三寶感應要略錄 3.19

3.19

窺沖法師交州人也。志望達到印度。即發願造普賢像祈請云。普賢大士。有恒順眾生願。豈捨貧道誠志。更感夢。普賢乘白象。摩沖頂言。汝有誠志。將往印度。若有留滯。我必救云。夢覺歡喜。與明遠同舶。而汎南海。忽遭惡風。欲墮羅剎國。沖專念普賢。其像現舶上。風靜向獅子國。又復遭摩竭魚難。沖專念普賢。其像現舶上。大魚合口而去。免難到師子國。更向西印度。見玄照法師。共請中印度。禮菩提樹。更到竹林薗。遇微疾。如夢見普賢云。依聖力滿足本願。獲六根淨。無令生悵。注遺書卒云云。

Dharma Master Kuichong was a native of Jiaozhou. With the ambition of reaching India, he made a vow to craft an image of Samantabhadra and prayed, saying: 'Great Being Samantabhadra has the vow to constantly accord with sentient beings; how could you abandon the sincere aspiration of this poor monk?' He was further moved to a dream: Samantabhadra rode a white elephant, stroked Chong's crown, and said, 'You have a sincere aspiration and are going to India. If you meet with hindrance or delay, I will certainly rescue you.' Awakening from the dream with joy, he boarded the same ship as Mingyuan to sail the Southern Sea. Suddenly they met with a violent wind and were about to fall into the land of rākṣasas. Chong single-mindedly concentrated on Samantabhadra, and the image appeared upon the ship; the wind calmed, and they headed toward the Lion Country (Śrī Laṅkā). Furthermore, they encountered the peril of a makara fish. Chong single-mindedly concentrated on Samantabhadra, and the image appeared upon the ship; the great fish closed its mouth and departed. Escaping peril, they reached the Lion Country. Continuing onward toward West India, he met Dharma Master Xuanzhao, and together they requested to go to Central India to pay homage to the Bodhi Tree. Further reaching the Bamboo Grove (Veṇuvana), he contracted a slight illness. As if in a dream, he saw Samantabhadra, who said, 'Relying on holy power, your original vow is fulfilled, and you have attained purity of the six faculties; let no regret arise.' Having written down his testamentary letter, he passed away, and so on.