三寶感應要略錄 3.7

3.7

昔阿育王。綩攝此洲。學鬼主制獄。伏酷尤甚。更作地獄。凶人為獄率。文殊現處鑊中。火熾水清。生青蓮花。心感悟即日毀獄。八萬四千夫人。同入火坑。八萬四千塔。建立形像。其數亦八萬四千也。此土東晉廬山文殊金像。此其一也。

In the past, King Aśoka ruled this continent. Learning from the lord of ghosts, he established a prison, which was exceedingly cruel and harsh. He further constructed a hell, with a ferocious man as prison warden. Mañjuśrī manifested within a cauldron; while the fire blazed, the water became pure, and blue lotuses grew. Deeply moved and enlightened, the king destroyed the prison that very day. His 84,000 consorts entered the fire pit together. For the 84,000 stūpas, he erected images, whose number was likewise 84,000. In this land, the golden image of Mañjuśrī on Mount Lu from the Eastern Jin is one of them.