法華傳記 10.32

10.32

釋僧達。姓羌台州人也。小出家斷食。節苦讀誦法華經。隋義寧中。發願寫法華經。未供養之。宿病忽發暴死。作宿作業。至炎魔廳。王見僧達來。從座而起。前來迎之。共入廳正殿。坐竟方語。阿師依宿作業。來至吾所。然寫法華經。猶未供養。早還人間。又赦宿作業。當生淨土。聞王語已。默然而出入本身活。遂莊嚴卷軸。供養經卷。不知去處（出寺記）。

Shi Sengda was a man of Taizhou surnamed Qiang. He went forth from home at a young age, fasted, practiced austerities, and read and chanted the Lotus Sūtra. During the Yining reign of the Sui, he made a vow to copy the Lotus Sūtra, but had not yet made offerings to it when a chronic illness suddenly flared up and he died abruptly. Due to his past deeds, he arrived at the court of Yama. When the king saw Sengda coming, he rose from his seat, came forward to welcome him, and entered the main hall of the court together with him. After they had sat down, he then spoke: "Master, according to your past deeds, you have come to my place. However, you copied the Lotus Sūtra and have not yet made offerings to it. Return quickly to the human realm; your past deeds are also pardoned, and you will be born in a pure land." Having heard the king's words, he left in silence, entered his original body, and revived. He then adorned the scrolls and made offerings to the sūtra scrolls. His place of passing is not known (drawn from the monastery records).