法苑珠林 79.41

79.41

隋東川釋慧雲。范陽人。十二出家。游聽為務。年至十八。乘驢止于叔家。叔覩其驢快。將規害之。適持刀往。見東牆下有黃衣人。揚拳逆叱曰。此道人方為通法大上。何忍欲害。叔懼告婦。婦曰。君心無剛。眼華所致耳。聞已復往。又見西牆下黃衣人云。勿殺道人。若殺大禍交及。叔悑乃止。明旦辭往姊家。叔又持刀送之。告雲曰。此路幽險故送師度難。雲在前行。正在深阻。叔在其後揮刃欲斫。忽見姊夫在傍。遂得免害。雲都不知。雲後學問名德高遠。至開皇年中。領徒五百來過叔家。見闡化深慚昔亹。乃奉絹十匹。夫妻發露。雲始知之。乃為說法永斷毒心。常以此事每誡門人曰。吾昔不乘好物何事累人。自預學徒聞皆儉素。大有聲譽。不測終年。

Śramaṇa Huiyun of Dongchuan in the Sui was a native of Fanyang. He went forth from home at twelve, dedicating himself to travelling and listening to teachings. When he reached the age of eighteen, he rode a donkey and stayed at his uncle's house. His uncle saw that his donkey was swift and plotted to kill him. Just as he went with a knife in hand, he saw a man in yellow robes beneath the eastern wall, raising his fist and rebuking him: 'This man of the Way is about to become a great master who thoroughly penetrates the Dharma. How can you bear to try to harm him?' Terrified, the uncle told his wife. The wife said, 'You lack resolve, and your eyes are merely playing tricks on you.' After hearing this, he went again, and once more beneath the western wall saw a man in yellow robes say, 'Do not kill this man of the Way! If you kill him, great calamity will befall you.' Frightened, the uncle stopped. The next morning, [Huiyun] took his leave to go to his elder sister's home. The uncle again took a knife and escorted him, telling Yun, 'This road is secluded and perilous; therefore I am escorting the master through the danger.' Yun walked ahead; right in the midst of a deep and rugged defile, the uncle was behind him brandishing the blade to strike, when suddenly he saw the brother-in-law nearby, and [Yun] was thus saved from harm. Yun was entirely unaware of it. Later, Yun's learning and moral virtue became lofty and far-reaching. During the Kaihuang era, he led five hundred disciples and passed by his uncle's house. Seeing his widespread conversion of beings, [the uncle] was deeply ashamed of his past misdeeds; he offered ten bolts of silk, and husband and wife confessed openly. Only then did Yun learn of it; he then expounded the Dharma for them to forever sever their poisonous intent. He would often use this incident to admonish his disciples, saying, 'In the past, had I not ridden a fine mount, how would it have burdened another person?' From then on, hearing this, his disciples became frugal and plain. He enjoyed great renown. The year of his death is unknown.