景德傳燈錄 8.59

8.59

Hearing the verse, the lecturer joyfully admired and praised him. Wherever the upāsaka went, venerable elders often visited him; their exchanges and responses all answered immediately according to the potential, beyond the confinement of rules, measures, or tracks. During the Yuanhe era, he traveled north to Xianghan, dwelling wherever he went: sometimes at Fengling or Lumen, sometimes in bustling markets and neighborhood lanes. At first he lived at Dongyan, and later resided in a small cottage west of the outer city wall. He had a daughter named Lingzhao, who constantly accompanied him, weaving bamboo strainers and having him sell them to provide for their daily needs. He composed a verse, which went: