[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) › 6.8 # 弘贊法華傳 6.8 弘贊法華傳 6.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.8) 釋僧生。姓袁氏。蜀郡陴人。少出家。以苦行致稱。成都宋豐等。請為三賢寺主。誦法華習禪定。甞於山中誦經。有虎來蹲其前。誦竟乃去。後每至諷詠。輒見左右四人為侍衛。年雖衰老。而翹勤彌勵。後嬰微疾。便語侍者云。吾將去矣。死後可為燒身。弟子依遺命。 > Shi Sengsheng had the surname Yuan and was a native of Pi in Shu Commandery. He went forth from the household in his youth and was praised for his ascetic practices. Song Feng and others of Chengdu invited him to become the abbot of Sanxian Monastery. He recited the Lotus and practiced dhyāna meditation. Once, when he was reciting the sūtra in the mountains, a tiger came and crouched in front of him, departing only when the recitation was completed. Thereafter, whenever he chanted, he would always see four attendants standing guard at his left and right. Although he grew old and frail, his zealous devotion grew even more earnest. Later, afflicted with a slight illness, he told his attendant, 'I am about to depart. After I die, you may burn my body.' The disciples followed his testamentary instructions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.7) - [Next: 6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.9) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067~en-mt.6.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.37) — 慧皎, Classical Chinese - [法華傳記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.8) · Pramāṇa