華嚴經傳記 2.6

2.6

勒那摩提。魏云寶意。中天竺人也。博贍之富。理事兼通。誦一億偈。偈有三十二字。尤明禪法。意在遊化。以正始五年。始屆洛邑。譯十地等論二十四卷。初意神理標異。慧悟絕倫。領牒魏詞。遍盡隅奧。帝每令講華嚴經。披釋開悟。精義每發。一日正處高座。忽有持笏執名者。形如太宮云。天帝命來請法師。講華嚴經。意曰。今此法席。尚未停輟。待訖經文。當從來命。雖然法事所資。獨不能建。都講燒香。維那梵唄。咸亦須之。可請今定。使者則如所言。講席諸僧咸悉同見。既而法事將了。又見前使者云。奉天帝命故來下迎。意乃含笑。熙怡告眾。辭訣奄然。卒於法座。都講等僧亦同時殞。魏境聞見。無不嗟異之。

Ratnamati—in Wei [Chinese] called Baoyi ("Treasure Mind")—was a native of Central India. Vastly wealthy in learning, he penetrated both principle and phenomena. He recited one hundred million verses, each verse having thirty-two syllables. He was especially clear on the methods of dhyāna, his mind set on traveling and transforming [beings]. In the fifth year of the Zhengshi reign, he first arrived in Luoyi, translating twenty-four fascicles of treatises such as the Daśabhūmika[-śāstra]. From the beginning, his spiritual insight was uniquely distinguished and his wisdom and comprehension were peerless; he understood and checked the Wei language, penetrating all its subtle corners. The emperor repeatedly ordered him to lecture on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra; his exposition and unravelling brought awakening, his refined meaning continuously emerging. One day, while properly seated upon the high seat, suddenly there appeared someone holding a tablet and a roster, shaped like an officer of the grand palace, who said, "The Heavenly Emperor has commanded me to invite the Dharma Master to lecture on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra." [Ratna]mati said, "This Dharma assembly has not yet paused; wait until the sūtra text is finished, and I will follow your order. However, the requirements of a Dharma service cannot be accomplished alone: the chief chanter (dujiang), the incense burner, the karmadāna (weina), and the chanter of Sanskrit hymns (fanbai) are all needed. Please summon them now." The envoy acted according to his words; all the monks in the lecture assembly witnessed this together. Soon, as the Dharma service was nearing completion, the former envoy was seen again, saying, "Receiving the Heavenly Emperor's command, I have come down to welcome you." [Ratna]mati smiled gently, bid farewell to the assembly in peaceful delight, and suddenly passed away upon the Dharma seat. The chief chanter and other monks also died at the same time. Throughout the borders of Wei, all who heard or saw this marveled at it.