[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) › [大明高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2062) › 7.35 # 大明高僧傳 7.35 大明高僧傳 7.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2062.7.35) 釋海慧金國人也。幼而英敏學不由師。魯誥竺墳過目成誦。初遊講肆如入龍宮。性相玄途無不挾其英而挹其粹也。所以法喜禪悅飫而飽餐。潛踪五臺刀耕火種就巖縛屋。一榻蕭然。如是者十有五䆊。一日歎曰。大丈夫當以眾生為急。溺是胡為。遂携錫燕都遍歷禪寺。隨緣演化。七眾雲屯。於是聲播寰宇道布宸宮。金皇統三年六月英悼太子創造大儲慶寺於上京宮側。告成極世精巧幻若天宮。慕師道價降旨請為開山第一代。說法賜牒。普度境內童行有籍于官者百萬為僧尼。次年詔迎旃檀瑞像供養于寺之積慶閣。皇統五年海慧入寂。火浴獲舍利五色無算。光明徹於空表異香彌旬。金主偕后太子親王百官設供五日。奉分五處建塔。諡曰佛覺祐國大師。次年正月詔清慧禪師住持儲慶。賜號佛智護國大師。命登國師座。特賜金縷僧伽梨衣并珍異瓶罏寶器。金主后妃太子頂禮雙足奉服法衣。其震丹國王致敬沙門。古所未若於是時也。 > Shi Haihui was a native of the Jin State. From childhood he was brilliant and quick, and his learning did not depend on teachers. The records of Lu and the tomes of India, he could recite upon a single glance. When he first visited lecture halls, it was like entering the dragon palace. In the profound paths of nature and characteristics, there was nothing whose brilliance he did not grasp and whose essence he did not draw upon. Thus, he was fully sated with the joy of the Dharma and the delight of Chan. He concealed his traces on Mount Wutai, cutting and burning to farm, and building a hut against the crags. A single couch was his solitary setting. Thus he lived for fifteen years. One day he sighed, saying, "A great man should take sentient beings as his urgent duty; why drown in this?" Thereupon, carrying his staff, he went to the capital of Yan and traveled to all the Chan temples. Acting in accord with conditions to preach and transform, the seven assemblies gathered like clouds. Thereupon his fame spread throughout the world, and his teaching reached the imperial palace. In the sixth month of the third year of the Huangtong era of the Jin, Crown Prince Yingdao founded Dachuqing Temple next to the palace in the Upper Capital. When completed, its exquisite artistry was the pinnacle of the age, illusory as a heavenly palace. Admiring the master's reputation in the Way, an imperial decree was issued inviting him to become the first generation founder. Preaching the Dharma and conferring certificates, he broadly ordained one million registered monastic novices within the realm as monks and nuns. The following year, an imperial decree welcomed the auspicious sandalwood image to be enshrined in the Jiqing Pavilion of the temple. In the fifth year of the Huangtong era, Haihui entered quiescence. In the bath of fire, five-colored śarīras without count were obtained. Their radiance penetrated beyond the sky, and an extraordinary fragrance lasted for ten days. The Jin ruler, together with the Empress, Crown Prince, imperial princes, and the hundred officials, made offerings for five days, respectfully dividing \[the relics\] among five places to build stūpas. He was posthumously named Grand Master Fojue Youguo ("Awakened Buddha Who Assists the Country"). In the first month of the following year, an imperial decree appointed Chan Master Qinghui as abbot of Chuqing, granting him the title Grand Master Fozhi Huguo ("Buddha Wisdom Who Protects the Country"). He was ordered to ascend the seat of National Preceptor, and was specially bestowed a gold-threaded saṅghāṭī robe, along with rare vases, incense burners, and precious utensils. The Jin ruler, his consorts, and the Crown Prince made prostrations at his feet and presented him with Dharma robes. A king of Cīnasthāna paying homage to a śramaṇa had never been seen like this in ancient times. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2062.7.34) - [Next: 7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2062.7.36) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2062.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2062~en-mt.7.35) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2062.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2062.7.35) · Pramāṇa