高僧傳 9.21

9.21

後晉軍出淮泗，隴比凡城皆被侵逼，三方告急，人情危擾。虎乃瞋曰：「吾之奉佛供僧，而更致外寇，佛無神矣。」澄明旦早入，虎以事問澄，澄因諫虎曰：「王過去世經為大商主，至罽賓寺，嘗供大會。中有六十羅漢，吾此微身亦預斯會。時得道人謂吾曰：『此主人命盡當受鷄身，後王晉地。』今王為王，豈非福耶？疆埸軍寇，國之常耳。何為怨謗三寶，夜興毒念乎？」虎迺信悟，跪而謝焉。

Later, when the Jin army went out along the Huai and Si rivers, and Fancheng in Longbei was encroached upon, all three borders reported emergencies, and the people were anxious and disturbed. Hu grew furious and said: "I have venerated the Buddha and made offerings to the Saṃgha, yet this has only brought foreign invaders; the Buddha has no spiritual power!" The next morning Deng entered early, and Hu questioned Deng about the matter. Deng thereupon remonstrated with Hu, saying: "In a past life, Your Majesty was once a great merchant leader. Arriving at a monastery in Jibin, you once made offerings at a great assembly, in which there were sixty arhats; this humble self of mine also participated in that gathering. At that time, a person who had attained the Way told me: 'When this host's life comes to an end, he will take the body of a chicken, and later become a king in the land of Jin.' Now that Your Majesty is king, is that not a fruit of merit? Military raids along the frontiers are regular occurrences for a state. Why resent and slander the Three Jewels and give rise to toxic thoughts in the night?" Hu then believed and understood, kneeling to apologize.