佛祖統紀 36.139

36.139

八年。帝不豫詔諸沙門祈佛聖僧。至七日感天香滿殿聖僧影迹堂內金錫振響。已而康復○晉安王蕭子懋年七歲。母阮淑媛病。請僧行道。有獻蓮華供佛者。漬銅罌中。王流涕禮佛曰。若阿姨因此和勝。願華竟齋不萎。七日齋畢華更鮮紅。視罌中稍有根須。母疾遂愈。當世稱其孝感。

In the eighth year, the Emperor was indisposed and decreed that the śramaṇas pray to the Buddha and holy monks. On the seventh day, heavenly fragrance filled the palace, silhouettes of holy monks appeared within the hall, and golden tin staffs clattered. Soon after, he recovered. Xiao Zimao, Prince of Jin'an, was seven years old when his mother, Lady of Handsome Fairness Ruan, fell ill; they invited monks to practice the Way. Someone offered lotus blossoms to the Buddha, soaking them in a bronze jar. Weeping, the Prince bowed to the Buddha and said, 'If my mother can recover because of this, I pray that the flowers will not wither before the retreat ends.' When the seven-day retreat concluded, the flowers were even fresher and redder, and looking inside the jar, small roots had sprouted. His mother's illness was cured, and contemporaries praised his filial response.