佛祖統紀 37.5

37.5

天監元年。帝夢釋迦檀像入國（天竺優填王所造者）乃遣郝騫等（郝黑各反）往西竺求之○于陀利國入貢云。其王夢異僧曰。東土有聖王出。十年之後佛法大興○制僧尼犯過。並依佛律行罰○庾詵少與帝善。及起兵署為記室不就。山居蔬食六時禮懺誦法華經。於後夜見一道人。自稱願公。呼詵為上行先生。後寢食驚覺曰。願公復來。吾其去矣。舉家聞上行先生已生淨土。詔諡貞節處士。

First year of Tianjian. The Emperor dreamt that a sandalwood image of Śākyamuni entered the realm (the one made by King Udayana of Tianzhu). He then sent Hao Qian and others to Western Tianzhu to seek it. ○ The Kingdom of Youdali came to offer tribute, saying that its king had dreamt of an extraordinary monk who said, 'In the Eastern Land a holy king has appeared; after ten years, the Buddhadharma will greatly flourish.' ○ An imperial decree ordered that whenever monks and nuns commit offenses, they are to be punished entirely in accordance with the Buddhist Vinaya. ○ Yu Shen had been friendly with the Emperor since his youth. When the Emperor raised troops, he appointed him as clerk, but Shen did not accept the post. He dwelt in the mountains, ate vegetarian food, and six times a day performed penance and recited the Lotus Sūtra. Late one night he saw a man of the Way who called himself Master Yuan, who addressed Shen as 'Gentleman of Superior Conduct.' Later, waking with a start from sleep and food, he said, 'Master Yuan has come again; I must depart!' The whole family heard that the Gentleman of Superior Conduct had already been born into the Pure Land. An imperial edict posthumously conferred upon him the title 'Chaste and Resolute Retired Scholar.'