弘贊法華傳 6.16

6.16

釋慧豫。黃龍人。來遊楊州。止靈根寺。少而務學。遍訪眾師。善談論。美風則。每聞臧否人物。輒塞耳不聽。或時以異言問止。瓶衣率素。日以一中自畢。精勤標節。以救苦為先。誦法華經。又習禪業。精於五門（總彰佛體門。開智慧門。顯不思議門。諸法正性門。了無異自性無礙解脫門）甞寢。見有三人來扣戶。並衣冠鮮潔。執持花蓋。豫問。覓誰。答云。法師應死。故來奉迎。豫曰。小事未了。可申一年不。答云。可爾。至明年滿一周而卒。是歲齊永明七年。春秋五十有七。

Shi Huiyu was a native of Huanglong. He came to travel in Yangzhou and stayed at Linggen Monastery. From his youth he was dedicated to learning, visiting all the masters; he was skilled in debate and possessed an admirable demeanor. Whenever he heard people praising or censuring others, he would block his ears and not listen, or at times deflect it with unusual remarks. His water jar and robes were simple and unadorned; he completed each day with a single midday meal. In his diligent austerity, taking the relief of suffering as paramount, he recited the Lotus Sūtra and also practiced dhyāna, being proficient in the five gates (the gate generally revealing the Buddha's essence, the gate opening wisdom, the gate showing the inconceivable, the gate of the true nature of all phenomena, and the gate of unimpeded liberation understanding that there is no distinct self-nature). Once while sleeping, he saw three people come and knock on the door, all with fresh and clean robes and caps, holding flower canopies. Yu asked, "Whom are you looking for?" They answered, "The Dharma Master is due to die, so we have come to welcome you." Yu said, "A minor matter is not yet finished; may I have a one-year extension?" They replied, "Very well." When the next year was complete, he died. This was the seventh year of the Yongming era of the Qi, at the age of fifty-seven.