神僧傳 4.25

4.25

檀特師。一名惠豐。身為比丘。不知何處人也。飲酒啖肉語默無常。逆論來事後皆如言。居於涼州。宇文仲和為刺史。請之至州內。歷觀厩庫。乃云。何意畜他官馬官物。仲和不喻其旨。怒不令在涼州。未幾仲和拒不受代。朝廷令獨孤信禽之。仲和身死資財沒官。周文遣書召之。檀特發至岐州。會齊神武來寇玉壁。檀特曰。狗豈能至龍門也。神武果不至龍門而返。侯景未叛東魏之前。忽捉一杖。杖頭刻為獼猴形。令其面常向西。日夜弄之。又索一角弓牽挽之。俄而景啟降。尋復背叛。人皆以為驗。至大統十七年春初忽著一布帽。周文左右驚問之。檀特曰。汝亦著王亦著也。至三月而魏文帝崩。復取一白絹帽著之。左右復問之。檀特曰。汝亦著王亦著也。未幾丞相夫人薨。復又著白絹帽。左右復問之云。汝亦著王亦著也。尋而丞相第二兒武邑公薨。其事驗多知此也。俄而疾卒。周文命葬之。

Master Dandete, also named Huifeng, was a monk whose native place was unknown. He drank wine and ate meat, and his speaking or remaining silent followed no fixed pattern. When he made predictions of future events, things later always turned out according to his words. He lived in Liangzhou. When Yuwen Zhonghe was inspector, he invited him into the administrative office. As he inspected the stables and storehouses, he remarked, "Why keep other officials' horses and other officials' goods?" Zhonghe did not understand his meaning, and in anger would not allow him to remain in Liangzhou. Shortly thereafter, Zhonghe refused to accept a replacement, and the imperial court ordered Dugu Xin to capture him. Zhonghe was killed, and his wealth was confiscated by the state. King Wen of Zhou sent a letter summoning him. Dandete set out and reached Qizhou, just as Emperor Shenwu of Qi came to invade Yubi. Dandete said, "How could a dog reach Dragon Gate?" As expected, Shenwu did not reach Dragon Gate and turned back. Before Hou Jing rebelled against Eastern Wei, Dandete suddenly grabbed a staff, the top of which was carved in the shape of a macaque; he made its face constantly point to the west, playing with it day and night. He also demanded a horn bow and drew it. Shortly thereafter, Jing sent word of surrender, but soon rebelled again; everyone regarded this as a verification. At the beginning of spring in the seventeenth year of the Datong era, he suddenly put on a cloth cap. King Wen's attendants were startled and asked him about it. Dandete said, "You will wear one, and the King will wear one too." In the third month, Emperor Wen of Wei died. He then took a white silk cap and put it on. The attendants again asked him about it. Dandete said, "You will wear one, and the King will wear one too." Not long after, the Chancellor's wife died. He again put on a white silk cap. The attendants again asked him about it, and he said, "You will wear one, and the King will wear one too." Soon after, the Chancellor's second son, the Duke of Wuyi, died. His predictive verifications were mostly like this. Shortly thereafter he fell ill and died. King Wen of Zhou ordered him to be buried.