釋迦方志 2.109

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陳武帝崩。兄子蒨嗣業。造轀輬車。乃取梁武重雲殿中珠珩以飾。送終人力既豐四面齊至。但見雲氣擁結流繞佛殿。自餘方左開朗日耀。須臾大雨洪注。雷電震吼。烟張殿表火烈雲中。流光布焰高下相屬。並見重雲殿影。金銀二像八部神王。并及帳座一時騰舉。烟火挾之歘然遠滅。觀者傾國及晴之後。覆看故所惟礎存焉。至月餘日。有從東州來者云。於是日見殿影像乘空飛於海上。有望海者有時見之。

When Emperor Wu of the Chen passed away, his nephew Qian succeeded to the imperial throne. When constructing the imperial hearse, he took the jade pendants and pearls from the Chongyun Hall of Emperor Wu of the Liang to adorn it. When the manpower for the funeral procession was assembled in great numbers, arriving simultaneously from all four directions, clouds suddenly gathered and coiled, drifting and encircling the Buddha hall. In the other directions to the left, it remained clear and the sun shone brightly. In a brief moment, torrential rain poured down, with thunder and lightning roaring. Smoke spread outside the hall, and fires flared within the clouds, their flowing gleams and scattered flames linking above and below. One could see the form of the Chongyun Hall, along with the two gold and silver statues, the eight classes of divine kings, and the canopies and seats, all rising simultaneously into the air. Flanked by smoke and flame, they abruptly vanished into the distance. The spectators included the entire capital. After the weather cleared, they returned to look at the original site, and only the foundation stones remained. After more than a month, someone coming from the eastern commanderies reported: 'On that day, I saw the image of the hall flying through the air over the sea.' Those who gaze upon the sea still catch sight of it from time to time.