神僧傳 4.15

4.15

阿專師者。不詳其氏族。雲遊定州。時在州里中聞人有會社齋供嫁娶喪葬之席。或少年放鷹走狗追隨宴集之處。未嘗不在。其間鬪諍諠囂亦曲助朋黨。如此多年。後正月十五夜。觸他長幼坐席意口聚罵。主人欲打殺之。市道之徒救解將去其。家兄弟明旦捕覓。正見阿專師騎一破牆上坐喜笑。謂之曰。汝等此間何厭賤我。我捨汝去。捕者奮杖欲擲前人復遮約阿專。復云。定厭賤我我去。以杖擊牆口唱叱叱。所騎之牆一堵忽然昇上可數十仞。舉手謝鄉里曰好住百姓見者無不禮拜悔咎。須臾映雲而滅。可經一年。間在長安。還如舊態於後不知所終。

As for Master Azhuan, his clan and lineage are not known. He wandered like a cloud in Dingzhou. Whenever he heard among the villages in the prefecture that people had gatherings, societies, vegetarian offerings, marriages, or funerals, or places where young men flew falcons, ran hounds, and gathered in carousing revelry, he was never absent. Amidst them, in brawls and clamor, he also crookedly took sides with factions. This went on for many years. Later, on the night of the fifteenth of the first month, he disturbed the seats of elders and youths, and cursed everyone in unison. The hosts wanted to beat him to death, but people from the market rescued and led him away. The next morning, the brothers of that house sought to seize him, and saw Master Azhuan sitting joyfully smiling atop a broken wall. He said to them, "Why do you despise and demean me here? I shall abandon you and depart." The pursuers raised their staves, wanting to hurl them; others again restrained them. Azhuan said again, "You surely despise and demean me; I am leaving." Striking the wall with his staff, he called out, "Chichi!" The section of wall upon which he rode suddenly rose several tens of ren into the air. Raising his hands, he bid farewell to the villagers, saying, "Fare well!" Among the commoners who saw it, none failed to bow and repent their fault. In an instant, he disappeared behind the clouds. After about a year, he was in Chang'an, behaving just as before. Thereafter, his whereabouts were unknown.