佛祖統紀 41.5

41.5

大歷元年。勅沙門良賁。於桃園撰仁王經疏進上。姑蘇支硎山沙門道遵（左溪弟子）置法華經院。舉高行十四人常持法華以燭繼晝。用揚大雄之慈聲。郡刺史韋元甫。尚書劉晏。奏賜法華道場。於是自江以東置經院者十七所。皆取法於師也○衛州別駕周伯達。常持金剛經。忽見光中有梵僧自稱須菩提。曰汝誦經數年。何為不斷肉食。伯達竦懼。即蔬素轉加勤誦。祥感屢見。

In the first year of Dali, an imperial order directed Śramaṇa Liangbi to compose a commentary on the Humane Kings Sūtra at the Peach Garden and present it to the throne. Śramaṇa Daozun of Zhixing Mountain in Gusu (a disciple of Zuoxi) established a Lotus Sūtra cloister, selecting fourteen men of eminent conduct to constantly uphold the Lotus [Sūtra], carrying on from day into night by candlelight to proclaim the merciful voice of the Great Hero. The regional inspector Wei Yuanfu and Minister Liu Yan memorialized to grant it the name 'Lotus Bodhimaṇḍa.' From that time on, seventeen scriptural cloisters were established east of the Yangtze River, all taking their model from the Master. Zhou Boda, an assistant magistrate of Weizhou, constantly recited the Diamond Sūtra. Suddenly he saw an Indian monk in a light who claimed to be Subhūti, saying: 'You have recited the sūtra for several years; why have you not given up eating meat?' Boda was terrified, immediately turned to a vegetarian diet, and redoubled his diligence in recitation, experiencing numerous auspicious responses.