[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) › 4.9 # 華嚴經傳記 4.9 華嚴經傳記 4.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.9) 隋釋曇義。并州人也。幼而出家。住十力寺。堅持禁戒推諸代務。苦節頭陀。常居五臺山。願依文殊大師策修勝業。每日誦法華兩遍。讀華嚴一帙。以此為恒。如是因修。積有年稔。後與弟子曇訓。遊歷諸臺。禮拜供養。因至南臺。見一比丘尼。莫知名號。布衣疎素。儀貌清雅。至其所居。廓無屋宇。唯見坐處。四周豎材橛。擁草為筵。筵以當首座。於中跏坐。義遂敘致暄涼。因問作何行業。尼答。唯誦華嚴。義便請聞之。尼云。今與大德。僧尼有異。日既將曛。不宜在此。請往谷南。止於石室。義乃躊躇未去。尼將自起避之。義曰。意望聞聽華嚴。是以遲疑戀仰。尼曰。但至彼宿。應亦得聞。義遂依言。至彼石室。相去隔谷。可五六里。燒香遙供。便聞尼誦華嚴。聲韻分明。猶如咫尺。初誦第一。遙見尼口兩吻出光。將至二軸。其明轉盛。至第三已去。光遍山谷如晝日。遙見尼形。有同對面。後至五更。兩帙方畢。後遍誦至第六帙。其光漸收。經徹之際。光亦收盡。義等暨于旦日。齎持香華。以申供養。廣發弘願。禮別而歸。後與諸人。再更尋求。莫知所在。曇義弟子曇訓。後至京師太原寺。向賢首法師親說。 > Monk Tanyi of the Sui dynasty was a man from Bingzhou. He went forth from the household life in his youth and resided at Shilisic temple, strictly maintaining the prohibitive precepts and declining all worldly affairs. Practicing the rigorous disciplines of dhūta, he constantly resided on Mount Wutai, wishing to rely upon the Great Master Mañjuśrī to spur him on in cultivating supreme practice. Every day he recited the Lotus Sūtra twice and read one case of the Avataṃsaka \[Sūtra\], taking this as his constant practice. Practicing like this, he accumulated years. Later, together with his disciple Tanxun, he travelled through the various terraces, bowing and making offerings. When he arrived at the South Terrace, he saw a bhikṣuṇī whose name was unknown. Her hemp robes were coarse and simple, and her demeanor was pure and elegant. When he reached her dwelling place, it was empty, without any buildings; he saw only where she sat, with wooden pegs driven all around and grass gathered into a mat. The mat served as the head seat, and she sat cross-legged in the middle of it. Tanyi then exchanged greetings about the weather and asked what practice she pursued. The nun replied, "I only recite the Avataṃsaka." Tanyi then requested to hear it. The nun said, "Today, between you, Virtuous One, and myself, there is the difference between monk and nun. The sun is already setting; it is not suitable for you to remain here. Please go south of the valley and stay in a stone chamber." Tanyi hesitated and did not leave; the nun was about to rise and avoid him herself. Tanyi said, "My intention was hoping to hear the Avataṃsaka; that is why I hesitated with longing." The nun said, "Just go there to lodge; you should also be able to hear it." Tanyi then followed her words and went to that stone chamber, separated by a valley about five or six li away. Burning incense to make offerings from afar, he then heard the nun reciting the Avataṃsaka, the sound and rhythm distinct and clear, as if right beside him. When she first recited the first \[scroll\], from afar he saw light issuing from both corners of the nun's mouth. By the second scroll, the brightness grew even stronger. From the third onward, the light filled the mountain valleys like broad daylight; from afar he could see the nun's form as though face to face. Later, by the fifth watch, the two cases were just completed. Later, when she had recited through to the sixth case, the light gradually gathered back; at the moment the scripture was concluded, the light had also completely vanished. When dawn arrived, Tanyi and his companion brought incense and flowers to present offerings, made extensive great vows, bowed in farewell, and returned. Later, together with various others, he searched for her again, but her whereabouts were unknown. Tanyi's disciple Tanxun later went to Taiyuansi in the capital and recounted this personally to Dharma Master Xianshou. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.8) - [Next: 4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.10) - [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.4.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法華傳記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.6.24) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2073.4.9) · Pramāṇa