[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) › 21.33 # 宋高僧傳 21.33 宋高僧傳 21.33 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.21.33) 釋文爽，不詳姓氏、何許人也。早解塵纓，抉開愛網，從師問道。天然不睡，縱困憊之極，亦唯趺坐，此行長坐頭陀也。後獨棲丘隴間，霖雨浹旬，旁無童侍，有蛇入爽手中蟠屈。時有人召齋，彼怪至時不赴，主重來請，見蛇，驚懼失聲，蛇乃徐徐而下。固命往食，爽辭過中，不食終夕。翌日有狼呀張其口，奮躍欲噬咋之狀者三，爽憫其饑火所熬，復自念曰：「穢囊無悋施汝一飡，願疾成堅固之身。汝受吾施，同歸善會。」斯須，狼乃弭耳而退。及乎卒日，空中鐘磬交響，遲久方息。門徒鄉人聚送殯之。爾日有旛數十口蔽空前導，異香普熏，舉眾悲歎，如失恃怙焉。 > Shi Wenshuang's secular surname and origin are unknown. Early in life he untied worldly entanglements, cleaved open the net of love, and followed a teacher to seek the Way. By nature he did not sleep; even when exhausted to the extreme, he would only sit cross-legged, practicing the dhūta practice of continuous sitting. Later, he dwelled alone among the mounds and tombs. When heavy rains lasted for ten days with no attendant boy by his side, a snake entered Shuang's hand and coiled up there. At the time, someone invited him to a vegetarian meal; finding it strange that he did not come when the time arrived, the host came again to invite him. Seeing the snake, the host cried out in fear, and the snake slowly crawled down. The host insisted that he go eat, but Shuang declined because midday had passed, and went without food for the rest of the evening. The next day, a wolf opened its maw and sprang forward three times as if to bite him. Shuang pitied its torment by the fires of hunger, and thought to himself: "This foul sack of mine will not begrudge offering you a meal; may you swiftly achieve an indestructible body. Having received my gift, may we meet together in a good assembly." In a moment, the wolf drooped its ears and withdrew. When the day of his death came, the sound of bells and chimes echoed in the sky, ceasing only after a long time. His disciples and the local villagers gathered to escort his funeral. On that day, several tens of banners covered the sky to lead the way, an extraordinary fragrance perfumed everywhere, and the entire assembly grieved and lamented, as if they had lost their father and mother. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.21.32) - [Next: 21.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.21.34) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061~en-mt.21.33) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [神僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.8.50) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.21.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.21.33) · Pramāṇa