法華義疏 12.69

12.69

火事為急。若身居火內方復稱名則已受其弊，是故前辨持名、後明遇難也。應驗記非一，會稽高士謝敦、字慶緒，吳郡長影、玄陸璒等，並撰《觀音驗記》，宋臨川王劉義慶撰《宣驗義記》，太原王琰撰《冥祥記》，皆出火事。昔有西域人竺長舒，居住茅屋，忽值隣人失火，又正在風下，便誦念觀音，四隣蕩盡其舍猶存。爾時有諸年少不信此事，仍於風下數夜以炬火擲其屋上，三擲三滅。

The matter of fire is urgent. If one's body is inside the fire and only then recites the name, one would already suffer its harm; therefore, distinguishing upholding the name comes first, and clarifying encountering the peril comes later. The records of response and verification are not one: the eminent scholar Xie Dun of Guiji (courtesy name Qingxu), Changying and Lu Deng of Wujun, and others all compiled Records of Verifications of Avalokiteśvara; Liu Yiqing, King of Linchuan under the Song, compiled Xuan yan yi ji; and Wang Yan of Taiyuan compiled Mingxiang ji, all of which contain incidents of fire. Formerly, there was a man of the Western Regions named Zhu Changshu who lived in a thatched hut. Suddenly, a neighbor's house caught fire, and he was directly downwind. He thereupon chanted and recollected Avalokiteśvara; the four neighbors' houses were completely swept away, yet his dwelling alone remained. At that time there were youths who did not believe this matter, and for several nights downwind they threw torches onto his roof; three times they threw them, and three times they were extinguished.