神僧傳 5.34

5.34

涪州相忠寺無相禪師者。非巴蜀人不知何來。忽至山寺隨眾而已。不異恒人。其寺在涪州上流大江水北。崖側有銘方五尺許。字如掌大都不可識。下有佛迹相去九尺長三尺許。蹈石如泥道俗敬重。相以一時渡水齊返無船。乃鉢安水中曰。何為常擎汝。汝可自渡水。便取芭蕉搭水立上而渡。鉢隨後來須臾達岸。時採樵者見之。相語覺知已便辭去。徒眾苦留不住。至水入船。諸人禮請。不與篙檝。乃捉船舷。直爾渡水。不顧而去。即令尋逐莫測所在。

Chan Master Wuxiang of Xiangzhong Temple in Fuzhou was not a native of Bashu, and no one knew where he came from. He suddenly arrived at the mountain temple, merely conforming to the multitude, no different from ordinary people. The temple was located on the upper reaches of Fuzhou, north of the Great River. By the cliffside, there was an inscription about five feet square; the characters were as large as a palm and completely illegible. Below it were Buddha footprints, nine feet apart and about three feet long, treading on the rock as though it were mud, which monastics and laypeople revered. Once, when Wuxiang crossed the water to return after a midday meal, there was no boat. He placed his bowl in the water and said, "Why do I always carry you? You can cross the water yourself." He then took a plantain leaf, laid it upon the water, stood upon it, and crossed over. The bowl followed behind him, reaching the bank in an instant. At the time, woodcutters saw this. When Wuxiang realized he had been seen, he took his leave and departed. His disciples pleaded with him to stay, but he would not. Reaching the water, he boarded a boat; though everyone bowed and pleaded, they did not give him oars or poles. He simply held the gunwale of the boat, crossed the water straightaway, and walked away without looking back. When they immediately sent people to pursue him, no one could discern where he was.