神僧傳 5.28

5.28

釋法進。不知氏族。住益州綿竹縣響應山玉女寺為輝禪師弟子。後於定法師所受十戒。恭謹精誠謙恪為務。唯業坐禪。寺後竹林常於彼坐。有四老虎繞於左右。師語勿泄其相也。後教水觀。家人取柴見繩狀上有好清水。拾兩白石安著水中。進暮還寺彌覺背痛。問其家人。云安石子。語令明往可除此石。及旦進禪。家人還見如初清水。即除石子。所苦便愈。因爾習定不出此山。開皇中蜀王秀臨益州。妃患心腹諸治不損。有綿州昌隆白崖山道士文普善者。能昇刀焚火。鵠鳴山有二道士。能呼策鬼神符印章醮。入水不溺。並來同治都無有効。乃使長史張英等往山請出為妃治病。報曰。吾在山住向八十年。與水同性。徐更苦邀。進答曰。盡命於此可自早還。信返具報。王使六司官人犢車四乘將從百人重往迎請。進曰。王雖貴勝命有所屬。執志如初。信還。王大怒自入山將手加罪。既至山寺禮佛見進。不覺身戰汗流。王曰。奉請禪師為妃治病。禪師慈悲願救此苦。答曰。殺羊食心豈不苦痛。一切眾生皆是佛子。何因於妃偏生此愛。王慚愧懺悔仍請出山。乃曰。王命既重不可不行。王自先行。貧道生不乘騎當可後去。王曰。弟子步從與師同行。報曰。出家人與俗異。但前行應同到。王行兩日方至。進一旦便達。徑入妃堂。妃見進流汗。因爾除差。施絹五百段納衣袈裟什物等。進令王妃以水𭾄手執物呪願。總用迴入法聚寺基業。即辭還山。王與妃見進足離地可四五寸。以大業十三年正月八日終此山中。龍吟猿叫三日乃已。

Shi Fajin's family clan is not known. He lived at the Yunü Temple on Mount Xiangying in Mianzhu County, Yizhou, as a disciple of Chan Master Hui. Later, he received the ten precepts under Dharma Master Ding. He took reverence, sincerity, humility, and scrupulousness as his duties, engaging solely in the practice of seated meditation. In the bamboo grove behind the temple, he would regularly sit; four fierce tigers circled around him on either side. The Master instructed [others] not to disclose these signs. Later, he was taught the water contemplation. A servant went to fetch firewood and saw fine, clear water upon his rope-bed. Picking up two white stones, he placed them into the water. When Jin returned to the temple at dusk, he felt severe pain in his back. He questioned the servant, who said that he had placed stones there. Jin told him that he should go the next morning and remove these stones. At dawn, when Jin entered meditation, the servant again saw the clear water as before, and immediately removed the stones; Jin's suffering was thereupon healed. Because of this, he practiced absorption and never left this mountain. During the Kaihuang era, King Xiu of Shu governed Yizhou. His consort suffered from heart and abdominal ailments, which no treatment could alleviate. There was a Daoist, Wen Pushan, from Mount Baidai in Changlong, Mianzhou, who could climb onto swords and burn fire; on Mount Huming there were two Daoists who could summon and command ghosts and spirits, use talismans, and perform sacrificial offerings, and who could enter water without drowning. They all came to treat her together, but none had any effect. [The Prince] then dispatched the Chief Administrator Zhang Ying and others to the mountain to invite Jin to come out and treat the consort's illness. Jin replied, "I have lived in the mountains for nearly eighty years, sharing the nature of water." They earnestly urged him further. Jin replied, "I shall end my life here; you may return early on your own." The messenger returned and reported everything. The Prince then dispatched officials of the Six Departments with four calf-carts and a retinue of a hundred men to go again and welcome him. Jin said, "Though the Prince is noble and exalted, life has its own destined course." He maintained his original resolve. When the messenger returned, the Prince was enraged, and went into the mountain himself, intending to inflict punishment with his own hands. When he reached the mountain temple and bowed before the Buddha, upon seeing Jin, he unconsciously began to tremble and break into a sweat all over his body. The Prince said, "I respectfully invite the Chan Master to treat the consort's illness. May the Chan Master be compassionate and save her from this suffering." Jin replied, "When sheep are slaughtered and their hearts eaten, is that not painful? All sentient beings are children of the Buddha. Why do you give rise to this partial love solely for the consort?" The Prince felt shame and repentance, and still requested him to leave the mountain. Jin then said, "Since the Prince's order is weighty, I cannot refuse to go. Let the Prince go ahead on his own; this poor monk has never ridden a mount in his life, and will follow behind." The Prince said, "Your disciple shall follow on foot and travel together with the Master." Jin replied, "Monastics are different from layfolk. Just proceed ahead, and we will arrive at the same time." The Prince traveled for two days before arriving; Jin reached the palace in a single morning. Jin entered straight into the consort's hall; seeing Jin, the consort broke into a sweat, and thereby she was cured. Five hundred lengths of silk, patch-robe kāṣāyas, and various articles were offered to him. Jin had the King and his consort wash their hands with water, hold the items, and make vows, dedicating them all to become the endowment of Fajusi Temple. He then took his leave and returned to the mountain. The Prince and his consort saw that Jin's feet were about four or five inches above the ground. On the eighth day of the first month in the thirteenth year of the Daye era, he passed away on this mountain. Dragons moaned and apes howled for three days before stopping.