法華傳記 4.28

4.28

釋超辯。姓張燉煌人。幼而神悟孤發。履操深沈。誦法華金剛般若。聞京師盛於佛法。廼越自西河路。由巴楚達于建業。頃之東適吳越。觀矚山水。停山陰城傍寺。少時後還都。止定林上寺。閑居養素畢命。山門誦法華。日限一遍。心敏口從。恒有餘力。禮千佛凡一百五十餘萬拜。足不出門三十餘載。以齊永明十年。終於山寺。七十有三。葬于寺南。沙門僧祐。為造碑墓所東。莧劉勰製文。

Śramaṇa Chaobian, whose secular surname was Zhang, was a native of Dunhuang. In his youth his spiritual insight manifested singularly, and his conduct and self-cultivation were deep and profound. He recited the Lotus Sūtra and the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā. Hearing that the Buddha Dharma flourished in the capital, he crossed over the Western River road and, by way of Ba and Chu, reached Jianye. Shortly thereafter, he went east to Wu and Yue to view the mountains and rivers, staying for a short time at a temple beside the city of Shanyin. Later he returned to the capital and took up residence at Upper Dinglin Temple, living in seclusion to nourish his simplicity and complete his life. Within the mountain gate he recited the Lotus Sūtra, setting a daily limit of one recitation; his mind was agile and his mouth followed with ease, always having energy to spare. He paid homage to the thousand Buddhas for a total of more than 1,500,000 prostrations. For over thirty years his feet never went outside the gate. In the tenth year of the Yongming era of the Qi, he passed away at the mountain temple at the age of seventy-three. He was buried south of the temple. The śramaṇa Sengyou erected a stele east of the tomb site, and requested Liu Xie to compose the text.