to heaven, uttering not a word. As for the other sons, he made no special gestures. Afterward, none knew where he ended his days. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.18.5) - [Next: 18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.18.7) - [Up: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061~en-mt.18.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.18.6) · Pramāṇa