[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) › 4.12 # 法華傳記 4.12 法華傳記 4.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.12) 釋道\[囗@(儿/口)\]姓馬扶風人。初出家為道懿弟子。懿病。甞遣\[囗@(儿/口)\]等四人。至河南霍山採鐘乳。入穴數里。跨木渡水。三人溺死。炬火又亡。\[囗@(儿/口)\]判無濟理。\[囗@(儿/口)\]素誦法華。唯憑誠此業。又存念觀音。有頃見一光如螢火。追之不及。遂得出穴。於是進修禪業。節行彌新。頻作數過普賢齋。並有瑞應。或見梵僧入坐。或見騎馬人至。並未及暄涼。倏忽不見。後與同學四人。南遊上京。觀矚風化。夜乘氷度河。中道氷破。三人沒死。\[囗@(儿/口)\]又歸誠觀音誦法華。廼覺脚下如有一物自𢼨。復見赤光在前。乘光至岸達都。止南㵎寺。常以船舟為業。甞中夜誦經已入禪。忽見四人御車至房。呼令上乘。\[囗@(儿/口)\]欻不自覺。已見身在郡。後沈橋間。見一人在路坐胡床。侍者數百人。見\[囗@(儿/口)\]驚起曰。坐禪人耳。彼人因謂左右曰。向上令知處而已。何忽勞屈法師。於是禮拜執別。令人送\[囗@(儿/口)\]。還寺扣門。良久方開。入寺見房併閉。眾咸莫測其然。宋元嘉二十年。臨川康王義慶。携往廣。陵終於彼矣。 > Shi Daojiong, whose surname was Ma, was a native of Fufeng. When he first went forth from the household life, he was a disciple of Daoyi. When Yi fell ill, he once sent Daojiong and four others to Mount Huo in Henan to gather stalactites. Entering the cavern for several li, they straddled timbers to cross the water; three people drowned, and their torches went out. Daojiong judged that there was no way to be saved. Daojiong had long recited the Lotus Sūtra, so he relied with utmost sincerity solely on this practice and also kept Avalokiteśvara in mind. After a short while, he saw a light like a firefly; pursuing it without catching up, he finally made his way out of the cavern. Thereupon he advanced in cultivating meditation practice, his moral conduct becoming ever fresher. He observed the Samantabhadra retreat several times, and each had auspicious omens: sometimes he saw an Indian monk enter and sit, or saw a man riding a horse arrive; before any greetings could be exchanged, they suddenly disappeared. Later, together with four fellow students, he travelled south to the Supreme Capital to observe its customs and manners. At night, crossing a river over ice, the ice broke midway, and three people sank and died. Daojiong again took sincere refuge in Avalokiteśvara and recited the Lotus Sūtra; he then felt beneath his feet something supporting him, and again saw a red light in front. Following the light, he reached the shore and arrived at the capital, staying at Nanjian Temple. He regularly made ferry service his vocation. Once, in the middle of the night, having finished reciting the sūtra, he entered meditation; suddenly he saw four people driving a carriage arrive at his room, calling on him to board. Daojiong was abruptly unaware \[of moving\], and already saw himself between the commandery and the Shen Bridge. He saw a man sitting on a folding chair on the road, with several hundred attendants. Seeing Daojiong, the man rose in surprise and said: 'It is a meditator!' That man then said to those around him: 'I only ordered you to let him know the place above; why did you abruptly trouble the Dharma master?' Thereupon he bowed, took his leave, and had someone escort Daojiong back to the temple. He knocked at the gate, which opened only after a long time. Entering the temple, he found his room still locked, and the multitude could not fathom how it had happened. In the twentieth year of the Yuanjia reign-period of the Song, Prince Kang of Linchuan, Yiqing, took him to Guangling, where he died. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.11) - [Next: 4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.13) - [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.4.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.39) — 慧皎, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.4.12) · Pramāṇa