四明尊者教行錄 1.25

1.25

Third year, gengzi. In this year there was a great drought; the Master and the Repentance Master of Tianzhu prayed for rain and received an efficacious response. The Record of Conduct says: 'In a year of great drought, the Master and Zunshi jointly practiced the Brightness Repentance to pray for rain, agreeing that if it did not rain within three days, they would burn an arm as an offering to the Buddha. Before the Buddhist service was finished, soaking rain had already fallen heavily.' Ciyun's Record of Conduct says: 'In the third year of Xianping, there was a great drought in Siming; the Master entered the repentance ritual to pray for rain, agreeing that if it did not rain within three days, he would burn himself. Exactly as pledged, an answer was granted. The prefect Su Wei marvelled at this and inscribed a stone to record the event.'