三寶感應要略錄 3.45

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晉劉度。平原遼城人也。鄉里有一千餘家。並奉大法。造立形像。供養僧尼。緬慮主木未時。此縣常有逋逃。未大怨欲盡滅一城。眾並兇懼分必彌盡。度乃潔誠。率眾歸命觀世音。頃之未見。物從空下。繞其所住屋柱。驚視乃觀世音經。使人讀之。未大歡喜。用省刑戮。於此是城。即得免害云云。

Liu Du of the Jin dynasty was a native of Liaocheng in Pingyuan. In his home district there were over a thousand families, all of whom revered the Great Dharma, erected statues, and made offerings to monks and nuns. In the time of Mianlü Zhu Muwei, this county often harbored fugitives. Wei was greatly resentful and wished to wipe out the entire city. The multitude was utterly terrified, certain that they would all be wiped out. Du then purified his sincerity and led the multitude to take refuge in Avalokiteśvara. Shortly thereafter, Wei saw an object descend from the air and wrap around the pillar of the house where he was staying. Astonished, he looked and found it was the Avalokiteśvara Sūtra. He had someone read it to him; Wei was overjoyed and reduced the executions. Thereupon, this city was spared from harm.