三寶感應要略錄 3.59

3.59

南印度國荒廢。君臣不保壽。人民已喪。王遣使。請中天竺尸利蜜多。欲救國災。密多來至此國。白王言。有大聖不空羂索觀自在大王。方造像安置城西南閣。王受教已。即造形像。安置城西南閣。像放光明。照一由旬。王臣保壽。五穀豐饒。人民從餘國愍感其像。有城南故寺。即移閣為寺矣。

The realm of South India had fallen into ruin and desolation; the ruler and ministers could not maintain their longevity, and the people had already perished. The king dispatched an envoy to invite Śrīmitra of Central India, desiring to save the realm from disaster. Mitra arrived in this realm and addressed the king, saying: “There is the Great Holy One, the Great King Avalokiteśvara Amoghapāśa; you must fashion an image and install it in the pavilion southwest of the city.” Having received these instructions, the king immediately fashioned the image and installed it in the pavilion southwest of the city. The image emitted bright light that shone for one yojana. The king and ministers preserved their lifespans, the five grains were bountiful, and people from other realms admired and were moved by the image. There was an old monastery south of the city, so they moved the pavilion to become a monastery.