弘贊法華傳 8.19

8.19

清信士史呵誓者。住京城西南豐谷鄉。少懷善念。常誦法華。行安樂行。慈悲在意。不乘畜產。虛幻為心。名霑令史。往還京省。以誦業相仍。恐路逢相識。人事暄涼。便癈所誦。故其所行。必由小徑。低聲怡顏。緣念相續。及終之時。感異香殊氣充於村曲。後十年。妻已重發。唯舌鮮好。餘皆朽盡。乃別標顯焉。又釋道正。金陵白馬寺僧也。亦誦法華。身死之後。以火燒身。乃於灰中。得舌一枚。儼然不壞。道俗莫不稱歎（云云）。

The layman Shi Hexi lived in Fenggu Village southwest of the capital. From youth he harbored good thoughts, constantly recited the Lotus Sūtra, practiced the peaceful practices, and kept compassion in mind. He did not ride animals, keeping an attitude of seeing things as empty and illusory. He was appointed as a senior clerk (lingshi) and traveled back and forth between the capital ministries. Because of his continuous recitation, he feared meeting acquaintances on the road and wasting his recitation on worldly pleasantries about the weather; thus he always traveled along small paths, lowering his voice and keeping a joyful expression, maintaining continuous mindfulness. When he died, an extraordinary and rare fragrance filled the lanes of the village. Ten years later, when his wife exhumed him for reburial, only his tongue was fresh and fine, while the rest was completely decayed. It was then marked out specially. Moreover, Śramaṇa Daozheng was a monk of Baima Monastery in Jinling. He also recited the Lotus Sūtra. After his death, when his body was cremated, a tongue was found amidst the ashes, completely intact. Monastics and laypeople all praised it.