集神州三寶感通錄 3.78

3.78

釋道安姓衛氏。常山人。事澄公為弟子。澄與語終日而無歇。門人怪而問曰。和上道化既廣。當與先輩宿德通言。安非眾望。而與語終日。澄曰。此人有遠識非爾所知。及澄亡安與徒屬千餘。逃難王屋護澤諸山木食㵎飲。南度河趣漢陰。夜行乘電過人家。令召林伯升。主人驚曰。素不行往何得知名。安曰。卿門馬㭿中掛一[笐-〦+(兜-儿)]可容一斛非百升耶。兩木夾之非林如何。然安手臂上有肉釧將可上下而不出腕。時俗號印手菩薩。羅什在龜茲。亦遙禮焉。既達荊襄大行道化。分眾四出所在流法。夜有異僧寄宿大堂。窓隙出入守者告安。安往禮曰。自顧罪重如何臨顧。僧曰。君殊無罪。當生兜率。即以手撝西北天際。重霄既收天宮奄現。又曰。當浴聖僧此果畢矣。安曰。浴具可辦。聖何由致。僧曰。但依浴法聖可致也。安便事之。至時果有非常小兒十數。入寺遊戲。須臾失之。但聞浴室用水聲。久之不見。開室而巾濕水減。及襄陽沒秦。安歸符氏。將平東晉。安苦諫不從。遂有淮南之敗。將終日。因早食先還。與僧大訣便卒。葬於五級寺中云云。

Śramaṇa Shi Dao'an was surnamed Wei and was a native of Changshan. He served the Venerable Fotudeng as a disciple. Fotudeng would speak with him all day without tiring. The disciples thought this strange and asked, 'Upādhyāya, your conversion to the Dharma is vast; you should converse with senior and venerable elders. Dao'an is not someone of widespread prestige, yet you converse with him all day.' Fotudeng replied, 'This man possesses far-reaching understanding that is beyond your comprehension.' When Fotudeng passed away, Dao'an fled with more than a thousand followers to evade trouble in mountains such as Wangwu and Huze, feeding on wild fruits and drinking from mountain torrents. Travelling south, they crossed the Yellow River and headed towards the Han River valley. While walking at night, guided by lightning flashes, they passed by a person's house. Dao'an ordered that Lin Bosheng be called out. The master [of the house] was startled and said, 'We have never had any contact; how do you know my name?' Dao'an said, 'At your gate, hanging on the horse rack, is a large basket that holds one hu—is that not one hundred sheng? Since it is flanked by two trees (lin), how could it not be Lin [Bosheng]?' Furthermore, on Dao'an's arm was a fleshy bangle that could move up and down but could not slip off the wrist. People of the time called him the 'Bodhisattva of the Mark-Bearing Hand'. Even Kumārajīva, while in Kucha, bowed to him from afar. When he arrived in Jing-Xiang, he widely propagated the Dharma, dispersing his congregation in four directions to spread the teachings wherever they went. One night, an extraordinary monk lodged in the main hall, entering and exiting through the window chinks. The watchman reported this to Dao'an. Dao'an went and paid obeisance to him, saying, 'Looking at myself, my sins are heavy; how have I deserved your visit?' The monk said, 'You have no sins at all and are destined for rebirth in Tuṣita.' He then pointed his hand toward the northwestern celestial horizon: the layered clouds parted, and the heavenly palace suddenly appeared. He also said, 'You should bathe the holy monks, and this fruit will be accomplished.' Dao'an said, 'The bathing requisites can be prepared, but by what means can the holy ones be summoned?' The monk said, 'Merely follow the bathing ritual, and the holy ones can be summoned.' Dao'an then performed it. When the time came, more than ten extraordinary small children indeed entered the monastery to play. After a moment, they disappeared; only the sound of water being used was heard from the bathroom. After a long while without seeing anyone, they opened the room: the towels were damp and the water was depleted. When Xiangyang was captured by the Qin, Dao'an surrendered to the Fu clan. When Fu Jian was about to pacify the Eastern Jin, Dao'an earnestly admonished him against it, but was ignored; this resulted in the defeat at the Huai River. When his death approached, having returned early after the morning meal, he bid a grand farewell to the monks and passed away. He was buried in the Wuji Temple, and so forth.