開元釋教錄 2.5.5

2.5.5

… everlasting joy. To bring this forth to encourage and aid them—is it not grand?" At that time, [Sun] Hao was unable to refute his words. Though Hao had heard the true Dharma, his dark and tyrannical nature could not overcome his cruelty. Later, he had the palace guards enter the rear palace to work on the garden. In the earth they found a golden image several feet tall, which they presented to Hao. Hao had it placed in an unclean place, and on the eighth day of the fourth month, poured foul liquid over it, making sport of it together with his ministers. In an instant, his whole body broke out in great swelling, and his genitals were in excruciating pain; his screams reached the heavens. The Grand Astrologer divined, saying: "This was done by offending a great deity." They then offered sacrifices at various shrines, but the suffering grew even more severe. Among the palace maidens there was one who had previously revered the Dharma; she thereupon asked, "Has Your Majesty sought blessings in a Buddhist monastery?" Hao raised his head and asked, "Is the Buddha deity great?" The maiden said, "The Buddha is a great sage, revered by heavenly deities." As Hao's mind was awakened, he understood the intent of her words. The maiden then brought the image and placed it in the palace hall, washed it with perfumed water tens of times, and burned incense in repentance. Hao knocked his head against his pillow, stating his own offenses. After a short while the pain abated. He sent a messenger to the monastery to inquire after the monks and invite [Kang Seng]hui to explain the Dharma. Hui immediately went in with [the messenger]. Hao asked extensively about the origins of sin and merit, and Hui analyzed them for him in words that were refined and essential. As Hao was possessed of natural intelligence and discernment, he was filled with joy. He then asked to see the śramaṇa precepts. Because the text of the vinaya was a secret prohibition that could not be lightly divulged, Hui took the hundred and twenty-five vows of the *Benye* and divided them into two hundred and fifty matters, so that in walking, standing, sitting, and lying down, [a monk] always vows for sentient beings. Seeing that the compassionate vows were extensive and universal, Hao was further inclined toward goodness; he thereupon received the five precepts from Hui, and within ten days his illness was cured. He then had Hui's residence further decorated and renovated, naming it Tianzi Temple (Emperor's Temple). He proclaimed to the imperial clan that none should fail to venerate [the Dharma]. While at the Wu court, Hui frequently expounded the true Dharma. Because Hao was of a cruel and crude disposition and could not attain the subtle meaning, Hui narrated only close matters of karmic retribution to open his mind. In the fourth month of the fourth year of Tianji of Wu, Hao surrendered to the Jin. In the ninth month, Hui contracted an illness and passed away. This was the first year of the Taikang era of Emperor Wu of Jin. During the Xianhe era of Emperor Cheng of Jin, Su Jun rebelled and burned down the stūpa that Hui had erected. The Minister of Works, He Chong, rebuilt it. Zhao You, General Who Pacifies the West, had never revered the Dharma through generations and held the Three Jewels in contempt. He entered this monastery and said to the monks: "I have long heard that this stūpa repeatedly emits light. It is absurd and baseless; I cannot believe it. Only if I see it myself will it be beyond dispute." As soon as he finished speaking, the stūpa emitted a five-coloured light that illuminated the halls and the temple precinct. You stood in awe, his hair standing on end, and from this he came to have faithful reverence; he erected another small stūpa to the east of the monastery. From afar, it was due to the spiritual resonance of the Great Sage; close at hand, it was also through the power of Kang [Seng]hui. Therefore, his portrait was painted and has been transmitted to this day. Sun Chuo composed a eulogy for him: "Venerable Hui was refined and austere, truly of fine substance. / His mind held no worldly burdens; his spirit possessed abundant ease. / He stirred this murky night and raised up those who had been cast out. / Transcendent and far-reaching, pre-eminent and aloft." In the first year of the Taiyuan era of [Sun] Quan (the *xinwei* year), Hui translated seven works, including the *Liudu ji jing*, at the Jianchu Temple that he had founded. All were wonderfully faithful to the corpus of the sūtras, their literary style and meaning appropriate and correct. He also transmitted the *nirvāṇa* chanting style, with a clear, delicate, mournful, and resonant sound, which served as a model for a whole generation. Furthermore, the catalogues of [Fei Chang]fang and others also contain the *Anan nianmi jing*, the *Jingmian wang jing*, the *Chawei wang jing*, and the *Fanhang wang jing*. Although these four sūtras are said to have been translated by Hui, they all derive from the *Liudu ji jing*, and it is not proper that they be counted among his genuine translations. They are now entered into the catalogue of extracted texts. There are also the *Fajing jing zhu jie* in two fascicles, the *Daoshu jing zhu jie* in one fascicle, and the *Anban jing zhu jie* in one fascicle. For the above three sūtras, Hui also wrote prefaces. Although Hui annotated these three sūtras, they were originally not translated by Senghui; therefore, they are likewise not counted among Hui's translations. Along with the aforementioned seven works, they are now all excised.
