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"FayuanZhulin",alsoknownas"FayuanZhulinBiography"or"FayuanZhulinCollection".TheauthorisTaoShi,anativeofJingzhao(Xi'an),andhisvulgarsurnameisHanwiththewordXuanYun.
Thewholebookcontainsmorethanonemillioncharacters,andmorethanfourhundredkindsofscriptures,laws,essays,biography,etc.arecited.From"JieLiangPian"to"BiographyChapter",accordingtothenatureofitscontent,itisdividedintoahundredarticlesandsixoreightparts.InadditiontowidelyquotedexplanationsofBuddhistscriptures,articlesoninductionarealsocollectedfrombooksofhundredsofschoolstoclarifytheirexperience.
Inthefifty-thirdvolumeoftheTaishoCollection.ThisbookisanindextoallBuddhistscriptures.ItiscompiledbasedonDaoXuan'sDaoXuanbrotherDaoXuan'sDaTangNeiDianLuandtheContinuationoftheBiographyofEminentMonks.IthasthenatureofaBuddhistencyclopedia.
Thetitleofthecontent
Thebookhasatotalof100chaptersfrom"TheVolumeofTribulation"tothe"Biography".Thetitleandclassificationofthebookareasfollows:
Thefirstvolumeof"TheVolumeofTribulation"."ThreeRealms"second,volumetwoandthree."SunMoonChapter"third,volumefour."SixDaoPian"fourth,volumefive,six,seven."ThousandBuddhas"fifth,volumeeight,nine,ten,eleven,twelve.
Thesixthchapterof"RespecttoBuddha",Volume13,14,15,16,17."JingFa"seventh,volumeseventeenth,eighteenth."RespecttheMonkChapter"eighth,volumenineteen."Salute"Ninth,Volume20."FuYinChapter"tenth,"ConversionChapter"eleventh,"SeniorGirlChapter"twelfth,volume21.
"HumanityChapter"thirteenth,volumetwenty-two."Ashamed"fourteenth,"RewardGuide"fifteenth,"SpeakingandListening"sixteenth,volumes23and24."Insights"seventeenth,volumetwenty-five.
Theeighteenthandtwenty-sixthvolumeof"Fate".Thenineteenthchapterof"Sincere",volumetwenty-seventh,andthetwentiethchapterof"ShenYipian",volumetwenty-eight."GanTongPian"21st,Volume29.
TheAbbotChapter22,Volume30."HiddenChapter"23rd,"MonsterChapter"24th,Volume31."Change"twenty-fifth,"Dream"twenty-sixth,volumethirty-two."XingfuChapter"27th,Volume33.
Thetwenty-eighthchapterof"Remembering",thetwenty-ninth"Vow",volumethirty-four."Fafu"thirty-first,"randeng"thirty-first,volumethirty-five.Thethirty-second"XuanfanChapter",thethirty-third"HuaxiangChapter",thethirty-fourth"PanPraiseChapter",volumethirty-six."RespecttotheTower"thirty-fifth,volumethirty-seven,thirty-eight.
Thethirty-sixthchapterof"Gallan",volumethirty-nine."Relics"thirty-seventh,volumeforty."SurvivalChapter"thirty-eighth,"RequestChapter"thirty-ninth,volume41,forty-two."LunwangChapter"fortieth,volumeforty-three.
The41st,Volume44of"TheChapterofEmperorsandMinisters"."NaJian"forty-second,"Inspection"forty-third,volumeforty-five.
Forty-fourthof"ThinkingofShen",45thof"ThriftyTreaty",Volume46."Punishment"forty-sixth,"Heshun"forty-seventh,volumeforty-seven."ChengxuePian"forty-eighth,volumeforty-eight.
"LoyaltyandFilialPiety"49th,"UnfilialPiety"50th,Volume49."RepayingGrace"fifty-first,"RepayingGrace"fifty-second,volumefifty.
