濟南一僧，不知何許人。赤足衣百衲，日于芙蓉﹑明湖諸館，誦經抄募。與以酒食錢粟，皆弗受；叩所需，又不答。終日未嘗見其餐飯。或勸之曰：「師既不茹葷酒，當募山村僻巷中，何日日往來于膻鬧之場？」僧合眸諷誦，睫毛長指許，若不聞。少旋，又語之。僧遽張目厲聲曰：「要如此化！」又誦不已。久之，自出而去。或從其後，固詰其必如此之故，走不應。叩之數四，又厲聲曰：「非汝所知！老僧要如此化！」
濟南有個和尚，不知道是哪裡人。他光著腳，穿著百衲衣，每天到芙蓉、明湖等酒館誦經化緣。給他酒食、錢糧，他一概不收；問他需要什麼，他也不回答。整天都不曾有人見他吃飯。有人勸他說：「師父既然不吃葷、不喝酒，就該到山村和偏僻巷子裡化緣，為什麼天天往來於這些滿是葷腥、吵鬧不堪的地方呢？」和尚閉著眼睛誦經，睫毛約有一指長，像是沒聽見。過了一會兒，那人又勸他。和尚忽然睜眼，厲聲說：「我就是要這樣化緣！」說完又不停地誦經。過了很久，他自行走了出去。有人跟在後面，執意追問他一定要這樣做的緣故，他只顧走，並不答話。接連問了幾次，他又厲聲說：「這不是你能明白的！老僧就是要這樣化緣！」
济南一僧，不知何许人。赤足衣百衲，日于芙蓉﹑明湖诸馆，诵经抄募。与以酒食钱粟，皆弗受；叩所需，又不答。终日未尝见其餐饭。或劝之曰：「师既不茹荤酒，当募山村僻巷中，何日日往来于膻闹之场？」僧合眸讽诵，睫毛长指许，若不闻。少旋，又语之。僧遽张目厉声曰：「要如此化！」又诵不已。久之，自出而去。或从其后，固诘其必如此之故，走不应。叩之数四，又厉声曰：「非汝所知！老僧要如此化！」
济南有个和尚，不知道是哪里人。他光着脚，穿着百衲衣，每天到芙蓉、明湖等酒馆诵经化缘。给他酒食、钱粮，他一概不收；问他需要什么，他也不回答。整天都不曾有人见他吃饭。有人劝他说：“师父既然不吃荤、不喝酒，就该到山村和偏僻巷子里化缘，为什么天天往来于这些满是荤腥、吵闹不堪的地方呢？”和尚闭着眼睛诵经，睫毛约有一指长，像是没听见。过了一会儿，那人又劝他。和尚忽然睁眼，厉声说：“我就是要这样化缘！”说完又不停地诵经。过了很久，他自行走了出去。有人跟在后面，执意追问他一定要这样做的缘故，他只顾走，并不答话。接连问了几次，他又厉声说：“这不是你能明白的！老僧就是要这样化缘！”
There was a monk in Jinan; no one knew where he came from. Barefoot, in a robe of a hundred patches, he went every day to the Furong, the Minghu and the other eating houses, chanting sutras and begging alms. Offered wine, food, money or grain, he refused it all; asked what he wanted, he gave no answer. No one ever saw him eat a meal. Someone advised him: “Master, since you take neither meat nor wine, you ought to beg in the mountain villages and quiet back lanes. Why come day after day to these places that reek of meat and noise?” The monk closed his eyes and went on chanting, his eyelashes nearly an inch long, as if he had not heard. After a little the man said it again. The monk’s eyes flew open and he said harshly, “This is how I mean to beg!” Then he went on chanting without a pause. After a long while he got up of his own accord and left. Someone followed him and pressed him to say why it had to be this way. He walked on without answering. Asked again and again, he said harshly once more, “It is not for you to know! This old monk means to beg this way!”
積數日，忽出南城，臥道側如僵，三日不動。居民恐其餓死，貽累近郭，因集勸他徙，欲飯飯之，欲錢錢之。僧瞑然不動。群搖而語之。僧怒，于衲中出短刀，自剖其腹，以手入內，理腸于道，而氣隨絕。眾駭告郡，藁葬之。異日為犬所穴，席見。踏之似空；發視之，席封如故，猶空繭然。
過了幾天，和尚忽然走出南城，躺在路邊，像死了一樣，三天都沒動。附近居民怕他餓死，連累城邊的人，便聚在一起，勸他搬到別處去，要吃飯就給他飯，要錢就給他錢。和尚閉著眼睛，一動不動。大家搖著他，跟他說話。和尚發了怒，從百衲衣裡取出一把短刀，剖開自己的肚子，把手伸進去，將腸子理出來放在路上，隨即斷了氣。眾人驚駭，報到郡裡，用草蓆裹著把他埋了。後來，狗把墳刨開，露出了草蓆。有人踩了一下，覺得裡面似乎是空的，便挖開檢視。草蓆仍舊封扎得好好的，裡面卻像空繭一樣。
积数日，忽出南城，卧道侧如僵，三日不动。居民恐其饿死，贻累近郭，因集劝他徙，欲饭饭之，欲钱钱之。僧瞑然不动。群摇而语之。僧怒，于衲中出短刀，自剖其腹，以手入内，理肠于道，而气随绝。众骇告郡，藁葬之。异日为犬所穴，席见。踏之似空；发视之，席封如故，犹空茧然。
过了几天，和尚忽然走出南城，躺在路边，像死了一样，三天都没动。附近居民怕他饿死，连累城边的人，便聚在一起，劝他搬到别处去，要吃饭就给他饭，要钱就给他钱。和尚闭着眼睛，一动不动。大家摇着他，跟他说话。和尚发了怒，从百衲衣里取出一把短刀，剖开自己的肚子，把手伸进去，将肠子理出来放在路上，随即断了气。众人惊骇，报到郡里，用草席裹着把他埋了。后来，狗把坟刨开，露出了草席。有人踩了一下，觉得里面似乎是空的，便挖开查看。草席仍旧封扎得好好的，里面却像空茧一样。
Some days later he suddenly went out past the south wall of the city and lay down by the roadside as stiff as a corpse, and for three days he did not move. The people living there were afraid that if he starved to death, the trouble would fall on everyone near the wall. So they gathered and urged him to move elsewhere: if he wanted food, they would feed him; if he wanted money, they would give him money. The monk lay with his eyes shut and did not stir. They all shook him and talked at him. The monk grew angry. He took a short knife from inside his patched robe, cut open his own belly, put his hand in, and laid out his entrails on the road; and with that his breath stopped. Horrified, the people reported it to the prefecture, and he was buried wrapped in a straw mat. Some days afterwards dogs dug into the grave and the mat showed through. Someone trod on it, and it seemed hollow. They uncovered it to look: the mat was still bound as before, like an empty cocoon.