[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) › 22.13 # 宋高僧傳 22.13 宋高僧傳 22.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [22.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.22.13) 釋亡名，不知何許人也。觀方問道，不憚艱辛。勝境名山，必約巡訪矣。天福中，至襄州禪院挂錫，與一僧循良守法，同九旬禁足。其人庠序，言多詭激，稱名曰法本。朝昏共處，心雅相於，若久要之法屬焉。法本云：「出家習學，即在鄴都西山竹林寺——寺前有石柱。他日有暇，必請相訪。」其僧追念前約，因往尋問。洎至山下村中，投一蘭若止宿，問彼僧曰：「此去竹林寺近遠？」僧乃遙指孤峯之側曰：「彼處是也。古老相傳，昔聖賢所居之地，今但有名存耳，故無精廬淨舍立佛安僧之所也。」僧疑之，詰旦而往，既覩竹叢，叢中果有石柱，茫然不知其涯涘。僧憶法本臨別之言：但扣其柱，即見其人。遂以小杖擊柱數聲，乃覺風雲四起，咫尺莫窺，俄爾豁開，樓臺對聳，身在三門之下。逡巡，法本自內而出，見之甚喜。問南中之舊事，說襄鄧之土風，乃引度重門，升祕殿，領參尊宿——若綱任焉。顧問再三，法本曰：「早年襄陽同時禁足，曾期相訪，故及山門也。」尊宿曰：「善。可飯後請出，在此無座。」言無凡僧之位次也。食畢，法本送至三門相別。既而天地昏暗，不知所向。頃之，宛在竹叢石柱之側，餘並莫覩。其僧出述其事，罔知伊僧其終焉。 > Śramaṇa "Nameless": it is not known where he was from. He observed various regions in quest of the Way, daunted by neither hardship nor toil. Excellent sites and famous mountains he made a point of visiting. During the Tianfu era, he arrived at a Chan cloister in Xiangzhou to hang up his staff, and together with a monk who was docile and law-abiding, he kept the ninety-day rain retreat. That person was well-mannered, yet his words were often bizarre and provocative; he gave his name as Faben. Sharing morning and evening together, their minds deeply harmonized with one another, as if they were long-standing Dharma companions. Faben said, "Where I left home and practiced study was at Zhulin Temple in the Western Mountains of Yedu—before the temple there are stone pillars. When you have leisure in the future, you must certainly visit me." That monk recalled the former pact and accordingly set out to seek him. When he reached a village below the mountains, he lodged at an araṇya and asked the monk there, "How far is it from here to Zhulin Temple?" The monk pointed afar toward the side of an isolated peak and said, "That place is it. According to ancient tradition, in the past it was a dwelling place of sages and worthies, but today only the name remains; thus there is no monastery or pure lodging where Buddhas are established and monks are settled." The monk doubted this, and set out at dawn. When he saw the bamboo grove, there were indeed stone pillars within the grove, and he was bewildered, not knowing its limits. The monk remembered Faben's parting words: "Just knock on the pillar, and you will see me." He thereupon struck the pillar several times with a small staff, whereupon he felt wind and clouds rise on all four sides, so that one could not see even an arm's length ahead; suddenly it cleared wide open, and multistoried towers stood facing each other, with himself beneath the three-arched gate. In a moment, Faben emerged from within, overjoyed to see him. Inquiring of past matters in the South and speaking of the local customs of Xiang and Deng, he led him through multiple gates, ascended to the secret hall, and brought him to pay respects to the venerable elder—who seemed like the monastery director. The elder asked questions again and again, and Faben said, "In earlier years we observed the rain retreat together in Xiangyang and once agreed to visit each other, which is why he has come to the mountain gate." The venerable elder said, "Good. After the meal, please let him depart; there is no seat for him here." This meant there was no place for an ordinary monk. When the meal was finished, Faben escorted him to the three-arched gate to part. Shortly after, heaven and earth became dark, and he knew not where to turn. In an instant, he was as before beside the stone pillars in the bamboo grove, and none of the rest could be seen. That monk came out and recounted the matter, and no one knew how that monk ended his life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 22.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.22.12) - [Next: 22.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.22.14) - [Up: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061~en-mt.22.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.22.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.22.13) · Pramāṇa