Sansheng Stone is one of the "Sixteen Scenes of West Lake" connected with Feilai Peak at the eastern foot of Lotus Peak. The stone is about 10 meter high and more than 2 meters wide, steep and exquisite. The stone is engraved with the seal script of Sansheng Stone with the size of three bowls and the inscription of Sansheng Stone by monk Yuan Ze of Tang Dynasty, which describes the origin of Sansheng Stone. Most of the inscriptions in the Tang and Song Dynasties are unrecognizable. Only in autumn and September of the first year of Yuan (134 1), the inscriptions of Yang Zhen, Hanlin Zhang Jian and others are still clearly visible. Su Dongpo, a great poet and writer in the Song Dynasty, once wrote a very interesting story, The Biography of Monks in Yuan Ze. This story happened in the Tang Dynasty, not far from Su Dongpo's age. People and objects are recorded in detail, which is believed to be a true story. The original text is classical Chinese, with a story style, and the article is plain and easy to understand. I attach the original text below, and add my own punctuation: Yuan Ze preached the Huilin Temple in Roche, so Guangluqing Li Dengju was the first one. Lushan Mountain is trapped in Dongdu, so it is safe to live in it. When I was young, I was the son of a noble wanderer. Because of my luxurious life, I was good at singing and dying, and I lived in the temple for more than 50 years. There are monks in the temple, everyone who has money knows them, and they swim together. They are very close and unpredictable. One day, we made an appointment to visit Mount Emei in Qingcheng. The source wants to come from Jingzhou in the summer, and Ze wants to take Chang 'an Road. The source is impossible. He said, "No one can stop this." So I started from Jingzhou. The second time I went to Nanpu, I saw a woman with an urn in her crotch. She looked at it with tears: "I don't want this, so I am right." Yuan was surprised, and Ze said, "This woman's surname is Wang, and I regard her as my son. I'm pregnant for three years! I can't breast-feed because I won't come. Seeing that there is no way out, you should use magic to help me live quickly. When I take a shower for three days, I hope the public will come to me and believe in laughter. In the last thirteen years, on the Mid-Autumn Festival moonlit night, I met the public outside Tianzhu Temple in Hangzhou. " The source of sorrow and regret is only to bathe and change clothes, and at dusk, Ze died and the woman fed. The son looked at the source for three days and smiled, so that he could sue the king and make a fortune and was buried at the foot of Zeshan Mountain. If you can't do this, you will be cured if you oppose the temple and ask his disciples! In the last thirteen years, I went to Luo Shiwu for an appointment. When it was time for the date, I heard that there was a shepherd boy on the bank of Ge Hongchuan, who sang with a trumpet: "There are old spirits on the Sansheng Stone, so there is no need to watch the moon and sing the wind; Shy lovers travel far, although the opposite sex lasts forever. " Shout: "Is Gong Ze healthy?" A: "Gong Li is a true believer. However, the customs are not exhausted, so be careful not to approach, be diligent not to fall, and meet again. " Another song said: "There is nothing in front of me, and it is heartbreaking to say that I want to rest." The mountains and rivers of Wuyue are looking for themselves, but they return to Qutang. "I don't know what to do. In the last three years, Li Deyu played the son of a loyal minister and felt deeply filial. Talked to the doctor, didn't you? Unexpectedly, he died in the temple at the age of eighty. Romantic legend. This is really a touching story. It is about the true feelings between friends, human nature and the soul of life, which has not changed after two dynasties and is touching to read. The main idea is that Ethan, a rich boy, realized the impermanence of life because his father died in an accident, vowed not to be an official, marry or eat meat, donated his family to rebuild Huilin Temple and live in the temple for practice. Yuan Ze, the abbot of the temple, is very good at managing the property of the temple and knows a lot about music. Ethan became good friends with him and often sat together and talked all day. No one knows what they are talking about. One day, they made an appointment to visit Qingcheng Mountain and Emei Mountain in Sichuan. Tang gaozu wanted to go upstream from Hubei by waterway, while Yuan Ze advocated going into Sichuan by land via Chang 'an Xiegu. Ethan disagreed. Yuan Ze had to obey him and sighed: "A person's fate is really not for him to decide!" So we went by water together, and arrived at Nanpu. The boat leaned against the shore and saw a woman wearing a satin nightgown go to the river to fetch water. Yuan Ze looked at it, shed tears and said to Ethan, "I don't want to go by water because I'm afraid to see her!" " Ethan was surprised and asked him why. He said, "Her surname is Wang, and I am destined to be her son. Because I refused to come, she was pregnant for three years and still couldn't give birth. Now that I have met her, I can't escape. Now, please use a spell to help me reincarnate quickly. Please come to see me at the Wangs when I take a shower in three days. I will prove it with a smile. Thirteen years later, on the Mid-Autumn Night, when you come to Tianzhu Temple in Hangzhou, I will definitely meet you. " Looking at Li with sadness and regret. On the one hand, give him a bath and change clothes. At dusk, Yuan Ze died, and the woman he saw by the river gave birth. Three days later, Ethan went to see the children. When the baby saw that Ethan really smiled, Ethan told Wang everything, and the Wangs took money and buried him at the foot of the mountain. Ethan was no longer in the mood to travel in the mountains, so he returned to Huilin Temple. The disciples in the temple didn't say that Yuan Ze had written a suicide note. Thirteen years later, Ethan came from Luoyang to Tianzhu Temple in West Lake in Hangzhou and went on a date in Yuan Ze. Suddenly, outside the temple came the song of the shepherd boy patting the horn: I am the soul of three generations in previous lives, and the past of enjoying the moon and singing the wind has long passed; I'm ashamed to let you come all this way to see me. Although my body has changed my mind, it is still there. Hearing this, Ethan knew it was an old man and couldn't help asking, "Gong Ze, are you all right?"? The shepherd boy said, "Gong Li really kept his promise, but unfortunately, I can't come near you any more. We should practice hard and not degenerate, and we will meet again one day. "then I sang another song: the things behind me are very slim, and I want to say the reason but I am afraid of being sad; I traveled all over the mountains and rivers of Wuyue, and then turned my bow to Qutang! The shepherd boy turned and left, not knowing where he had gone. In three years, Li Deyu, the minister, told the emperor that Ethan was the son of a loyal minister and was very filial. Please give him an official position. So the emperor named Ethan as a remonstrance doctor, but at this time Ethan had already understood the world and refused to take office. Later, he died in the temple and lived to be 80 years old. Is there really a Sanshengshi? The stories of Zen masters Yuan Ze and Ethan are widely circulated. Today, there is still a big stone outside Tianzhu Temple in West Lake, Hangzhou, which is said to be the place where they met once in their lives, and it is called "Sansheng Stone." Sansheng Stone has always been a very famous stone in China, which can be compared with the stone left by the goddess of mending heaven. Later, it developed into China people's belief in life and future generations. Not only do many friends regard Sanshengshi as the basis of caring for each other, but more couples write their vows on Sanshengshi, and this is how the sentence "Destiny takes a hand" comes from.