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title: "比丘尼傳 · 2 偽趙建賢寺安令首尼傳"
description: "比丘尼传由南朝梁代僧官宝唱撰著于六世纪初。全书共四卷，收录了自西晋至梁代共六十五位比丘尼的传记。它详细记载了这些杰出尼师的修行经历、弘法事迹与神异感应，是研究中国早期佛教史，特别是女性修行者发展的重要第一手文献。作为中国乃至世界现存最早的比丘尼传记总集，该书不仅填补了佛教史传的空白，更彰显了比丘尼僧团在佛教发展中的重要地位与贡献，具有极高的史料与宗教价值。"
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### 偽趙建賢寺安令首尼傳二

> Here is the translation of the provided text: \*\*Biography of the Nun An Lingshou of the Jianxian Temple in the Pseudo-Zhao Kingdom\*\*

安令首，本姓徐，東莞人也。父忡，仕偽趙為外兵郎。令首幼聰敏好學，言論清綺，雅性虛淡，不樂人間，從容閑靜，以佛法自娛不願求娉。父曰：「汝應外屬，何得如此？」首曰：「端心業道，絕想人外。毀譽不動，廉正自足。何必三從然後為禮？」父曰：「汝欲獨善一身，何能兼濟父母？」首曰：「立身行道，方欲度脫一切，何況二親耶。」忡以問佛圖澄。澄曰：「君歸家，潔齋三日竟可來。」忡從之。澄以茵支子磨麻油傅忡右掌，令忡視之。見一沙門在大眾中說法，形狀似女。具以白澄。澄曰：「是君女先身，出家益物，往事如此。若從其志，方當榮拔六親，令君富貴。生死大苦海，向得其邊。」忡還許之。首便剪落，從澄。及淨撿尼受戒，立建賢寺，澄以石勒所遺剪花，納七條衣及象鼻澡灌與之。博覽群籍，經目必誦。思致淵深，神照詳遠，一時道學莫不宗焉，因其出家者二百餘人。又造五等寺、六精舍，匪憚勤苦皆得修立。石虎敬之，擢父忡為黃門侍郎清河太守。

> An Lingshou was originally named Xu. She was from Dongguan. Her father, Xu Chong, served as a Secretary of External Military Affairs under the so-called Zhao dynasty. From a young age, Lingshou was intelligent and fond of learning. Her speech was clear and elegant, and her nature was serene and detached—she took no pleasure in worldly life. At ease and quiet, she found happiness in the Dharma and had no desire to marry. Her father said, “You should marry into another family. How can you act like this?” Lingshou replied, “I focus my mind on the path and put aside thoughts of the human realm. Praise or blame do not move me; integrity and simplicity are enough. Why must I follow the ‘three obediences’ before I can be considered virtuous?” Her father said, “You only want to perfect yourself—how can you also help your parents?” Lingshou answered, “I establish myself in the Way precisely to liberate all beings. How much more so my own parents?” Xu Chong then consulted Fotudeng. Fotudeng said, “Go home, purify yourself with a vegetarian fast for three days, and then come back.” Xu Chong did so. Fotudeng rubbed some matsutake seed oil on Xu Chong’s right palm and told him to look into it. In it, Xu Chong saw a monastic speaking to a large assembly, whose form seemed female. He reported this to Fotudeng. Fotudeng said, “This is your daughter in a past life—she left home to benefit living beings. Her past conduct was like this. If you allow her to follow her aspiration, she will bring honor and benefit to your entire family, and make you wealthy and noble. Birth and death are a vast ocean of suffering—she is now heading toward its shore.” Xu Chong returned and gave his permission. Lingshou then cut off her hair and became a student of Fotudeng. Later she received full ordination from the nun Jing Jian and established the Jianxian Temple. Fotudeng gave her a set of flower-embroidered robes—a gift from Shi Le—a seven-strip monastic robe, and an elephant-trunk-style water pitcher. She read widely through the scriptures, memorizing everything she saw. Her insight was profound and her spiritual vision far-reaching. For a time, all practitioners and scholars respected her, and more than two hundred people became monastics through her guidance. She also built five temples and six meditation halls, sparing no effort or hardship to complete them. Shi Hu held her in high regard and promoted her father, Xu Chong, to the positions of Yellow Gate Attendant and Governor of Qinghe.