華嚴經傳記 4.10

4.10

京師延興寺苑律師。德行精苦。堅持禁戒。以貞觀年中。途經㶚橋。舍於逆旅。日既將夕。因而寓宿。俄有異僧儀服麁弊同至。主人別房而止。遂命淳醪良肉快意飲噉。律師行潔氷霜。勃然恥穢。其僧食已。乃漱以灰豆。閉戶居室。誦大方廣佛華嚴經。俄頃之間。一軸尋畢。苑乃束身。抱愧則佇玄音。未至五更。便終六帙。苑深自悔嘖。抱悲泣交懷。入房禮懺。因而分訣。不告名字。莫知所之。

Vinaya Master Yuan of Yanxingsi in the capital was rigorous in his virtuous conduct and strictly maintained the prohibitive precepts. During the Zhenguan era, while passing through Ba Bridge, he stayed at an inn. As the sun was setting, he lodged there. Soon an extraordinary monk arrived, wearing coarse and worn garments. The innkeeper lodged him in a separate room, whereupon [the monk] called for rich wine and fine meat, drinking and eating to his heart's content. The Vinaya Master's conduct was as pure as ice and frost, and he abruptly took offense at such defilement. When that monk finished eating, he rinsed his mouth with ash and beans, closed the door to his room, and recited the Mahāvaipulya Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra. In an instant, one scroll was completed. Yuan pulled himself upright, and holding feelings of shame, waited listening to the profound sound. Before the fifth watch, [the monk] had completed six cases. Yuan deeply reproached himself with remorse, his chest brimming with grief and tears, and entered the room to bow and confess. Thereupon they parted, [the monk] not giving his name, and his whereabouts remained unknown.