法苑珠林 46.81

46.81

晉羅浮山有單道開。姓孟。燉煌人。少懷栖隱誦經四十餘萬言。絕穀餌柏實。柏實難得復服松脂。後服細石子。一吞數枚數日一服。或時多少噉薑椒。如此七年。後不畏寒暑。冬袒夏溫晝夜不臥。開學十人共契服食。十年之外或死或退。唯開全志。進陵太守遣馬迎開。開辭能步行三百里路。一日早至。山樹諸神或現異形試之。初無懼色。以石虎建武十二年。從西平來。一日行七百里。至南安度一童子為沙彌。年十四。稟受教法行能及開。時太史奏虎云。有仙人星現。當有高士入境。虎普勅州郡。有異人令啟開其年冬十一月秦州刺史上表送開。初止鄴城西法綝祠中。後徙臨漳昭德寺於房內造重閣坐禪。虎資給甚厚。開皆以慧施。時樂仙者多來諮問。開都不答。迺為說偈云。

Shan Daokai of Mount Luofu under the Jin had the lay surname Meng and was a man of Dunhuang. From youth he harbored aspirations for seclusion and recited more than four hundred thousand words of scripture. He abstained from grains and ate cypress seeds. When cypress seeds were difficult to obtain, he consumed pine resin; later, he ingested fine pebbles, swallowing several at a time once every few days. Sometimes he ate a little ginger and pepper. This continued for seven years. Thereafter, he did not fear cold or heat, going bare-chested in winter and wearing warm clothing in summer, and never lying down day or night. Daokai and ten fellow students made an agreement to practice ingestion together; beyond ten years, some died and some gave up; only Daokai preserved his determination. The governor of Jinling sent horses to welcome Daokai, but Daokai declined, being able to walk on foot for three hundred li. He arrived early in the day. The spirits of the mountains and trees sometimes manifested unusual forms to test him, but he showed no fear at all. In the twelfth year of the Jianwu era of Shi Hu, he came from Xiping, traveling seven hundred li in a single day. Arriving in Nan'an, he ordained a boy as a śrāmaṇera, aged fourteen, whose reception of the Dharma and practices were equal to Daokai's. At that time, the Grand Astrologer memorialized Shi Hu, saying: "The Immortal Star has appeared; an eminent gentleman is destined to enter our territory." Shi Hu issued a general decree to the provinces and commanderies that any unusual person should be reported. In the eleventh month, in winter of that year, the Inspector of Qinzhou submitted a memorial escorting Daokai. He first stayed in the Western Shrine of Faxin in the city of Ye. Later, he moved to Zhaode Temple in Linzhang, where he constructed a multi-storied pavilion inside his room to sit in dhyāna. Shi Hu's provisions for him were extremely generous; Daokai distributed them all with wisdom as gifts. At that time, many who delighted in immortality came to inquire of him, but Daokai answered none of them. He then spoke a verse for them, saying: