歷代三寶紀 7.236

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右二卷。孝武帝世。荊州上明寺沙門釋曇微作。微本釋道安弟子。常傳師化以講利物。每法輪一轉則白黑奔波。恒自惟顧解有所從乃圖寫安。存念禮拜。於是江陵士女咸西向致敬印手菩薩。或問法師道化何如和上。微曰。和上內行深淺未易可量。外緣所被多諸神驗。在吾一渧寧比江海者乎。

The above two fascicles. Composed in the reign of Emperor Xiaowu by the śramaṇa Shi Tanwei of Shangming Temple in Jingzhou. Wei was originally a disciple of Shi Dao'an. He continually propagated his master's teaching, lecturing to benefit beings. Whenever he turned the wheel of the Dharma once, both monastics and laity rushed to attend. Constantly reflecting on where his understanding came from, he had an image of Dao'an painted, which he recollected and worshipped. Thereupon, the men and women of Jiangling all faced west and paid homage to the 'Seal-Hand Bodhisattva'. Someone asked: 'How does the Dharma Master's spiritual teaching compare to that of the Upādhyāya?' Wei said: 'The depth of the Upādhyāya's internal practice is not easily measured, and his external engagement manifests numerous divine signs. As for my single drop, how could it compare to the rivers and seas?'