佛祖歷代通載 16.58

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（卅二）　補怛洛伽山。觀音示現之地。有唐大中間。天竺僧來。即洞中燔盡十指。親覩妙相。與說妙法。授以七寶色石。靈跡始著。其後日本國僧惠鍔。自五臺得菩薩畫像。欲還本國。舟至洞輒不往。乃以像舍于土人張氏之門。張氏屢覩神異經捐所居為觀音院（昌國志云梁貞明二年始建寺）郡將聞之。遣慕賓迎其像。到城與民祈福。已而有僧名。即眾求嘉木扃戶刻之。彌月像成而僧不見。今之所設是也（史越王作重修寺記云）宋元豐三年。王舜封使三韓。至此黑風驟起巨龜負舟。向山禱告。大士現相舟穩。還朝以聞。朝廷頒金帛移寺建於梅嶺山之陽。賜額寶陀。祈禱雨暘輒應。迨今元朝。降香賜田重新寺宇。以福邦家永延帝祚。

(32) Mount Potalaka, the site where Avalokiteśvara manifests. During the Dazhong era of the Tang, a monk from Tianzhu arrived. Within a cave, he burned all ten of his fingers, personally beheld the wondrous form [of the Bodhisattva], was taught the wondrous Dharma, and was bestowed a stone colored like the seven precious gems; thus the wondrous traces first became renowned. Later, the Japanese monk Huie obtained a painted image of the Bodhisattva from Mount Wutai and wished to return to his home country. When his boat reached the cave, it was impeded and could not move forward. He then deposited the image at the gate of the local layman Zhang. Having repeatedly witnessed divine anomalies, Zhang donated his residence to be converted into the Guanyin Cloister. (The Changguo Record says: "In the second year of the Zhenming era of the Liang dynasty, a monastery was first constructed here.") The regional military commander heard of this and dispatched an official envoy to welcome the image to the city to pray for blessings for the populace. Shortly thereafter, there was a monk of unknown name who obtained fine timber from the assembly, locked his doors, and carved an image. After a full month, the image was complete, but the monk was nowhere to be seen. The image enshrined at present is this very one. (King Shi Yue notes in his record of the reconstruction of the monastery:) In the third year of the Yuanfeng era of the Song dynasty, Wang Shunfeng was sent as an envoy to Samhan. Upon arriving here, a dark gale abruptly arose, and a gigantic sea-turtle bore the boat. Praying toward the mountain, the Great Being manifested his form, and the boat became steady. Upon returning to court, he reported this. The imperial court bestowed gold and silk, and relocated the monastery, building it on the southern side of Mount Meiling, granting it the plaque name Baotuo. Whenever prayers for rain or sunshine were offered, there was always an immediate response. Coming down to the present Yuan dynasty, incense has been bestowed, fields have been granted, and the monastery buildings have been refurbished anew, to bring blessings to the state and perpetuate the imperial reign forever.