釋門自鏡錄 2.8

2.8

竺慧熾。新野人。住江陵四層寺。永初二年卒。弟子為設七日會。其日將夕燒香竟。沙門道賢。因往視熾弟子。至房前忽見曖若人形。詳視乃慧熾也。容貌衣服不異生平時。謂賢曰。君且食肉美不。賢曰美。熾曰。我坐食肉今墮餓狗地獄。道賢驚悚未及得答。熾復語言。汝若不信試看我背後。乃迴背示賢。見三黃狗。形半似驢。眼甚赤。光照戶內。狀欲噬熾而復止。賢駭怖悶絕。良久乃蘇具說其事。因茲悛悔。

Zhu Huichi was a native of Xinye and resided at Siceng Monastery in Jiangling. In the second year of Yongchu, he died. His disciples held a seven-day memorial assembly for him. As that day was drawing to dusk and the burning of incense was completed, the śramaṇa Daoxian went to visit Chi's disciples. Arriving in front of the room, he suddenly saw a dim figure resembling a human form. Looking closely, it was Huichi. His appearance and clothing were no different from when he was alive. He said to Xian, 'Friend, is eating meat delicious?' Xian said, 'It is delicious.' Chi said, 'Because I ate meat, I have now fallen into the Hungry Dog Hell.' Daoxian was terrified and had not yet managed to answer, when Chi spoke to him again: 'If you do not believe it, try looking behind my back.' He then turned his back to show Xian, who saw three yellow dogs, their bodies half resembling donkeys, their eyes extremely red, casting light into the room, as if about to devour Chi, but then stopping. Xian was terrified and fainted away; after a long while he revived and recounted the matter in full. Because of this, he repented and reformed.