若有眾生，多於淫欲，常念恭敬觀世音菩薩，便得離欲；若多嗔恚，常念恭敬觀世音菩薩，便得離嗔；若多愚癡，常念恭敬觀世音菩薩，便得離癡。無盡意，觀世音菩薩有如是等大威神力，多所饒益，是故眾生常應心念。——《妙法蓮華經觀世音菩薩普門品》
南宋時的釋僧辯，俗家姓吳，建康人氏，在安樂寺出家。他從小就愛讀佛經，所(suo)讀(du)的(de)經(jing)哀(ai)婉(wan)折(zhe)衷(zhong)，獨(du)步(bu)一(yi)時(shi)。一(yi)次(ci)，他(ta)在(zai)新(xin)亭(ting)劉(liu)紹(shao)家(jia)裏(li)居(ju)住(zhu)，初(chu)更(geng)便(bian)開(kai)始(shi)讀(du)經(jing)，讀(du)到(dao)興(xing)致(zhi)時(shi)，一(yi)群(qun)白(bai)鶴(he)也(ye)飛(fei)到(dao)石(shi)階(jie)前(qian)聽(ting)他(ta)讀(du)經(jing)，直(zhi)到(dao)全(quan)部(bu)讀(du)完(wan)，白(bai)鶴(he)才(cai)一(yi)起(qi)飛(fei)去(qu)。從(cong)此(ci)以(yi)後(hou)，他(ta)的(de)名(ming)聲(sheng)大(da)振(zhen)，所(suo)有(you)讀(du)經(jing)的(de)人(ren)，都(dou)奉(feng)他(ta)為(wei)宗(zong)師(shi)。
南齊的文宣王，曾經夢見自己在佛前讀《維摩經》，醒來後，即時走進佛堂，按照夢中的樣子誦念《維摩經》，覺得音韻悠揚，十分悅耳。他高興地說：“明天我要召集在京師善於讀經的出家人僧辯、普智、道興、慧忍及超勝，讓他們輪流讀經。”第二天一早，文宣王就派人禮請僧辯等前來。僧辯隻讀《維摩經》一章，七言偈一首，讀得響遏行雲，美妙的聲音在屋梁上回旋不絕，曆久不散。
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釋僧辯 ［《續高僧傳》卷第十五］
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