南嶽總勝集 3.31

3.31

潘發。字文伯。隴右人。自幼參受法籙。檄召鬼神。行符施藥。濟人病苦。遠近稱之。於元夜入靜精益南岳真官云。昨天臘日。東隣攝召東岳云已得開度。南岳受生未審。東嶽攝魂考過。南岳練度。法主復掌何事。真官夢云。五嶽方面分野之屬。洞天福地。名山溪盧各有主。司人間功罪。國之財賦器用。洎水陸眾類。火嶽管四瀆四足負荷之屬。又云。南嶽有赤脚仙人。子懃修德。必際遇之。乃子師耳。乃李守微也。

Pan Fa, courtesy name Wenbo, was a man of Longyou. From his youth, he received the dharma registers, summoned ghosts and spirits by official writ, dispensed talismans, and distributed medicine, relieving people's diseases and sufferings, for which he was praised far and near. On the night of the Lantern Festival, while engaging in quiet cultivation to refine his quintessence, an authentic official of Nanyue said to him, "Yesterday on the La Day, the eastern neighbor summoned Dongyue, saying they had already achieved liberation, yet Nanyue has received the birth, which remains unclear. Dongyue summons souls to examine their faults, while Nanyue refines and delivers them. What does the Dharma Master further oversee?" In a dream, the authentic official said, "The five directions and celestial partitions of the Five Sacred Peaks, the grotto-heavens and blessed lands, the famous mountains, streams, and shrines each have their rulers, overseeing the merits and offenses of the human realm, the empire's revenues and implements, as well as the diverse creatures of water and land. The Fire Peak governs the four rivers and the burden-bearing four-footed beasts." He also said, "At Nanyue there is a Barefoot Immortal. If you cultivate virtue diligently, you will surely meet him; he is none other than your teacher, Li Shouwei."