[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) › [法華傳記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068) › 3.20 # 法華傳記 3.20 法華傳記 3.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.3.20) 釋智因。本姓賈氏。雁門樓煩人。遠公五代苗族也。家世嬰禍早夭覆癊。為外祖所養。至年十歲出家。神性聰慧天機穎悟。從訪道飡受法華。精通奧義。講經一百五十遍。烏鴿入肆聽講。猪鹿在邊而不去。初都講一部。夢胡僧語。汝講解善。將講卷別。因乃卷別。又夢。卷別甚佳。今將品別。因乃品別。又夢。品別甚可。須著義疏。因乃著疏。即發誓言。我講義疏。若不乖佛旨。燒疏以為驗。聚薪置疏加火。細雨而降。火滅疏不損。見聞歎異。馳望講肆者如市矣（新錄）。 > Shi Zhiyin originally had the surname Jia, and was a native of Loufan in Yanmen, a descendant five generations removed from Master Huiyuan. His family met with misfortune, his ancestors died young, and he was raised by his maternal grandfather. At the age of ten he left home. His spiritual nature was intelligent, and he was endowed with innate natural understanding. He sought out the Path and received the Lotus Sūtra, thoroughly mastering its profound principles. He lectured on the sūtra one hundred and fifty times; crows and doves entered the hall to listen to the lecture, and wild boars and deer stayed by his side without leaving. At first, he lectured through the entire work at once. He dreamt of a foreign monk who said to him: "Your exposition is good; next lecture on it roll by roll." Thereupon Yin lectured roll by roll. He dreamt again: "Lecturing roll by roll was very fine; now lecture chapter by chapter." Yin then lectured chapter by chapter. He dreamt again: "Lecturing chapter by chapter was very good; you must compose a commentary." Yin then composed a commentary, and made a vow, saying: "If my commentary does not deviate from the Buddha's intention, let burning the commentary serve as proof!" He gathered firewood, placed the commentary upon it, and applied fire; a fine rain fell, the fire was extinguished, and the commentary was unharmed. Those who saw and heard this marveled in praise, and those hurrying to gaze upon his lecture hall were like a crowded market. (Xinlu) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.3.19) - [Next: 3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.3.21) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068~en-mt.3.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.3.20) · Pramāṇa