[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) › [神僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064) › 2.36 # 神僧傳 2.36 神僧傳 2.36 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.2.36) 僧寶通。梵行精修長誦法華經陀羅尼品。稍有靈異。時楊橋村有趙氏家妻為神所魅。請通持呪。通既至。神即現形。通告曰。神在村中合當興福。如何反魅於人。神曰。非弟子事。此乃下部小鬼耳。遂呼小鬼至前責罰。趙妻因此得差。續後趙妻之病仍發歌吟竟夕又告通。通又去見所責鬼在病床前。通曰。前已誡治那得再來。汝若不去吾當誦呪令汝頭作七分。如阿梨樹枝也。鬼叩頭求哀云。不煩呪也。從此病差。鬼不復至矣。 > The monk Baotong diligently cultivated pure conduct and constantly chanted the Dhāraṇī Chapter of the Lotus Sūtra, having minor spiritual marvels. At that time, in Yangqiao Village, the wife of a Zhao family was bewitched by a spirit. They invited Tong to recite incantations. When Tong arrived, the spirit revealed its form. Tong addressed it, saying, “Since you reside as a spirit in this village, you ought to promote blessings. Why do you instead bewitch human beings?” The spirit said, “It is not my doing; it is merely a minor demon of the lower ranks.” He then summoned the minor demon before him and punished it. Zhao's wife was cured as a result. Subsequently, the illness of Zhao's wife flared up again, singing and chanting all night long, and they informed Tong once more. When Tong went again, he saw the demon that had been punished standing before the sickbed. Tong said, “You were already warned and punished previously, how dare you return? If you do not leave, I shall chant an incantation to split your head into seven pieces, like the branch of an arjaka tree.” The demon kowtowed and begged for mercy, saying, “Do not trouble yourself with the incantation.” From then on the illness was cured, and the demon never returned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.2.35) - [Next: 2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.2.37) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064~en-mt.2.36) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.2.36) · Pramāṇa