[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [弘贊法華傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067) › 5.8 # 弘贊法華傳 5.8 弘贊法華傳 5.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.5.8) 釋僧明。未詳其氏姓。戒品凝潔。頭陀為業。住濠州招義縣石門山。於山頂石上。累甎造彌勒天宮一所。并彌勒像。常誦法花。幽求妙旨。誦持每聞空中彈指。及稱善哉聲。至天監年中。遂奏所梁武。請欲焚身。頻繁再三。方蒙聞許。乃於彌勒宮前方石上。遂其先志。身並灰燼。唯餘一甲。燒訖。其石方四五尺。忽陷成池。信宿花生。鮮榮絕代。諸飲此池者。疾病皆愈。後人取所焚灰。造其儀像。又造一小木像。重燒此甲。以灰塗之。人或沾污。像即移去。其行道之處。皆悉生花。大如梨棗。數過千百。現有表塔。具旌其事（云云）。 > Shi Sengming—his original clan and surname are not clear. His observance of the monastic precepts was pure and spotless, and he took dhūta austerities as his vocation. He resided at Mount Shimen in Zhaoyi County, Haozhou. On a rock at the summit of the mountain, he piled bricks to build a Maitreya heavenly palace and an image of Maitreya. He constantly recited the Lotus Sūtra, searching deeply for its wondrous import. Whenever he recited, he would hear finger-snappings in the sky and the praise 'Excellent!'. During the Tianjian era (502–519), he submitted a memorial to Emperor Wu of Liang requesting permission to burn his body. Only after repeated requests was he granted permission. He then fulfilled his prior aspiration on a square stone in front of the Maitreya Palace. His entire body turned to ashes, leaving only a single fingernail. After the burning, the stone, four or five feet square, suddenly sank down and formed a pool. Within two nights, flowers blossomed, their fresh splendor unmatched in their era. Those who drank from this pool were all cured of illnesses. Later people took the ashes from the burning to make a sculpted image of him, and also made a small wooden image, burned this fingernail once more, and smeared the ashes upon it. If someone polluted it, the image would move away. At the place where he had practiced walking meditation, flowers sprouted everywhere, as large as pears and jujubes, numbering in the hundreds and thousands. A memorial stūpa stands there today, recording this affair in full detail (and so forth). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.5.7) - [Next: 5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.5.9) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067~en-mt.5.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.5.8) · Pramāṇa