*Fahua sanmei jing* in six fascicles (one copy has the word *zheng*; first translation; same original text as Dharmarakṣa's *Zheng fahua [jing]* and others; appears in Zhu Daozu's *Wei lu*; also appears in the *Shixing lu*).
The above is one work in six fascicles; the text is lost.
Śramaṇa Zhi Jiangliangjie, in the language of Wu called Zhengwuwei ("Upright and Fearless"), was a man of the Western Regions. In the second year of the Wufeng era of Sun Liang (the *yihai* year), he translated the *Fahua sanmei jing* in Jiaozhou. Śramaṇa Zhu Daoxin served as the amanuensis. The two catalogues of [Fei Chang]fang and the *Neidian [lu]* recorded him under the Cao Wei dynasty. Now, in accordance with the locales of Jiaozhou and Shixing, he is partitioned into the Wu catalogue.
*Fusi yi gongde zhufou suo hunian jing* in two fascicles (extracted from the *Chong jing*; also called *Fusi yi gongde* or simply *Gongde jing*)
*Qifo fumu xingzi jing* in one fascicle (the old catalogue calls it *Qifo xingzi jing*; extracted from the forty-fifth chapter of the *Ekottarika-āgama*; different translation)
*Za ahan jing* in one fascicle (appears in the old catalogue; extracted from within the *Saṃyukta-āgama*; different translation)
*Apitan ganlu wei lun* in two fascicles (sometimes without the word *lun*; also called *Ganlu wei apitan* or *Ganlu wei jing*; composed by Venerable Ghoṣaka)
The above are extant; those below are lost.
*Shu puyao jing* in eight fascicles (seems to have been produced in the land of Shu; first translation)
*Zhangzhe zi shi jing* in one fascicle (appears in the old catalogue; second translation)
*Wuduandi chi jing* in one fascicle (the old catalogue calls it *Wuduandi zongchi jing*; second translation)
*Shu shoulengyan jing* in two fascicles (appears in the old catalogue; seems to have been produced in the land of Shu; third translation)
*Houchu shoulengyan jing* in two fascicles (appears in the old catalogue; stated to have ten gāthās; fourth translation)
*Aweiyuezhi zhuan jing* in eighteen fascicles (appears in the old catalogue)
*Mohecheng jing* in fourteen fascicles (also called *Moheyan*)
*Moheyan youbotishe jing* in five fascicles ([Seng]you calls it *Mohecheng*)
*Sanmei wang jing* in five fascicles
*Fanwang qingwen jing* in five fascicles
*Fo cong doushuai jiang zhongyin jing* in four fascicles (extracted from the *Wang Zong lu*)
*Si tianwang jing* in four fascicles (suspected to be four works in four texts)
*Mowang qingwen jing* in four fascicles
*Shitihuan'yin suo wen jing* in three fascicles
*Dafantian wang qing zhuan falun jing* in three fascicles
*Fahua guangrui pusa xianshou jing* in three fascicles (now suspected of being an excerpt of the *Zheng fahua*)
*Puxian pusa danan erqian jing* in three fascicles
*Fantian wang qing fo qianshou jing* in two fascicles (also, the *Dafantian wang jing* in two fascicles resembles this)
*Pusa changxing jing* in one fascicle (appears in the old catalogue)
*Yinghuo liudu jing* in one fascicle (the old catalogue contains the *Mingdu jing* in one fascicle, which states: "also called *Yinghuo mingdu jing*")
*Neichan boluomi jing* in one fascicle (appears in the old catalogue)
*Liu boluomi jing* in one fascicle (appears in the old catalogue)
*Da zongchi shenzhou jing* in one fascicle (appears in the old catalogue; also called *Zongchi zhou jing*)
*Aweiyuezhi pusa jie jing* in one fascicle (the old catalogue lacks the word *pusa*)
*Za shu jing* in twenty fascicles (appears in the old catalogue)
*Naxian piyu jing* in four fascicles (appears in the old catalogue)
*Taizi shiyi benqi jing* in two fascicles
*Shenduanlian jing* in two fascicles
*Mohe mujianlian yu fo jiaoneng jing* in one fascicle (appears in the old catalogue)