觀音義疏 1.79

1.79

次引事證者，《應驗傳》云：「蓋護，山陽人，繫獄應死，三日三夜心無間息，即眼見觀音放光照之，鎖脫門開，尋光而去，行二十里，光明方息。張暢為譙王長史，王及暢繫，廷尉誦經千遍，鎖寸寸斷，不日即散，虛丞相云云。」

Next, citing factual verification: The Records of Responses says: 'Gai Hu, a native of Shanyang, was imprisoned and due to die. For three days and three nights his mind did not pause or cease; he then saw with his own eyes Avalokiteśvara releasing light that illuminated him; the chains fell off and the doors opened. Following the light he walked away, and only after going twenty li did the radiance cease. Zhang Chang was an administrator for the Prince of Qiao. The prince and Chang were imprisoned; Chang recited the sūtra a thousand times in the court of justice, and the chains broke inch by inch; before the day was out they were dispersed. Chancellor Xu, and so forth.'