[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) › [鐔津文集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115) › 3.26 # 鐔津文集 3.26 鐔津文集 3.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.3.26) 道紀。事其母也。母游必以身荷之。或與之助。而道紀必曰。吾母非君母也。其形骸之累。乃吾事也。烏可以勞君邪。是可謂篤於親也。慧能。好鬻薪以養其母。將從師。患無以為母儲。殆欲為傭以取資。及還而其母已殂。慨不得以道見之。遂寺其家以善之。終亦歸死于是也。故曰葉落歸根。能公至人也。豈測其異德。猶示人而不忘其本也。道丕會其世之亂。乃負母逃於華陰山中。丐食以為養。父死於事。而丕往求其遺骸既至而亂骨不辨。道丕即祝之。遽有髑髏躍至其前。蓋其父之骸也。道丕可謂全孝也。智藏古僧之勁直者也。事師恭於事父。師沒則心喪三年也。常超事師中禮。及其沒也。奉之如存。故燕人美其孝悌焉。故律制佛子必減其衣盂之資以養父母也。然此諸公不遺其親。於聖人之。意得之矣。智藏常超謹於奉師。蓋亦合於其起教之大戒者也。可法也矣。 > Daoji served his mother: whenever his mother traveled, he personally carried her on his back. If someone offered assistance, Daoji would always say, 'My mother is not your mother; the burden of her bodily form is my affair. How could I trouble you?' He can truly be called devoted to his parent. Huineng was fond of selling firewood to support his mother; when he was about to follow his teacher, he worried that he had no provisions stored for his mother and almost wished to hire himself out as a laborer to secure funds. By the time he returned, his mother had already passed away; lamenting that he could not see her with the Way, he turned his family home into a monastery to dedicate merit to her, and ultimately also returned to die there. Thus it is said, 'Fallen leaves return to their roots.' Master Neng was an extraordinary man; how could one measure his unique virtue? Yet he still demonstrated to people that he did not forget his roots. Daopi encountered the turmoil of his age, so he carried his mother on his back and fled into the Huayin Mountains, begging for food to support her. His father died in service, so Daopi went to seek his remains; when he arrived, the scattered bones could not be distinguished, so Daopi immediately prayed over them, and suddenly a skull leapt forward before him—it was indeed his father's remains! Daopi may be said to have practiced complete filial piety. Zhizang was an unbending and upright monk of antiquity: he served his master with greater reverence than he served his father, and when his master died, he observed inner mourning for three years. Changchao served his master in accordance with proper rites, and when he died, served him as if he were still alive; therefore the people of Yan praised his filial piety and fraternal respect. Thus the Vinaya ordains that disciples of the Buddha must reduce the funds for their robes and bowls to support their parents; these masters did not neglect their parents, and truly grasped the intention of the Sage. Zhizang and Changchao were meticulous in serving their teachers, which also accords with the Great Precepts from which the teaching arose; they can indeed serve as models. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.3.25) - [Next: 3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.3.27) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115~en-mt.3.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2115.3.26) · Pramāṇa