"GoodFriends"53rd,"EvilFriends"54th,"SelectedFriends"55th,Volume51,"Dependents"56th,"SchoolVolume"fifty-seventh,volumefifty-two,"Jibian"fifty-eight,"FoolishChapter"fifty-ninth,volumefifty-three."Fraud"60th,"Lazy"61st,Volume54.
"EvilBreakingChapter"62nd,Volume55."Wealth"63rd,"PoorandHumble"64th,Volume56,"Debts"65th,"Laws"66th,Volume57.The67th,Volume58and59ofthe"Mourishingslander".
TheSixty-eighth"CurseChapter",VolumeSixty,SixtyOne."SacrificeChapter"69th,"ZhanxiangChapter"70th,Volume62."PrayforRain"71,
"GardenandFruit"72,Volume63."FishingandHuntingChapter"73rd,"CompassionChapter"74th,Volume64."ReleaseChapter"75th,"SalvationChapter"76th,Volume65."Resentment"seventy-seventh,volumesixty-six,sixty-seven."Karma"78th,Volume68."ShouBaoPian"seventy-ninth,volumesixty-nine,seventy.
The80th"SinandFu",the81st"WishtoCover",Volume71."FourLives"82nd."TenAmbassadors"83,Volume72."TenEvilChapter"eighty-fourth,volumeseventy-three,seventy-four,seventy-five,seventy-six,seventy-seven,seventy-eight,seventy-nine.Theeighty-fifthchapterof"SixDegrees",volumeeighty,eighty-one,eighty-two,eighty-three,eighty-four,eighty-five.
TheEighty-sixthConfession,VolumeEighty-six.TheEighty-seventhChapterofthePrecepts,VolumeEightySeven,EightyEight,EightyNine.TheEighty-EighthChapterof"BreachingthePrecepts",VolumeNinety."ShouZhai"89,"BaoZhai"90,"RewardsandPunishments"91,Volume91.
The92nd,Volume92of"RiskChapter"."MeatandWine"Ninety-third,VolumeNinety-three,Ninety-four."UncleanChapter"94,Volume94."SicknessandSuffering"ninety-fifth,volumeninety-five."Sacrifice"Ninety-sixth,VolumeNinety-six.
SendtheFinalChapter97,Volume97."LawDestructionChapter"Ninety-eight,VolumeNinety-eight."Miscellaneousarticles"ninety-ninth,volumeninety-nine"Biography"hundredth,volumeonehundred.
ThepurposeofthisbookismainlytoclassifyBuddhistscripturesforscholarstosearch.Theinductionconditionusesfactstoclarifythecausalrelationshipbetweensinandhappiness,andstrengthenthebeliefinBuddhism.
SamantabhadraBodhisattva
1.SamantabhadraBodhisattvaincarnatestyleandappearancetoparticipateintheconference
DuringtheSouthernandNorthernDynasties,SongXiaowuEmperorMingfouryears(460years),LuTheEmpressDowagerZhaobuiltastatueofSamantabhadraridingawhiteelephantintheZhongxingTempleinthecapital,whichisextremelysolemnandcompassionate.Forthisreason,aspeciallecturemeetingwassetupinthemonastery.Atotalof200monksparticipatedinthismeeting.OnthisdayofOctober8th,theZhaiLectureConferenceisabouttocometoasuccessfulconclusion.EmperorXiaowualsoattendedtheceremonyinperson.Themonksonthescenewerediligentandtheguardwasserious.AmonknamedYoudinghasbeeninthetableforalongtime.Atthistime,astrangemonksatnexttohim.Zhaizhutalkedtohiminaspeculativeway,butthestrangemonksuddenlydisappeared.Themonksatthecolumnfeastandtheotherswhoattendedthepujasawthescenethatjusthappened,andtheyallthoughtthattheincarnationofSamantabhadrahadcometoattendthemeeting.
