廣弘明集 15.143

15.143

已前神塔瑞像開俗引凡。未深明者由茲發信。既信殊相方能攝心。披經討論資啟神解。方知四魔常擾六賊恒凌。覺而且怖超方有日。不爾沈淪還同無始。弘明之道豈其然哉。至於經卷不灰。乃符火浣之布。書空不濕便同天蓋之靈。聖寺屢陳。鍾聲流於遠近。神僧數現。受供通於道俗。斯途眾矣。備於感通記中。

The miraculous stupas and auspicious images described above open the minds of the worldly and guide ordinary mortals. Those who do not yet deeply understand are led thereby to produce faith. Once they have faith in these extraordinary appearances, only then can they restrain their minds; opening the scriptures and discussing them, they are aided in awakening divine understanding. Only then do they realize that the four Māras constantly agitate and the six thieves perpetually assail them. Becoming aware and fearful, the day of their transcendence is at hand. Otherwise, sinking down, they remain just as they were from the beginningless past. Could the path of expanding and clarifying [the Dharma] be anything other than this? As for scripture scrolls that do not burn to ash, they match the cloth washed in fire; writing in the air that remains unwetted is just like the wonder of the heavenly canopy. Holy temples are repeatedly set forth, their bell-tones spreading far and wide; divine monks frequently manifest, receiving offerings from both clergy and laity. Such ways are numerous, fully detailed in the Gantong ji.