佛祖統紀 37.44

37.44

承聖元年。真諦三藏以侯景之亂汎舶西歸。大風飄還廣州。住制止寺譯起信論俱舍論。至陳朝共得五十部○帝甞著書曰金樓子。云余於僧中重招提琰法師。隱士重華陽陶真白（弘景諡貞白先生）士大夫重汝南周弘正（北周名賢）○招提寺琰法師少時。相者曰。童子聰明而壽不永。師即發願入山誦般若經。久之見僧長丈餘語之曰。此經功德不可思議。後二十年逢前相者。驚曰。得何妙藥而獲延年。琰曰。持經耳○劉敬躬為亂焚望蔡縣。縣令寄近寺。民將牛酒為禮。令以牛繫柱。屏除佛像。於堂上接賓客。牛忽自解來階下拜。令大笑命左右宰之。飲啖既飽醉臥堂下。便覺遍體痒痛。搔成白癩。年終而死（顏氏家訓）。

In the first year of the Chengsheng era, Tripiṭaka Master Paramārtha, on account of the disturbances of Hou Jing, boarded a ship to return west. A great wind blew him back to Guangzhou. Residing at Zhizhi Monastery, he translated the Awakening of Faith and the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya, completing fifty works in total by the Chen dynasty. The Emperor once wrote a book titled Jinlouzi, in which he said: 'Among monks, I esteem Dharma Master Yan of Zhaoti Monastery; among hermits, I esteem Tao Zhenbai of Huayang (Hongjing, posthumously named Master Zhenbai); among scholar-officials, I esteem Zhou Hongzheng of Runan (a renowned worthy of the Northern Zhou).' When Dharma Master Yan of Zhaoti Monastery was young, a physiognomist told him: 'You are clever, young boy, but your life will not be long.' The Master thereupon made a vow, entered the mountains, and recited the Prajñā Sūtra. After a long time, he saw a monk over ten feet tall who said to him: 'The merit of this sūtra is inconceivable.' Twenty years later, he met the previous physiognomist, who said in astonishment: 'What wonderful medicine have you obtained to have prolonged your life?' Yan said: 'I only uphold the sūtra.' Liu Jinggong rebelled and burned Wangcai County. The county magistrate lodged at a nearby temple. The common people brought an ox and wine as gifts. The magistrate tied the ox to a pillar, cleared away the Buddha images, and entertained guests in the hall. The ox suddenly untied itself, came down the steps, and bowed. The magistrate laughed loudly and ordered his attendants to slaughter it. After drinking and eating his fill, he lay drunk beneath the hall; he soon felt itching and pain all over his body, and scratching it turned into white leprosy. He died at the end of the year (Family Instructions of the Yan Clan).