傳法正宗記 6.11

6.11

He further said, “Transmit it well; do not let it be cut off. I am going to wander to Luofu, and will return before long.” After two more years, he returned to Shangu. For more than a month, he held a grand gathering of the people of the prefecture and preached the Dharma to them. Then, he passed away while standing under a large tree. It was the second year, the bingyin year, of the Daye era of the Sui. At that time, the Sui house was in turmoil, and there was no leisure to build a stūpa for him. In the fifth year of the Tianbao era of the Tang, it happened that Li Chang of Zhaojun was transferred to an official post in Shu. He opened the tomb and cremated him, obtained relics, and erected a stūpa at the place of his passing. Earlier, Venerable Can had gone forth because of a wind illness; when he resided at Shangu, although the illness was cured, his head no longer grew black hair. Therefore, the people of Shu called him Red-Headed Can. Yet with his extraordinary insight and remarkable virtue, he was truly an unfathomable man. Prior to this, where he lived, snakes and beasts had caused much harm; when the Venerable arrived, they all vanished. One day, a divine light suddenly shone forth from his monastery, and sweet dew dripped upon the mountain forests. People of the time thought it strange and asked each other about it. The Venerable said, “This is merely an omen that the Buddha Dharma is about to flourish and relics are about to arrive.” Afterward, the imperial capital obtained relics on a large scale, which were subsequently distributed throughout the realm, and indeed a stūpa was established at Shangu Monastery. His responsive manifestations were all of this kind. Emperor Minghuang of the Tang bestowed the posthumous title Chan Master Jianzhi, and his stūpa was named Jueji. Later, Prime Minister Fang Guan composed his stele, prefacing it in great detail.