佛祖統紀 39.21

39.21

十六年齊州靈巖寺釋道相暴亡。至冥府見勢至菩薩。將觀僧獄。有榜云。眾僧遣法逈向京師請靈巖寺額。將絹百疋驢兩頭。至京逢通事舍人。是靈巖檀越。為奏得額不費一錢。逈自思此額因我而得。應銷三十疋絹。乃市絲布香藥等物。私用入己。當入梁壓地獄。逈聞即首服陪還。又一榜云。人盜僧林杏樹。截作梳材。寺僧道郭拾得殘木一截。仍堪作梳。直八十錢。當墮火燒地獄。郭聞說即時承還。又榜云。沙彌道弘為眾作餛飩先盜食一鉢。當墮鐵丸地獄。弘數年口瘡。乃為眾設一供。如此三十餘人。道相七日內。十三度死。見菩薩指示罪相。以語諸人。即各陪償。獄榜隨滅（僧鏡錄）。

In the sixteenth year, Shi Daoxiang of Lingyan Monastery in Qizhou died suddenly. Reaching the netherworld, he saw Bodhisattva Mahāsthāmaprāpta, who was about to inspect the hells for monks. There was a placard reading: 'The monastic assembly sent Fahiong to the capital to request an inscribed plaque for Lingyan Monastery, taking one hundred bolts of silk and two donkeys. Arriving at the capital, he met an usher-in-waiting who was a donor to Lingyan. For his sake, [the usher] submitted a memorial and obtained the plaque without spending a single copper. Hiong thought to himself: "This plaque was obtained because of me, so thirty bolts of silk ought to be expended [on me]." He then bought silk cloth, incense, medicine, and other goods, privately appropriating them for his personal use. He should enter the Hell of Crushing Beams.' When Hiong heard this, he immediately confessed his guilt and made restitution. Another placard read: 'Someone stole an apricot tree from the monastic grove and cut it into comb-making material. The monastery monk Daoguo picked up a remnant piece of wood that could still be made into a comb, worth eighty coppers. He should fall into the Hell of Burning Fire.' When Guo heard this related, he immediately accepted [the guilt] and returned it. Yet another placard read: 'The novice Daohong made wontons for the assembly and first stole a bowlful to eat. He should fall into the Hell of Iron Pellets.' Hong suffered from mouth ulcers for several years, so he provided an offering for the assembly. Over thirty people were like this. Within seven days, Daoxiang died thirteen times. Seeing the Bodhisattva point out the marks of their sins, he told them to these individuals, who then each made restitution, and the placards in hell vanished accordingly (Record of the Mirror of Monks).