法苑珠林 84.42

84.42

宋蜀安樂寺有釋普恒。姓郭。蜀郡成都人也。為兒童時。嘗於日光中見聖僧在雲中說法。向家人敘之。並未信語。後苦求出家。止治下安樂寺。獨處一房不立眷屬。習靖業禪。善入出住。與蜀韜律師為同意。自說入火光三昧。光從眉直下至金剛際。於光中見諸色像。先身業報頗亦朗了。宋昇明時人謂是戲言。將終之日微有病相。唯緣家一奴看之。明旦平坐而卒。手屈三指。試捋隨申申已還屈。生時體黑。死已鮮白。於是大眾依得道法闍維。𧂐薪始然。便有五色煙起。殊香芬馥。州將玉玄載。乃為之贊曰。

In the Song dynasty, at Anle Temple in Shu, there was Shi Pucheng. His surname was Guo, and he was a native of Chengdu in Shu Commandery. When he was a child, he once saw a holy monk in the sunlight preaching the Dharma in the clouds. He recounted this to his family, but none believed his words. Later, he earnestly sought to leave household life, residing at Anle Temple under the provincial seat. He lived alone in a single room without keeping disciples, practicing peaceful dhyāna, and was skilled in entering, abiding in, and emerging from it. He shared the same intentions with Vinaya Master Tao of Shu. He spoke of himself as entering the samādhi of fiery radiance, the light proceeding straight down from between his eyebrows to the vajra base, and within the light seeing various forms and images, with the karmic retributions of his past lives being quite clear. People in the Shengming era of the Song thought this was jest. When his end approached, he showed slight signs of illness; only a servant from a relative's household attended to him. The next morning, he passed away sitting upright, with three fingers bent. When [the servant] tried to straighten them, they followed the pull and extended, but once extended they bent back again. During his life his body was dark, but after death it became fresh and white. Thereupon the assembly cremated him in accordance with the rites for those who have attained the Way. Just as the firewood began to burn, five-coloured smoke arose, exuding a distinct, rich fragrance. The regional commander Wang Xuanzai composed a eulogy for him, saying: