法華傳記 4.54

4.54

宋永初中。有黃龍沙彌曇無竭者。誦觀世音經。淨修苦行。與諸徒屬二十五人。往尋佛國。備經荒險。貞志彌堅。既達天竺舍衛。路逢山象一群。竭齎經誦念稱名歸命。有師子從林中出。象驚奔走後有野牛一群。鳴吼而來。將欲加害。竭又如初歸命。有大鷲飛來。牛便驚散。遂得剋免。其誠心所感在險。剋濟皆此類也（於此一緣。嘉祥等師。引為觀音品應驗。今案僧傳。觀世音經者。非觀音品。是觀世音授記經也。為欲令知同異。且此中編錄之）。

During the Yongchu reign period of the Song, there was a śrāmaṇera of Huanglong named Dharmodgata, who chanted the Avalokiteśvara Sūtra and purely cultivated ascetic practices. Together with twenty-five companions, he set out to seek the lands of the Buddha. Having traversed desolate perils, his resolute aspiration grew all the firmer. When they arrived at Śrāvastī in India, they encountered a herd of wild mountain elephants along the road. Dharmodgata held the sūtra, recited, and took refuge by invoking the name. A lion emerged from the forest, and the elephants fled in terror. Later, a herd of wild oxen came charging and bellowing, about to do them harm. Dharmodgata again took refuge as before; a great vulture flew down, and the oxen scattered in panic, so that he was able to escape harm. Such was the resonance of his sincere heart, overcoming perils and achieving deliverance (Regarding this account, masters such as Jiaxiang cited it as an efficacy of the Avalokiteśvara Chapter. Looking now into the Biographies of Monks, this Avalokiteśvara Sūtra is not the Avalokiteśvara Chapter, but the Avalokiteśvara-vyākaraṇa-sūtra. In order to make the difference known, it is nevertheless recorded and compiled here).