[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) › [華嚴經傳記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073) › 4.5 # 華嚴經傳記 4.5 華嚴經傳記 4.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.5) 釋普圓者。不知其氏族也。聲議所述。似居河海。周武之初。來遊三輔。容貌魁梧。無顧弘緩。有大夫之神采焉。多歷名山大川。常以頭陀為志。樂行慈救。利益為先。人有投者。輒便引度。示語行門。令遵苦節。常誦華嚴一部。依之修定。用心彌到。不覺經過晨夕。有時乞食。暫往村聚。多依林墓。攝靜思惟。夜忽有鬼來。形極可畏。四眼六牙。手持曲棒。身毛垂下。徑至其前。圓開目詳覩。都無懼色。不久便退。其例非一。有人從圓乞頭。將斬與之。止而不取。轉復乞眼。方欲剜施。又復止之。便從之索手。遂繫腕著樹。齊肘斬而與之。心悶委地。因斯卒于郊南之樊川也。道俗哀慕。如喪考妣。分其闍維之骨。數處各修塔焉。 > Monk Puyuan: His clan and origin are unknown. From accounts and hearsay, it seems he dwelt along the rivers and seas. At the beginning of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Zhou, he came travelling through the Three Auxiliaries. His appearance was imposing and robust, and he was completely unhurried and composed, possessing the bearing and presence of a grand master. He traversed many famous mountains and great rivers, constantly making dhūta practices his aim. He delighted in acting with compassion and rescue, prioritizing benefit \[to others\]. Whenever people came to seek refuge with him, he would promptly guide and deliver them, showing and instructing them in the practices and gates \[of cultivation\], causing them to adhere to rigorous disciplines. He constantly recited from memory the entire Avataṃsaka \[Sūtra\], cultivating concentration by relying upon it. The application of his mind was exceptionally thorough, such that he was unaware of the passage of morning and evening. At times he would beg for food, temporarily going to villages and settlements, but mostly he dwelt in forests and graveyards, collecting himself in tranquil contemplation. One night, a ghost suddenly appeared whose form was exceedingly terrifying, having four eyes and six fangs, holding a crooked cudgel in his hand, with the hair of his body hanging down. He came directly before him. Puyuan opened his eyes and looked carefully; he had no trace of fear in his expression. Before long, \[the ghost\] withdrew. Such instances were not unique. Someone once begged Puyuan for his head; just as he was about to cut it off and give it, \[the beggar\] stopped and would not take it. Then the person again begged for his eyes; just as he was about to gouge them out to give them away, the person again stopped him. He then demanded his hands from him; \[Puyuan\] then tied his wrists to a tree and severed them flush with his elbows to give to him. Fainting with an anguished mind, he collapsed to the ground, and consequently passed away in Fanchuan in the southern suburbs. Monastics and laity mourned and longed for him, as if they had lost their own parents. They divided the relics of his cremation (jhāpita) and built pagodas in several places. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.4) - [Next: 4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.6) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073~en-mt.4.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [續高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.27.17) — 道宣, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.5) · Pramāṇa