宋高僧傳 2.12

2.12

初畏途過北印度境，而聲譽已達中國，睿宗乃詔若那及將軍史獻出玉門塞表以候來儀。開元初，玄宗夢與真僧相見，姿狀非常，躬御丹青，寫之殿壁。及畏至此，與夢合符，帝悅有緣，飾內道場，尊為教主，自寧、薛王已降皆跪席捧器焉。賓大士於天宮，接梵筵於帝座，禮國師以廣成之道，致人主於如來之乘，巍巍法門，於斯為盛。時有術士握鬼神之契，參變化之功，承詔御前，角其神異。畏恬然不動，而術者手足無所施矣。

Earlier, when Śubhakarasiṃha's journey passed through the borders of Northern India, his renown had already reached China. Emperor Ruizong issued an edict ordering Ruona and General Shi Xian to travel beyond the Yumen Pass to await his coming. In the early Kaiyuan era, Emperor Xuanzong dreamed of meeting a true monk whose appearance was extraordinary, and the Emperor personally wielded pigments to paint it on the palace wall. When Śubhakarasiṃha arrived, he matched the dream completely. The Emperor rejoiced in their karmic affinity, adorned the Inner Bodhimaṇḍa, and venerated him as the master of the teachings; from the Prince of Ning and Prince of Xue on down, all knelt on the mat and held his vessels. Treating the Great Being as a guest in the heavenly palace and welcoming the Sanskrit seat at the imperial throne, he honored the National Preceptor with the way of Guangcheng and led the ruler of men into the vehicle of the Tathāgata. The sublime Dharma gate flourished greatly at this time. At that time, there was an occult master who commanded pacts with ghosts and spirits and participated in the power of transformations; receiving an imperial edict to the imperial presence, he vied with him in supernatural wonders. Śubhakarasiṃha remained calm and unmoved, and the occult master found himself with no means to employ his craft.