宋高僧傳 21.22

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釋寶達者，不知何許人也，遁是名山，高乎道望，號剎利法師。以持密呪為恒務。其院中有印沙床、照佛鑑。往者浙江也，驚濤巨浪，為害實深。其潮大至，則激射今湖上諸山焉。達哀其桑麻之地，悉變為江，遂誦呪止濤神之患。一夜，江濤中有偉人，玄冠朱衣，導從甚繁而至，謂達曰：「弟子是吳伍員，復仇雪恥者，非他人也。師慈心為物，員已聞命矣！」言訖而滅。明日，寺僧怪問：「昨夜車馬之喧為誰？」具言其事。其冥感神理，多此類也。自爾西岸沙漲彌年，還為百姓殖利，時所推稱，翕然敷化。後罔知所終。

Shi Baoda—it is not known where he was from—retreated to this famous mountain; his religious reputation was elevated, and he was known as the Kṣatriya Dharma Master. He took the recitation of esoteric dhāraṇīs as his constant practice. In his courtyard, there was a sand-printing platform and a mirror for beholding the Buddha. In former times, the Zhejiang River had terrifying surges and giant waves, which caused great harm. When its tide rose massively, it struck violently against the hills surrounding what is now the lake. Da felt pity that lands of mulberry and hemp were all turned into riverbeds, and thereupon recited dhāraṇīs to quell the disaster caused by the tidal deity. One night, amidst the river surges, a towering figure wearing a black cap and vermilion robes arrived with a grand retinue, and said to Da: 'This disciple is Wu Zixu of Wu, avenging grievances and wiping away dishonor; I am no other person. Since the Master has a compassionate mind for living beings, Zixu has already complied with your command!' Having spoken, he vanished. The next day, the monks of the temple were astonished and asked: 'Whose was the clamor of horses and carriages last night?' He recounted the matter in full. His unseen spiritual resonances were mostly of this kind. From then on, sand accumulated on the west bank over the years, returning to the people for farming and livelihood; praised and respected by the times, his teachings spread widely. Later, it is not known where he ended his life.