[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) › 4.10 # 法華傳記 4.10 法華傳記 4.10 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.10) 釋法宗臨海人。少好遊獵。甞於剡遇射孕鹿母墮胎。鹿母銜箭。猶就地舐子。宗廼悔悟。知貪生愛子。是有識所同。於是摧弓折矢。出家業道。常分衛自資。受一食法。蔬苦六時以悔先罪。誦法華維摩。常升臺諷詠。響聞四遠。士庶稟其歸戒者三千餘人。遂開拓所住。以為精舍。因誦為目。號曰法華臺也。中時有異光明。暗夜如晝。人皆異之。宗後不測所終。臺寺現在。若有疾病者。止宿於中祈念即愈矣。 > Shi Fazong was a native of Linhai. When young he was fond of hunting. Once in Shan, he encountered and shot a pregnant doe, causing her to miscarry. Holding the arrow in her mouth, the mother doe still approached the ground to lick her fawn. Fazong then repented and had an awakening, knowing that clinging to life and loving one's offspring is shared by all sentient beings. Thereupon he broke his bow, snapped his arrows, went forth from the household life, and practiced the path. He always sustained himself by begging for food, observed the rule of taking a single meal, and ate bitter vegetables throughout the six periods of the day to repent his past transgressions. He recited the Lotus Sūtra and the Vimalakīrti. He frequently mounted a terrace to chant and recite, the resonance being heard far and wide. The gentry and commoners who received the refuges and precepts from him numbered more than three thousand. He then expanded his dwelling into a vihāra, naming it Fahuatai after his recitation. From time to time there was extraordinary light, turning the dark night into day, and people all marvelled at it. It is not known where Fazong ended his days. The terrace temple still exists today; if any sick persons lodge within it, pray, and maintain mindfulness, they immediately recover. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.9) - [Next: 4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.11) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068~en-mt.4.10) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.38) — 慧皎, Classical Chinese - [弘贊法華傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.9) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.10) · Pramāṇa