廣弘明集 15.102

15.102

鄭州超化寺塔。在州南百餘里。基墌適今。寺院並古時石砌合縫甚密。鐵為細要。其石長八尺。四面細要長一尺五寸。深五寸。石下並泥。塔南基出泉十餘所。徑三尺。涌而無聲。永徽中有昆侖。入泉向下窮之。但有石柱羅列。竟不測其際。中有石塔在空。水凝而不及。

The stupa of Chaohua Temple in Zhengzhou is located more than one hundred li south of the prefecture. Its foundation exists to this day. The monastery complex is entirely constructed of ancient stone masonry with very tight joints, bound by fine iron fastenings. The stones are eight feet long; on all four sides the fine fastenings are one foot five inches long and five inches deep. Beneath the stones it is entirely mud. South of the stupa's foundation, springs emerge in more than ten places, each three feet in diameter, welling up without sound. In the Yonghui reign era, a Kunlun diver entered the spring and went downward to fathom its depths: there were only stone pillars lined in rows, and he could never reach the end. In the midst of it was a stone stupa standing in mid-air, surrounded by congealed water that could not reach it.