白狐皈依守戒

丙子九十七歲。春乃傳戒。後有國府主席林公子超。居院長正。蔣公中正等來寺助修各工程。時曹溪駐防。十六團長林國賡。攜一白狐至。送放生。公為說皈依竟。放之山中。不去。如家犬守於寺中。後被車傷腿。公為說偈超度。

宣化偈曰：

白狐皈依更靈通。蔣公驟至遠相迎。
入丈引公出見客。彼此握手笑盈盈。

Letting a white fox take refuge and uphold the precepts

In the spring of 1936, the precepts were transmitted as usual. The Master was ninety-seven. Later, the Chief of State Lin Tzu Ch'ao, House Speaker Chu Cheng, and General Chiang Kai-shek, among others, came to the monastery and lent their aid to the renovation. At that time, the Sixteenth Route Army was garrisoned at Ts'ao Hsi, and its leader, Lin Kuo Keng, brought a white fox to the monastery to be set free. The Master explained to the fox the meaning of taking refuge, and it was released in the mountains. Refusing to leave, it remained in the monastery area like a pet dog. Later on it was injured by a cart, and the Master spoke a verse to cross over its spirit.

The gatha says:
A white fox receiving the Triple Jewel is truly magical,
General Chiang arrived from afar, and was heartily welcomed.
The Master came out to greet his guests,
Shaking hands all around and laughing heartily.