佛祖統紀 38.76

38.76

述曰。此經止十句。即宋朝王玄謨。夢中所授之文。今市肆刊行。孫敬德所誦者是。後人妄相增益。其文猥雜。遂使識者疑其非真。又本朝嘉祐中。龍學梅摯妻失目使禱於上竺。一夕夢白衣人教誦十句觀音經。遂誦之不輟。雙目復明。清獻趙公刊行其事。大士以茲至簡經法。救人於危厄之中。古今可紀者三驗矣。可不信乎。

The commentary says: This scripture consists of only ten phrases; it is indeed the text taught in a dream to Wang Xuanmo of the Liu Song dynasty. The text that Sun Jingde recited is what is now printed and circulated in the markets. Later people groundlessly added to it, rendering its text vulgar and disordered, which caused knowledgeable people to doubt its authenticity. Moreover, during the Jiayou era of our present dynasty, the wife of Academician Mei Zhi lost her sight and sent someone to pray at Upper Tianzhu. One night she dreamed of a white-robed person teaching her to recite the Ten-Phrase Avalokiteśvara Sūtra. She then recited it without ceasing, and both her eyes regained their sight. Lord Zhao Qingxian printed and propagated the account of this event. The Great Being, through this supremely concise scripture and method, rescues people from danger and hardship. Between ancient and modern times, there are three verifiable proofs that can be recorded. How could one not believe it?