[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) › [弘贊法華傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067) › 6.28 # 弘贊法華傳 6.28 弘贊法華傳 6.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.28) 釋慧度。吳興人。聽奉誠寺辯律師。精得大義。菜食長齋。誦法華經金剛般若。忽染疾暴亡。五日還活。自說見閻羅王。服遠冠衣纓。如今王者。侍衛亦然。始時儀容溫雅。亦判罪人事。便大瞋怒。鬢面動異。問度。有何業。答。誦法華經。王聳然彈指。又問。更誦何經。答。金剛般若。倍更駭肅。召出金床。與度坐。請誦。一遍究竟。王曰。此功德不可思議。法師年壽未盡。亦以經力扶持。猶延二紀。後果得二十四年。陳文帝元嘉時亡。春秋七十餘矣。 > Śramaṇa Huidu was a man of Wuxing. He studied under Vinaya Master Bian of Fengcheng Temple and thoroughly grasped the grand principles. He ate a vegetarian diet, kept a perpetual fast, and recited the Lotus Sūtra and the Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā Sūtra. He suddenly fell ill and died abruptly, but revived after five days. He recounted himself that he saw King Yama wearing a far-reaching crown with robe and pendants like a contemporary ruler, and his retinue was likewise. At first his demeanor was gentle and elegant; then, as he judged sinners, he flew into a great fury, the appearance of his beard and face changing extraordinarily. He asked Du what karma he possessed. Du replied that he recited the Lotus Sūtra. The king rose in reverence and snapped his fingers. He asked further what other sūtras he recited, and Du replied, 'The Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā.' The king became doubly awed and respectful. He ordered a golden seat brought forth and offered it to Du to sit upon, requesting him to recite it. When one recitation was completed, the king said, 'This merit is inconceivable. The Dharma Master's lifespan is not yet exhausted, and bolstered by the power of the sūtra, it shall be extended by two cycles (twenty-four years).' Later it indeed turned out that he lived for twenty-four more years. He died during the Tianjia era of Emperor Wen of the Chen, at the age of over seventy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.27) - [Next: 6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.29) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067~en-mt.6.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.28) · Pramāṇa