The Master Jeongsu Saves a Freezing Woman正秀師救氷女
1He Covers Her with His Clothes and Runs Naked
正秀師救氷女苐四十哀荘代,有沙門正秀寓止皇龍寺.冬日雪深旣暮.自三郎寺還經由天嚴寺門外,有一乞女産児凍卧濵死.師見而憫之,就抱良久氣蘇乃脫衣以覆之,祼走夲寺苫草覆身過夜.
The master Jeongsu saves a freezing woman.
In the reign of the fortieth king, King Aejang, there was a monk named Jeongsu (正秀) who lodged at Hwangnyongsa.
One winter day the snow was deep and the day had already grown dark.
On his way back from Samnangsa he passed outside the gate of Cheoneomsa, where a beggar woman who had just given birth lay freezing, on the point of death.
The master saw her and pitied her. He went and held her for a long time until her breath came back.
Then he took off his clothes and covered her, and ran naked to his own temple, where he covered himself with a straw mat and passed the night.
2That Night Heaven Calls Out
夜半有天唱於王庭曰,“皇龍寺沙門正秀冝封王師.”急使人撿之具事升聞.王備威儀,迎入大内冊爲國師.
In the middle of the night a voice from heaven called out in the king's courtyard:
"The monk Jeongsu of Hwangnyongsa should be made royal preceptor."
The king quickly sent men to look into it, and they reported the matter in full.
The king prepared a solemn ceremony, welcomed him into the palace, and invested him as national preceptor.