神僧傳 3.42

3.42

釋僧群。清貧守節蔬食持經。居羅江縣之霍山。搆立茅室。孤在海中。上有石盂。水深六尺。常有清流。古老相傳是群仙所宅。群因絕粒。其菴舍與石盂。隔一小㵎。常以木為梁。由之汲水。年至一百三十。忽見一折翅鴨當梁頭。群將舉錫撥之。恐有轉傷。因此回歸。遂絕水數日而終。臨終謂左右曰。我少時曾折一鴨翅。驗此以為報也。

Shi Sengqun was pure and poor, maintained his integrity, ate vegetarian food, and upheld the sūtras. He resided on Mount Huo in Luojiang County, where he built a thatched hut standing solitary amidst the sea. Above was a stone basin with water six chi deep, with a constant clear flow. Ancient tradition had it that it was the dwelling of the immortals. Sengqun therefore abstained from grain. Between his hut and the stone basin was a small ravine; he always used a wooden log as a bridge to fetch water by it. When he reached the age of one hundred and thirty, he suddenly saw a duck with a broken wing blocking the end of the bridge. Sengqun was about to raise his monk's staff to push it aside, but feared he would injure it further. Because of this he turned back, abstained from water for several days, and passed away. When about to die, he said to his attendants, "In my youth, I once broke a duck's wing. This verifies that it is my retribution."