法苑珠林 84.46

84.46

Shi Fajin of Xiangying Mountain Temple in Yizhou under the Sui dynasty was of unknown clan. He was a disciple of Dhyāna Master Hui. He often sat in meditation in a bamboo grove, with four tigers surrounding him on the left and right. His master told him not to reveal these signs. Later, his master taught him the water contemplation. A servant went to fetch firewood and saw fine, clear water upon the rope bed; he picked up two white stones and placed them in the water. When Jin returned to the temple in the evening, he felt severe pain in his back. Inquiring thoroughly of the servant, [the servant] said he had placed the pebbles there. Jin told him to go tomorrow and remove these stones. When dawn came and Jin meditated, the servant again saw clear water as before, and immediately removed the stones; Jin's suffering was cured at once. Because of this, he practiced samādhi and did not leave this mountain. During the Kaihuang era, Prince Xiu of Shu governed Yizhou. His consort fell ill and invited Jin to treat her ailment. Later, he took leave to return to the mountain. The Prince and his consort personally escorted him toward the mountain. The Prince and his consort saw Jin's feet four to five inches above the ground. On the eighth day of the first month in the thirteenth year of Daye, he passed away on this mountain.