Second,themagicalmanifestationofSamantabhadraBodhisattvaincarnateasHuimingmonk
DuringthenextyearofEmperorXiaowuofSongDynastyintheSouthernDynasty,therewasamonasticmaster,namedTaoWen,wholivedinMolingCounty.Seeingtheempressdowager'swiseandsage,anddevoutfaith,shecreatedastatueofSamantabhadraaccordingtoherappearanceandthedecorationwasverymagnificentandsolemn.Onthe8thofthemonth,theset-upoftheLectureConferencewasabouttocometoasuccessfulconclusion.Atthattime,therewerenotmanymonksparticipatingintheFaconference,andtheirnamesandpositionshadbeenarrangedinadvance,soweguidedeveryonetotaketheirseatsonebyone,withnomoreorlessseats.Halfwaythroughthepuja,ataboutnoon,Isuddenlysawastrangemonksittingintheseatofthepuja.Hewassternanddazzling,butnomonkknewhim.
TheLordZhaisteppedforwardandasked:"WhatisthenameoftheMaster?"Answer:"Huiming."Thenasked:"WhichtempledoIlivein?"Answer:"FromTiananTemple."TwoAsthemanwastalking,thestrangemonkdisappearedsuddenly.Everyonewasshockedandalittleashamed.SamantabhadraBodhisattvacametotheDharmameetingtosavethem,buttheyknewnothingbecauseoftheirignorance.
3.SamantabhadraBodhisattvashowedthecashandthelightwasallovertheskyforalongtime.
DuringtheSouthernDynastyandSongDynasty,therewasaShamanTaoistwhowasafolksurnamedhorse,whosupportedthewindandhelpedthewind.Hisstudiesarepureandhehasareputationsincehewasachild.InSeptemberofthesecondyearofYuanjia,ImadeaPuxianZhaiforothersinLuoyang.Morethan40peopleparticipatedinTaoismandcustoms.Itwasalreadytheseventhday.Atnoonthatday,whilehavingameal,suddenlyapersonrodeahorseandcametothefrontoftheBuddhisthallandturnedoveranddismountedtopayhomagetotheBuddha.Taoistthoughthewasanordinaryperson,sohedidn'tgivespecialcourtesytowelcomehim.Thispersondidn'tsaymuch.AfterprayingtotheBuddha,hewentonhishorseandswunghiswhip.Hedidn'tknowwherehewasgoinganymore.
InDecemberofthethirdyearafterthisincidenthappened,IservedasPuxianZhaiinalayman'shouse.Onthelastday,twomonkswithordinarylooksanddressescamedirectlytoworshiptheBuddha.Everyonethoughttheyweremediocremonks,andtheydidn'trespectthemverymuch.Theyjustaskedthemwheretheylived.Theanswerwasthattheylivedinthefrontvillage.Atthistime,therewasawhiterobeZhangDao,andrealizedthattheywerealittleunusual,soheprayedtohisheart.Thetwomonkswentout,andafterwalkingdozensofsteps,suddenlyFeichensoaredupintothesky.Althougheveryonesearchedforthemwithwide-eyedeyes,theystilldidn'tknowwheretheyweregoing.
Four.One-heartedchantingofthe"LawSutra·PuxianBodhisattvaPersuadingProducts"tomeetwithPuxianBodhisattva
DuringtheSouthernSongDynasty,ShangdinglinTemplemonkShiPuming,acommonsurnameZhang,fromLinwei.Hehasbeenamonksincechildhood,withapuretemperament.Heeatsvegetablesandcloths.Hetakesconfessionashiscareerandspecializesinrecitationofthetwosutras,"Lhahua"and"Vimalakirti".Preparespecialclothesandseatstobeusedalonewhenchanting,andtrytoavoidmessingwithotherthings.WheneveryourecitetheLotusSutratothePersuasionPin,youcanseeSamantabhadrastandinginfrontofhimonthesix-toothedwhiteelephant;whenyourecitetheVimalakirtiSutra,youcanhearthesingingandsingingintheair.thesoundof.HepassedawayinthereignofSongXiaojian,andhewaseighty-fiveyearsold.