釋門自鏡錄 2.61

2.61

汾州啟福寺寺主慧澄。富慧解律儀。冠帶門徒。門徒數百令譽當時。以調露三年六月。染患將盡。數日牛吼。無何而終。數日有寺僧長寧。精修禪行。夜忽見澄來。形色顦顇云。吾為互用三寶物。苦劇難言。今望從公乞一食。又語寧云。諸罪差輕。第一不得用伽藍物。數數須陪。時有一僧。名智感。學行兼通精修慎密。澄語寧云。一州之中。唯此人可得全免。餘者大難。又云。唐興寺善澄法師。亦互用三寶物。不久當受。

The vihārasvāmin Huicheng of Qifu Monastery in Fenzhou was rich in wisdom and understood the vinaya rituals. His disciples were dressed in proper robes and caps, numbering in the hundreds, and he enjoyed a splendid reputation in his day. In the sixth month of the third year of the Tiaolu reign era, he contracted an illness and was near his end; for several days he bellowed like an ox, and died soon after. A few days later, a monk of the monastery named Changning, who diligently practiced meditation, suddenly saw Cheng appear at night, his appearance haggard and gaunt, saying, 'Because I misused the property of the Three Jewels, my suffering is severe beyond words. Now I hope to beg a meal from you.' He also told Ning, 'Other offenses are comparatively light, but foremost of all, one must not misuse the property of the saṃghārāma; it must be compensated repeatedly.' At that time there was a monk named Zhigan, who was versed in both learning and practice, diligent and prudent. Cheng said to Ning, 'In this entire prefecture, only this man will be able to escape completely; for the rest it will be very difficult.' He also said, 'Dharma Master Shancheng of Tangxing Monastery also misused the property of the Three Jewels; before long he will undergo retribution.'