三寶感應要略錄 2.82

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昔畢試國。為小邊裔。王族斷嗣。役屬隣境。貴仁豪民。逃散他土。眾多怨王。互來侵逼。時有聖主。名曰聽祐。智惠高名。自心思惟佛法驗般若心經是。作是觀訖。領告國內男女大小。各令寫誦般若心經。明朝為期。制以淮刑。勸以舉爵。三年之間。每旦各誦勤於境界。龍神悅怡。此時諸國發起惡心。趣畢試國。時其軍眾死皆悉落。若有諸群賊至彼土。自然落失。有眾反逆。向其界者。下覺悶逆。爾時畢試國平定已訖。漸盈十年。三十餘國。成大聖主。諸方所貴胡三十四國。楚朝二十八國。名感二驗。別人寫誦護代。持者常為恒例。一切眾生。無不得護也。

Formerly, the kingdom of Bishi was a small borderland. The royal lineage having been cut short, it was subjugated by neighboring territories. Noble, benevolent, and powerful people fled to other lands. Many hostile kings mutually came to invade and oppress it. At that time, there was a sage ruler named Tingyou, famed for his lofty wisdom. He pondered in his mind: "The verified proof of the Buddha Dharma is the Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya-sūtra." Having made this contemplation, he commanded and announced to the men and women, old and young throughout the kingdom, that each should copy and recite the Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya-sūtra. Setting the following morning as the start, he regulated them with punishments and encouraged them with promotions in rank. For three years, each morning they recited it diligently within the borders, and the dragon deities were pleased and joyful. At that time, various countries aroused evil intentions and marched toward the kingdom of Bishi; then their armies all collapsed in death. If robber bands came to that land, they naturally faltered and were lost. If rebels advanced toward its borders, they felt oppressed and rebellious below. At that time, the kingdom of Bishi was pacified; gradually reaching ten years, he became a great sage ruler over thirty-odd kingdoms. Respected by all regions, [he reigned over] thirty-four barbarian kingdoms and twenty-eight southern kingdoms, his name evoking two verified proofs. When other individuals copied and recited it to protect their reigns, practitioners routinely took it as a regular standard, and not a single sentient being failed to receive protection.