[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) › 7.29 # 弘贊法華傳 7.29 弘贊法華傳 7.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.7.29) 隋并州人。高守節。家代信奉。而守節尤為精到。年十六七時。曾遊代都。道遇沙門。年可六十。自稱海雲。與之談敘。因謂曰。兒能誦經不。答曰。誠其本心。雲。即將向五臺。至一處。見三草屋。纔得容身。乃於中止。教誦法華經。在外乞求。給其衣食。節。屢見胡僧來至。與師言笑。終而歸去後。雲輒問曰。識向胡僧不。曰。不識。雲貌似戲言曰。是文殊師利菩薩。節。雖頻承此告。未悟其旨。後忽使節下山。就村取物。仍誡曰。夫女人者。眾惡之本。壞菩提道。破涅槃城。汝向人間。宜其深慎。節敬諾。受教下山。中路乃見一女人。年十四五。衣服鮮花。姿容雅麗。乘一白馬。直趣其前。扣頭向節曰。身有急患。要須下乘。馬好跳躍。制不自由。希君扶接。濟此微命。節遂念師言。竟不迴顧。女亦追尋數里。苦切其辭。節執志如初。俄而致失。既還本處。具陳其事。師曰。汝真丈夫矣。雖然。此是文殊師利菩薩。節尚不悟。猶謂戲言。然。於此誦經。凡歷三載。法華一部。甚得精淳。後聞長安度人。心希剃落。晨昏方便。諮師欲去。師云。汝誦得法華。大乘種子。今已成就。汝必欲去。當詢好師。此之一別。難重相見。汝京內可於禪定道場。依止臥倫禪師。節入京求度。不遂其心。乃往倫所。倫曰。汝從何來。答。從五臺山來。和尚。遣與師為弟子。倫曰。和尚名誰。答曰。名海雲。倫大驚歎曰。五臺山者。文殊所居。海雲比丘。即是華嚴經中善財童子。第三大善知識。汝何以棄此聖人。千劫萬劫。無由一遇。何其誤耶。節乃始悟由來。恨不碎其身骨。而愚情眷眷。猶希再覩。遂辭倫返迹。日夜奔馳。及至故處。都無所見。 > During the Sui dynasty, there was a man of Bingzhou named Gao Shoujie. His family had believed in and revered \[the Dharma\] for generations, and Shoujie was exceptionally dedicated. When he was sixteen or seventeen years old, he once traveled to Daidu. On the road he met a śramaṇa, around sixty years of age, who called himself Haiyun. Conversing with him, the monk asked: "Son, can you recite sūtras?" He replied: "That is truly my original wish." Haiyun then took him toward Mount Wutai. Arriving at a place, he saw three thatched huts, barely large enough to hold a person. They stayed there, and the monk taught him to recite the Lotus Sūtra, while going outside to beg in order to supply him with food and clothing. Shoujie repeatedly saw a foreign monk arrive and talk and laugh with his master, departing in the end. Haiyun would always ask: "Do you recognize the foreign monk just now?" He answered: "I do not." Haiyun said as if in jest: "He is Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva." Although Shoujie repeatedly received this statement, he did not grasp its import. Later, Haiyun suddenly sent Shoujie down the mountain to a village to fetch some goods, yet admonished him: "Women are the root of all evils; they ruin the path of bodhi and destroy the fortress of nirvāṇa. When you go into the human world, you must be extremely cautious." Shoujie respectfully agreed, accepted the instruction, and went down the mountain. On the road, he saw a woman of fourteen or fifteen years, dressed in fresh, bright clothing, with an elegant and beautiful appearance. Riding a white horse, she headed straight toward him, bowed her head to Shoujie, and said: "I have an urgent ailment and must dismount. The horse likes to leap about, and I cannot control it. I hope you, sir, will support and help me, saving this humble life." Shoujie then recalled his master's words and never once looked back. The woman pursued him for several miles, speaking in earnest and sorrowful words, but Shoujie held firmly to his resolve as before. Soon she was nowhere to be seen. Upon returning to his place, he recounted the matter in detail. His master said: "You are a true man! Nevertheless, that was Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva." Shoujie still did not realize it, still taking it for a joke. Thus, he recited the sūtra there for a total of three years, mastering the entirety of the Lotus Sūtra with great purity. Later, hearing that ordinations were being granted in Chang'an, he wished to shave his head. Morning and evening, seeking an opportunity, he consulted his master about wishing to leave. The master said: "Having recited the Lotus Sūtra, the seed of the Great Vehicle is now complete in you. If you must go, you should seek out a good master. After this parting, it will be difficult to see each other again. In the capital, at the Chanding Bodhimanda, you may rely on Chan Master Wolun." Shoujie entered the capital to seek ordination, but did not attain his wish. He then went to Master Lun's place. Lun asked: "Where do you come from?" He answered: "I come from Mount Wutai. My upādhyāya sent me to become your disciple." Lun asked: "What is your upādhyāya's name?" He answered: "His name is Haiyun." Lun was greatly amazed and sighed, saying: "Mount Wutai is where Mañjuśrī dwells. Bhikṣu Haiyun is none other than the third great spiritual friend of the youth Sudhana in the Avataṃsaka Sūtra! Why did you abandon such a sage? Across a thousand or ten thousand kalpas, there is no way to encounter him again. How mistaken you were!" Shoujie only then realized his origins and regretted that he had not crushed his own flesh and bones \[in devotion\]. Yet his foolish affection lingered, and he still hoped to see him again. He took leave of Lun and retraced his steps, racing day and night. When he arrived at the former place, he saw nothing at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.7.28) - [Next: 7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.7.30) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067~en-mt.7.29) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.7.29) · Pramāṇa