三寶感應要略錄 2.88

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玉花寺都維那沙門寂照。慶賀翻譯功畢。以聞皇帝。經既譯畢。設齊會供養。皇帝歡喜。莊嚴嘉壽殿。設齊會。寶幢幡蓋。種種供具極妙盡美。即龍朔三年冬十月三十日也。此日請經。從肅成殿。往嘉壽殿齊會所講讀。當迎經時。般若放光。照觸遠近。天雨妙花。兼有非常香氣。時玄弉法師。語門人曰。經自說此方。當有樂大乘者。國王大臣四部徒眾。書寫受持讀誦流布。皆得生天。究竟解脫。既有此文。不可緘默。又寂照自夢。千佛在空。異口同音而說偈言。

The monk Jizhao, the rector of Yuhua Monastery, celebrated the completion of the translation and informed the Emperor. Since the scripture had now been translated, a vegetarian feast was arranged to make offerings. The Emperor was delighted and had the Jiashou Hall adorned, hosting the vegetarian feast. Jeweled banners, pennants, and canopies—various offering implements were exquisitely and completely magnificent. This was on the thirtieth day of the tenth month in the winter of the third year of the Longshuo reign era [663 CE]. On this day, they invited the scripture to proceed from Sucheng Hall to the place of the vegetarian feast in Jiashou Hall to be lectured upon and recited. When welcoming the scripture, the Prajñā [scripture] radiated light, shining far and near. Heaven rained down wondrous flowers, accompanied by an extraordinary fragrance. At that time, Dharma Master Xuanzang said to his disciples: "The scripture itself says that in this region there will be those who take joy in the Mahāyāna—kings, high officials, and the disciples of the fourfold assembly—who copy, uphold, read, recite, and disseminate it, all of whom will attain birth in heaven and ultimate liberation. Since this text exists, we must not remain silent." Furthermore, Jizhao himself dreamed of a thousand Buddhas in the sky, who spoke these verses with different mouths but the same voice: