[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) › 6.5 # 弘贊法華傳 6.5 弘贊法華傳 6.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.5) 昔外國山寺。有年少比丘。每誦法華。甞於寺外經行。遇羅剎女。鬼變為婦人。甚好姿首。來嬈此比丘。比丘被惑。遂與之通。通後。精神恍忽。無所覺知。鬼負之飛行。欲還本處規將噉。於夜前分。從一伽藍上過。比丘在鬼上。聞伽藍中有誦法華經聲。因即少醒。憶已所習。乃心暗誦之。鬼便覺重。漸漸近地。遂不能勝。棄之而去。比丘少時醒寤。聞有鐘聲。即尋聲到寺。扣門求進。具陳本末。然計去其鄉。已二千餘里。諸僧云。此人犯重。不可同止。有一上座云。此鬼神所惑。非是自心。既得脫免。顯經威力。可留住寺。令其懺悔。後遇彼鄉信。乃發遣之。 > In the past, at a mountain monastery in a foreign land, there was a young bhikṣu who constantly recited the Lotus. Once, while practicing walking meditation outside the monastery, he encountered a rākṣasī. The demon had transformed into a woman of exceedingly fine appearance and came to harass this bhikṣu. The bhikṣu was bewitched and subsequently had relations with her. After having relations, his spirit was in a daze, devoid of awareness. The demon carried him on her back, flying through the air, wishing to return to her original dwelling with the intent to devour him. In the first part of the night, they passed over a monastery. The bhikṣu, upon the demon's back, heard the sound of Lotus Sūtra recitation coming from within the monastery; through this, he awakened slightly, recalled what he had practiced, and recited it silently in his mind. The demon then felt him becoming heavy, and gradually descended toward the ground, ultimately unable to bear his weight, so she abandoned him and departed. After a short while, the bhikṣu awoke, heard the sound of a bell, and following the sound reached the monastery. Knocking on the gate, he begged for admittance and recounted the incident in full from beginning to end. However, it was calculated that he was already more than two thousand li away from his home district. The monks said, 'This person has committed a grave transgression; he cannot reside together with us.' An elder monk said, 'This was the bewitchment of a demon; it was not from his own mind. Since he has managed to escape, it demonstrates the mighty power of the sūtra. We may let him stay in the monastery and have him repent.' Later, when news from his home district arrived, they sent him back. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.4) - [Next: 6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.6) - [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.6.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2067.6.5) · Pramāṇa