宋高僧傳 19.39

19.39

釋廣陵大師者，維揚人也，不言法名，淮海之間，競呼廣陵大師也。形質寢陋，性多桀黠，真率之狀，與屠沽輩相類，止沙門形異耳。好嗜酒啖肉，常衣繐裘——厚重可知——，盛暑亦不暫脫，蚤虱聚其上。僑寓孝感寺，獨一室，每夕闔扉而寢，率以為常。或狂悖性發，則屠犬彘，日聚惡少鬪敺，或醉臥道傍，揚民以是惡之。貞元中，有一少壯素以力聞，甞一日少壯與人賭博，大師大怒，以手擊碎博局。少壯笑曰：「騃兒何敢逆壯士耶？」大師且罵而唾其面，於是索少壯鬪擊，觀者圍匝千數。少壯為大師所困，迸道而逃。自此人方知有神力焉。亦於稠人廣眾中自負其力，往往入闤闠間剽奪人錢帛，市人皆畏其勇而莫敢拒。後有一耆年僧，召大師誡勅之曰：「汝胡不謹守戒法，奈何食酒肉，屠犬豕，彊抄市人錢物，又與無賴子弟鬪競，不律儀甚，豈是僧人本事耶？一旦眾所不容，執見官吏，桉法治之，何處逃隱？且深累佛法。」大師怒色對之曰：「蠅蚋徒喋羶腥，爾安知鴻鵠之志乎？然則我道非爾所知也。且我清中混外者，豈同爾齷齪無大度乎？」耆年且不能屈。後一日自外來歸，入室閉戶，有於門隙覘之——見大師坐席放神光，自眉間晃朗，照物洞然。觀者驚報，少頃寺僧奔至，瞻禮稱歎，或有懺悔曾謗之者，或有彈指讚詠之者。明日群僧伺候大師出，焚香致禮。及開戶，瞑目如入禪定，已長往矣。自此廣陵人寫貌供養，號之為大師焉。

Śramaṇa Grand Master Guangling was a native of Weiyang. His dharma name is not recorded; throughout the Huaihai region, people vied with one another to call him Grand Master Guangling. His physical appearance was unsightly and crude, and his disposition was largely obstinate and crafty. His unrestrained manners resembled those of butchers and wine merchants, differing only in the outward form of a śramaṇa. He was fond of drinking wine and eating meat. He constantly wore a coarse, padded fur coat—one can imagine its heaviness—which he never took off for a moment even in the height of summer, and fleas and lice swarmed upon it. He lodged at Xiaogan Temple in a single room; every evening he would close the doors and sleep, routinely doing so. When his crazy and refractory nature flared up, he would slaughter dogs and pigs, gather bad youths daily to brawl and fight, or lie drunk by the roadside, on account of which the people of Yang[zhou] loathed him. During the Zhenyuan era, there was a robust young man who had long been known for his strength. One day, the young man was gambling with someone; the Grand Master flew into a great rage and smashed the gambling board with his hand. The young man laughed and said, 'How dare a foolish fellow cross a strong man?' The Grand Master cursed and spat in his face, whereupon he challenged the young man to a brawl, and the onlookers surrounded them by the thousands. Trounced by the Grand Master, the young man fled down the road. From this time on, people first realized he possessed divine strength. He also prided himself on his strength among crowds of people, often entering the markets to rob people of money and silk; the townsfolk all feared his valor, and none dared resist him. Later, an elderly monk summoned the Grand Master and admonished him, saying, 'Why do you not scrupulously maintain the precepts and vinaya? How is it that you consume wine and meat, slaughter dogs and pigs, forcibly rob market folk of money and goods, and moreover brawl and fight with good-for-nothing youths? Your lack of vinaya discipline is extreme—how could this be the proper work of a monk? If one day you are no longer tolerated by the assembly, arrested, brought before the officials, and punished according to the law, where will you flee and hide? Furthermore, this deeply implicates the Buddhadharma.' With an angry countenance, the Grand Master replied to him, saying, 'Flies and gnats merely lap up grease and blood; how could you know the aspirations of the swan? Thus my path is not something you can understand. Moreover, I am pure within while blending in on the outside—how could I be like your petty self, lacking greatness of mind?' The elder monk could not bend him. Later, on a certain day, he returned from outside, entered his room, and closed the doors. Someone peeped through a crack in the door and saw the Grand Master on his seat emitting divine light, which shone brightly from between his eyebrows, illuminating things with utter clarity. The observer, astonished, reported this; shortly thereafter, the monks of the temple rushed over, paid homage with prostrations, and praised him. Some repented of having slandered him, while others snapped their fingers and sang his praises. The next morning, the monks waited for the Grand Master to come out, burning incense and offering salutations. When they opened the door, his eyes were closed as if in dhyāna meditation; he had already passed away forever. From then on, the people of Guangling painted his likeness and made offerings to it, styling him 'Grand Master.'