宋高僧傳 1.54

1.54

又北邙山有巨蛇，樵采者往往見之，矯首若丘陵，夜常承吸露氣。見空，人語曰：「弟子惡報，和尚如何見度？每欲飜河水陷洛陽城以快所懷也。」空為其受歸戒，說因果，且曰：「汝以瞋心故受今，那復恚恨乎？吾力何及？當思吾言，此身必捨矣。」後樵子見蛇死㵎下，臭聞數里。

Moreover, on Mount Beimang there was an enormous serpent, which woodcutters often saw, raising its head like a hill, at night constantly taking in and inhaling dew vapors. Seeing Amoghavajra, it spoke in human words, saying: "This disciple suffers an evil retribution; how can the monk deliver me? I constantly wish to overflow the Yellow River to submerge Luoyang City to vent my heart's desire." Amoghavajra conferred upon it the refuges and precepts, explained cause and effect, and said: "Because of a wrathful mind you received this present [body]; how can you harbor anger and hatred again? How could my power suffice? You must reflect upon my words, and you will surely cast off this body." Later, woodcutters saw the serpent dead in a ravine, its stench smelling for several miles.