[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) › 19.8 # 宋高僧傳 19.8 宋高僧傳 19.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.19.8) 釋惠符，姓戚氏，越州諸暨人也。登其弱冠，勇氣過人，角力馳逐，無能及者。然其任俠，且厭在家，忽投香嚴寺，矯迹柔心，淳淑頓變。納法之後，練行孤標。每夜沿山據草座，安禪不動。復研尋經論，見潛縣之霍山——昔漢武甞徙南嶽之祭于此——極成勝境。其中天柱寺可以棲神，乃結庵居焉。無幾，有巨蛇張口，毒火焱焱。符徐語之曰：「汝尋宿債，吾可噬也。不然，洗身定意，如運業通，來為受戒。」斯須，弭按蜿蜒而去，果化成人形，來求出家。符為之落髮、披衣，受訖禮辭而退。後被告符私度，具以實對辯。符云：「若私度有愆，甘聽其罪。」官吏知非常而縱之。符凡見瘡癤膿流，皆呪之則差。至開元十八年，無疾而終。乃從火葬，見骨節相連之狀焉。 > Shi Huifu, whose secular surname was Qi, was a native of Zhuji in Yuezhou. Upon coming of age, his courage surpassed that of ordinary men; in trials of strength and chariot racing, none could equal him. Yet, acting as a gallant knight-errant, he grew weary of secular life, and suddenly went to Xiangyan Temple, correcting his conduct and softening his mind, his natural purity changing all at once. After receiving the Dharma, his disciplined practice stood out conspicuously. Every night, along the mountains, he would sit on a grass mat, dwelling in dhyāna without moving. Furthermore, he investigated the sūtras and treatises, and saw that Mount Huo in Qian County—where Emperor Wu of the Han had once moved the sacrificial rites of the Southern Marchmount—was an exceedingly scenic place. Tianzhu Temple within it was suitable for settling the spirit, so he built a hut and resided there. Before long, a giant snake appeared with open mouth, spitting blazing poisonous fire. Fu spoke to it slowly: 'If you are seeking past debts, you may devour me. Otherwise, cleanse your body and settle your mind; if the movement of your karma opens the way, come and receive the precepts.' In a moment, it ceased its threatening posture, wriggled away, and indeed transformed into human form, coming to ask to enter the monastic life. Fu shaved his head and robed him; after receiving the ordination, he bowed, took leave, and departed. Later, Fu was accused of private ordination without official authorization, and he answered and defended himself entirely with the truth. Fu said: 'If private ordination is an offense, I will willingly accept the punishment.' The officials recognized that he was extraordinary and dismissed the charges. Whenever Fu saw sores or boils with pus flowing, he would chant incantations over them, and they would heal. In the eighteenth year of the Kaiyuan reign era, he passed away without illness. He was subsequently cremated, and his bones were seen to be interred with the joints still interconnected. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.19.7) - [Next: 19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.19.9) - [Up: 19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061~en-mt.19.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.19.8) · Pramāṇa