[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [宋高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061) › 2.5 # 宋高僧傳 2.5 宋高僧傳 2.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.2.5) 南至海濱，遇殊勝招提，得法華三昧。聚沙為塔，僅一萬所。黑蛇傷指而無退息。復寄身商船，往遊諸國，密修禪誦，口放白光。無風三日，舟行萬里。屬商人遇盜，危於併命。畏恤其徒侶，默諷真言。七俱胝尊全現身相，群盜果為他寇所殲。寇乃露罪歸依，指蹤夷險。尋越窮荒，又逾毒水，纔至中天竺境，即遇其王。王之夫人，乃畏之女兄也，因問捨位之由，稱歎不足。是日携手同歸，慈雲布陰，一境丕變。 > He traveled south to the seashore, where he encountered an extraordinary monastery and attained the Lotus samādhi. He gathered sand to build stupas, reaching nearly ten thousand. Even when a black snake bit his finger, he did not turn back or rest. He then boarded a merchant vessel to travel to various countries, secretly cultivating dhyāna and recitation, his mouth emitting white light. Without wind for three days, the ship sailed ten thousand li. It happened that the merchants met bandits and were in danger of losing their lives together. Pitying his companions, Śubhakara silently recited a dhāraṇī. The Blessed One of Seven Koṭīs \[Cundī\] fully manifested her bodily form, and the bandits were indeed wiped out by other raiders. The raiders then confessed their crimes and took refuge, pointing the way through safe and perilous terrain. Soon crossing the remote wilderness and traversing poisonous waters, no sooner had he reached the borders of Central India than he encountered its king. The king's consort was Śubhakara's elder sister; she asked why he had renounced the throne and could not praise him enough. That day, holding hands, they returned together; clouds of compassion spread their shade, and the entire territory was transformed greatly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.2.4) - [Next: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.2.6) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061~en-mt.2.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.2.5) · Pramāṇa