三寶感應要略錄 3.37

3.37

玄奘法師。至摩訶陀國。入世無厭寺。值遇戒賢。眾號為正法藏。賢命覺賢法師曰。汝可為眾說我三年前病惱因緣。覺聞已啼泣捫淚。而說昔緣云。和上昔患風病。每發手足惱急。如火燒刀刺之。痛乍發乍息。凡二十餘載。去三年前。苦痛尤甚。厭惡此身。欲不食取書。於夜中夢三天人。一黃金色。二瑠璃色。三白銀色。形貌端正。儀眼輕明。來問和上曰。汝欲棄此身耶。經云。設身有苦。不能厭離於身。汝於過去。曾作國王。多惱眾生故招此報。今宜觀宿愆至誠懺悔。於苦安忍。懃宣經論。自當銷滅。真直爾厭身苦終不盡。和上聞已。至誠禮拜。其金色人。指碧色人。語和上云。汝識不。此是觀自在菩薩。指銀色云。此是慈氏菩薩。和上即禮拜慈氏。問曰。戒賢常願生於尊處。不知得不。報云。汝廣傳正法後當生。金色者自言。我是曼殊室利菩薩。我等當見汝空欲捨身。不為利益故來勸汝。當依我語顯揚正法瑜伽論等。遍及未聞。汝身漸安穩。勿憂不差。有支那國僧樂通大法。欲就汝學。汝可傳之。言已不見。自爾以來。和上所病瘳除。僧眾聞者。莫不稱嘆希有。玄奘可聖記矣。

When Dharma Master Xuanzang arrived in the country of Magadha and entered the monastery without satiety for the world, he met Śīlabhadra, whom the assembly called the Treasury of the True Dharma. Śīlabhadra instructed Dharma Master Bodhibhadra, saying: 'You may explain to the assembly the karmic cause of the illness that afflicted me three years ago.' Hearing this, Bodhibhadra wept and wiped his tears, and recounted the past causes, saying: 'Our Upādhyāya previously suffered from wind disease. Every time it broke out, his hands and feet were in extreme pain and distress, as if burned by fire or pierced by knives. The pain erupted and subsided by turns for altogether more than twenty years. Three years ago, the suffering became especially severe. Loathing this body, he wished to stop eating and end his life. In the night, he dreamed of three heavenly beings: one golden in color, the second the color of lapis lazuli, and the third the color of white silver. Their features were upright, and their eyes light and bright. They came and asked the Upādhyāya: 'Do you wish to abandon this body? A sūtra says: 'Even if the body experiences suffering, one must not loathe and abandon the body.' In a past life you were once a king, and caused much distress to sentient beings; hence you have incurred this retribution. You should now contemplate your past transgressions, repent with utmost sincerity, bear suffering patiently, and diligently propagate the sūtras and treatises; then it will naturally dissolve away. Merely loathing the body will never bring an end to your suffering.' The Upādhyāya, having heard this, bowed with utmost sincerity. The golden person pointed to the green-blue person and said to the Upādhyāya: 'Do you recognize him? This is the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.' Pointing to the silver person, he said: 'This is the Bodhisattva Maitreya.' The Upādhyāya immediately bowed to Maitreya and asked: 'Śīlabhadra has always vowed to be born in your presence; I wonder if I can achieve it?' He replied: 'After you widely propagate the True Dharma, you shall be born there.' The golden one said of himself: 'I am the Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī. Seeing that you wished in vain to abandon your body without benefiting others, we have come to exhort you. You should follow my words and propagate the True Dharma, the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra and so on, so that it reaches those who have not yet heard it. Your body will gradually find peace; do not worry that it will not heal. There is a monk from China who delights in comprehending the Great Dharma and wishes to learn from you. You may transmit it to him.' Having spoken, they disappeared. From that time on, the Upādhyāya's illness was cured. Those among the monastic assembly who heard of this all praised it as extraordinary. Xuanzang truly matched this holy prophecy.'