佛祖統紀 42.120

42.120

六年。初帝之毀像也。鎮州大悲極有靈應。詔下人莫敢近。帝聞之。自往其寺持斧鑱破面胸。觀者為之慄慄。及帝北征疽發於胸。亟歸京師遂殂（楊文公談苑）○汴都將士周百勝。年老家居。蔬食念佛。一夕夢黃衣吏追入大城至官府。主者令引觀地獄。見一人黑色臥大銕狀。獄卒持鑿破其胸灌以銅汁。叫聲不可聞。百勝懼念佛求退。追者曰。汝已是佛弟子不必懼。百勝問。囚者何人。答曰。此柴帝也。因毀像致此罰。百勝曰。我故君王也。何時得脫。追者曰。初錄其人。至時王責曰。世間周通錢盡時方脫此罪。追者引從故道出城門。聞寺鐘鳴遂覺。百勝常以語人。聞者為之悲惋（神應錄）。

In the sixth year, when the Emperor first destroyed the statues, the Great Compassion statue in Zhenzhou was exceedingly efficacious in its responses. When the edict was issued, none dared approach it. The Emperor heard of this, went to the temple himself, took an axe, and chiselled open its face and chest. The onlookers shuddered in fear. When the Emperor campaigned north, an ulcer broke out on his chest; he hastily returned to the capital and died. (Yang Wengong's Tanyuan.) ○ An officer of the Bian capital, Zhou Baisheng, lived at home in old age, eating vegetarian food and reciting the Buddha's name. One night, he dreamt of a yellow-clad official escorting him into a large city, arriving at an official bureau. The magistrate ordered him to be guided to view the hells. He saw a man, pitch-black, lying on a large iron bed. A hell warden took a chisel, cleaved open his chest, and poured molten copper into it; his screams were unbearable to hear. Baisheng was frightened, recited the Buddha's name, and sought to withdraw. The escort said, "You are already a disciple of the Buddha; there is no need to fear." Baisheng asked, "Who is this prisoner?" The escort replied, "This is Emperor Chai. He incurred this punishment due to destroying statues." Baisheng said, "He was my former sovereign. When will he obtain release?" The escort said, "When he was first recorded, the King of the Underworld reprimanded him, saying: 'Only when the Zhou Tong coins in the world are exhausted will you be released from this guilt.'" The escort guided him out of the city gate along the former path; upon hearing the temple bell toll, he awakened. Baisheng often spoke of this to others, and those who heard it were filled with sorrow and lamentation. (Shenying lu.)