佛祖歷代通載 9.55

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（二十七　丁巳）　東魏定州孫敬德。虔事觀音。為賊橫引坐罪。臨刑念救苦觀音。刀三斫不傷。三換刀俱折。有司以聞高歡。歡為表請免死。敬德還家。事像項有三痕。今世謂高王經出此也。

(27, dingsi) Sun Jingde of Dingzhou in the Eastern Wei reverently served Avalokiteśvara. Wrongly implicated by bandits, he was convicted of a capital crime. Approaching execution, he recited the name of Avalokiteśvara Who Saves from Suffering; the sword struck three times without injuring him, and when replaced three times, each sword broke. The authorities reported this to Gao Huan, who submitted a memorial requesting his exemption from death. Jingde returned home, and the neck of the image he served bore three sword marks. Today, it is said that the Gaowang Jing originated from this.