[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) › [三寶感應要略錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084) › 2.144 # 三寶感應要略錄 2.144 三寶感應要略錄 2.144 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.2.144) 宋釋惠嚴。京師東安寺僧也。甞嫌大涅槃經文字繁多。遂加刊削。就成數卷。寫兩三通。以示同好。因寢𡩺之際。忽見一人。身長二丈餘。形氣偉狀。謂之曰。涅槃尊經眾藏之宗。何得輕加斟酌。嚴悵然不悅。猶謂意已立。未有愍心。至明夕復見昨人。狀有怒色曰。過而知改。是謂非過。故相告猶不已乎。此經既無片理。且君禍亦將及。嚴驚覺失聲。未及中旦。便馳信求還悉燒除之。識者諫曰。此誡後人。嚴雖以為然。終懷疑懼矣。 > Under the Song, Shi Huiyan was a monk of Dong'an Monastery in the capital. He once disliked the Great Nirvāṇa Sūtra for having too many characters, and thereupon excised and trimmed it, bringing it down to several fascicles. He copied two or three versions to show to like-minded persons. While lying asleep, he suddenly saw a man more than two zhang tall, of imposing bearing and energy, who said to him: 'The Nirvāṇa is an exalted sūtra, the ancestor of the various scriptures. How can you lightly deliberate and edit it?' \[Hui\]yan was dejected and displeased; yet thinking that his resolution was already set, he had no sense of remorse. The next evening, he saw the man of yesterday again, who looked angry and said: 'If one errs and knows to correct it, this is called not erring. Having informed you, will you still not cease? This sūtra of yours contains not a shred of principle, and moreover misfortune will reach you!' \[Hui\]yan awakened in fright, crying out aloud. Before the morning had half passed, he quickly dispatched messengers to retrieve all copies and burn them. Knowledgeable people admonished him, saying: 'This was a warning for future generations.' Although \[Hui\]yan agreed, he ended up harboring doubt and dread. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.2.143) - [Next: 2.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.2.145) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084~en-mt.2.144) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.18) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.2.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2084.2.144) · Pramāṇa