三寶感應要略錄 3.65

3.65

梁朝漢州德陽縣善寂寺。東廊壁上。張繒彩畫觀音地藏各一軀。狀若僧貌。𮡭披而坐。時人瞻禮。異光煥發。至麟德元年。寺僧瞻敬。欲異於常。是以後絹就壁上。摸寫將供養。發光無異。時人展轉摸寫者甚眾。至麟德三年。玉記起任資州刺史。當以摸寫。精誠供養。同行船有十隻。忽遇惡風頓起。九隻船沒。遭此波濤。唯玉記船更無恐怖。將知菩薩弘大慈悲。有如是之力焉。至垂拱二年。天后聞之。勅令畫人摸寫。光發如前。於內道場供養。至于大曆元年。寶壽寺大德。於道場中。見光異相。寫表聞奏。帝乃虔心。頂禮讚嘆。其光菩薩現時。國當安泰。後有商人妻。妊娠得二十八月不產。忽覩光明。便即摸寫。一心發願。於是菩薩。當夜便即生下一男。相好端嚴。見者歡喜矣。

At Shanjisi in Deyang County of Hanzhou under the Liang dynasty, on the wall of the eastern corridor, silk was mounted and painted with one image each of Avalokiteśvara and Kṣitigarbha, shaped like monks, seated with robes casually draped over their shoulders. When people of the time gazed in veneration, wondrous light blazed forth. By the first year of Linde, the monks of the temple, gazing with reverence, wished to make it known far and wide; therefore, using silk against the wall, they traced copies to make offerings to them, and they emitted light without difference. Those among the people of the time who successively traced copies were very numerous. By the third year of Linde, when Wang Ji took office as Prefect of Zizhou, he reverently made offerings to a traced copy with pure sincerity. The boats traveling alongside him numbered ten; suddenly a fierce wind arose abruptly, and nine boats sank. Amid these churning waves, only Wang Ji’s boat experienced no terror. From this one may know that the Bodhisattva’s vast great compassion has power like this. In the second year of Chuigong, the Heavenly Empress heard of this and decreed painters to trace copies; they emitted light as before, and offerings were made to them in the inner palace chapel. By the first year of Dali, a grand worthy of Baoshousi saw an extraordinary sign of light in the sanctuary and drafted a memorial to report it to the throne. The Emperor then, with a devout heart, paid homage and praised it: “When the light of the Bodhisattva appears, the country shall enjoy peace and prosperity.” Later, a merchant's wife had been pregnant for twenty-eight months without giving birth. Suddenly beholding the radiant light, she immediately traced a copy and single-mindedly made a vow. Thereupon, through the Bodhisattva, that very night she gave birth to a boy whose appearance and marks were dignified and majestic, bringing joy to all who saw him.