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《商居士》

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1 商居士:
有商居士者,三河县人。年七岁,能通佛氏书,里人异之。后庐于三河县西田中,有佛书数百编,手卷目阅,未尝废一日。从而师者百辈,往往独游城邑,偕其行者。闻居士每运支体。壠然若戞玉之音。听者奇之。或曰:“居士之骨。真鏁骨也。夫鏁骨连络如蔓。故动摇之体,则有清越之声,固其然矣。昔闻佛氏书言,佛身有舍利骨。菩萨之身有鏁骨。今商居士者,岂非菩萨乎。然荤俗之人,固不可辨也。居士后年九十馀。一日,汤沐具冠带,悉召门弟子会食,因告之曰:“吾年九十矣,今旦暮且死,汝当以火烬吾尸,慎无逆吾旨。”门弟子泣曰:“谨听命。”是夕坐而卒。后三日,门弟子焚居士于野,及视其骨。果鏁骨也。支体连贯,若纫缀之状,风一拂则纤韵徐引。于是里人竞施金钱,建一塔。以居士鏁骨瘗于塔中。出《宣室志》

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