大明高僧傳 8.37

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釋德富保定易縣謝氏子也。年七歲力求出家。父母感異夢遂捨入興聖寺。依真空和尚薙髮受具戒。力究大法。一日經行次忽大悟。自是名播叢林。宋皇慶初萬山壽和尚奉旨大興水陸齋會請師開堂說法。七眾咸集。師方升座說偈。忽於座上放大光明。遍照空際現諸瑞相。良久方隱聞于朝廷賜通辯大師之號併金僧伽黎衣。及後示滅有白光頂出照耀四達。荼毘得舍利數十顆。建塔。

Śramaṇa Shi Defu was a son of the Xie family of Yixian in Baoding. At the age of seven, he earnestly sought to leave household life. Moved by an auspicious dream, his parents renounced him to enter Xingsheng Temple. Relying on the preceptor Zhenkong, he shaved his hair and received full ordination. He diligently investigated the Great Dharma. One day, while engaged in walking meditation, he suddenly had a great awakening. From then on, his renown spread through the monasteries. At the beginning of the Huangqing era of the Song [recte Yuan], the preceptor Wanshan Shou received an imperial decree to broadly sponsor a Water and Land retreat assembly, and invited the master to open the hall and preach the Dharma. The seven assemblies gathered in full. Just as the master ascended the seat and uttered a verse, a great, bright light suddenly radiated from his seat, illuminating the sky everywhere and manifesting various auspicious signs. Only after a long while did it fade. When this was reported to the imperial court, he was bestowed the title Master of Comprehensive Eloquence (Tongbian Dashi) together with a golden saṅghāṭī robe. Later, when he manifested extinction, a white light emerged from the crown of his head, shining far and wide in all four directions. After the jhāpita, several tens of śarīra were obtained, and a stūpa was built.