宋高僧傳 2.40

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釋佛陀波利，華言覺護，北印度罽賓國人。忘身徇道，遍觀靈跡，聞文殊師利在清涼山，遠涉流沙，躬來禮謁，以天皇儀鳳元年丙子，杖錫五臺，虔誠禮拜，悲泣雨淚，冀覩聖容。倏焉見一老翁從山而出，作婆羅門語，謂波利曰：「師何所求耶？」波利答曰：「聞文殊大士隱迹此山，從印度來，欲求瞻禮。」翁曰：「師從彼國將《佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經》來否？此土眾生多造諸罪，出家之輩亦多所犯。〈佛頂神呪〉除罪祕方，若不齎經，徒來何益？縱見文殊，亦何能識？師可還西國，取彼經來，流傳此土，即是遍奉眾聖，廣利群生，拯接幽冥，報諸佛恩也。師取經來至，弟子當示文殊居處。」波利聞已，不勝喜躍，裁抑悲淚，向山更禮。舉頭之頃，不見老人。波利驚愕，倍增虔恪。

Śramaṇa Buddhapāli, rendered in Chinese as Juehu (Awakening-Protection), was a native of the country of Jibin (Kashmir) in northern India. Forgetting his own person in pursuit of the Dao, he visited sacred traces far and wide. Hearing that Mañjuśrī was at Mount Qingliang, he crossed the shifting sands from afar and personally came to pay homage. In the first year of the Yifeng era of Heavenly Emperor (Gaozong), a bingzi year [676 CE], he reached Mount Wutai with his monk's staff. Revering and bowing with utmost sincerity, he wept tears like rain, hoping to behold the holy countenance. Suddenly he saw an old man emerge from the mountain, who spoke in the Brahman language and asked Buddhapāli, "Master, what is it that you seek?" Buddhapāli replied, "Having heard that the Great Being Mañjuśrī has concealed his traces in this mountain, I have come from India desiring to gaze upon him and pay homage." The old man said, "Master, have you brought the Uṣṇīṣavijayā-dhāraṇī-sūtra from that country or not? Sentient beings in this land commit many transgressions, and those who have left the household life also commit many infractions. The divine spell of the Buddha-Uṣṇīṣa is a secret recipe for eliminating transgressions. If you have not brought the scripture, what benefit is there in having come in vain? Even if you were to see Mañjuśrī, how could you recognise him? Master, you should return to the Western countries, obtain that scripture, and bring it to circulate in this land. That will be serving all the holy ones everywhere, broadly benefiting the multitude of beings, rescuing those in the unseen realms, and requiting the benevolence of all Buddhas. When you have fetched the scripture and arrived, this disciple will show you where Mañjuśrī dwells." When Buddhapāli heard this, he was overjoyed beyond measure. Restraining his tears of sorrow, he bowed toward the mountain once again. When he raised his head, the old man was no longer to be seen. Buddhapāli was astonished, and his reverence and devotion doubled.