宋高僧傳 20.31

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系曰：圓觀未死先寄胎者，聞必不信。何耶？違諸聖教也。甞聞閩尼多許族姓家婦女為兒，云「便來」也。及終，有以朱題髀，當日有家生子，身有赤文「便來」二字焉。此類亦多。莊子所謂「曲士不可與語道者，束於教也。」其或竺乾異計有教未來佛，或別會曾談，見有我宗自許。若然者未可定執已行之教矣。其如觀也果證高深，同《智論》中多種不思議也，心思言議，千里難追矣。

Appraisal: That Yuanguan lodged in a womb before dying is something those who hear it will surely disbelieve. Why is this? Because it contravenes the various sacred teachings. Yet I have heard that nuns in Min often promise women of distinguished clans to become their children, saying, 'I will come right away.' When they pass away, some write on their thighs with vermilion, and on that very day, a child born to the family has the two red characters 'come right away' marked on its body. There are also many instances of this kind. As Zhuangzi said: 'A scholar of narrow views cannot be spoken to about the Way, for he is bound by his teachings.' Perhaps Indian heterodoxies have teachings of future Buddhas, or perhaps it was discussed in another assembly, seeing that our own school allows for this. If so, one must not stubbornly adhere only to the teachings currently in circulation. As for Guan, his realization and proof were high and profound, matching the many kinds of inconceivable phenomena in the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra; it is difficult to chase after with thought or speech even across a thousand li.