佛祖統紀 39.70

39.70

十八年。岑文本為中書令。文本少時常念法華普門品。曾乘舟吳江。舟覆人盡死。文本沒水中。有人言。但念佛必不死。既而隨波涌出至岸獲免。後於家設齋。一僧後去。謂之曰。天下方亂君幸不預災。終逢太平致富貴。言訖不見。及文本就齋。復於食椀得舍利二。

In the eighteenth year, Cen Wenben became Director of the Secretariat. When Wenben was young, he constantly recited the "Universal Gate Chapter" of the Lotus Sūtra. He once took a boat across the Wu River; the boat capsized, and all the passengers died. As Wenben sank beneath the water, someone said, "Only recite the Buddha['s name], and you will certainly not die." Soon after, surging out with the waves, he reached the shore and escaped. Later, he set up a vegetarian feast at his home. One monk left last and said to him, "The realm is just now in chaos; you fortunately will not participate in the disaster, and in the end will meet with grand peace and attain wealth and nobility." Having spoken, he vanished. When Wenben sat down to eat, he further found two relics in his food bowl.