釋氏稽古略 4.85

4.85

In the summer there was a great drought. In Eastern Zhejiang, Zhili of the Tiantai doctrinal school (the Venerable of Siming) and Zunshi (the Penance Master of Lower Tianzhu) jointly cultivated the State-Protecting Golden Light Samādhi Repentance; after three days, it rained. The prefect of Mingzhou, Su Wei, praised their virtues with a stele (Record of the Acts of the Penance Master; Siming Record of Teaching and Practice). In Western Zhejiang, it also had not rained from spring into summer. Zhang Quhua, Supervising Secretary and Prefect of Hangzhou, led his subordinates with banners, canopies, drums, and wind instruments to welcome the Great Being of Perfect Penetration (Yuantong Dashi) of Tianzhu and prayed at Fantian Monastery. Soon rain poured down abundantly across the four borders. This was the beginning of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara responding to the people's hopes with compassionate spiritual resonance (Record of the Spiritual Resonances of Upper Tianzhu).