[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 17.31 # 廣弘明集 17.31 廣弘明集 17.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.17.31) 隋州於智門寺起塔。十月六日掘基得神龜。七日甘露降於石橋旁之楊樹。有黑蜂無算來繞之。八日旦大霧。舍利將之寺。天便開朗。歷光化縣。忽見門內木連理。過楊樹之下。甘露五道懸流。沾灑輿上。既而沈陰。舍利將下日便朗照。始入函雲復合。神龜色狀特異。有文在其腹曰。王興州使參軍獻之。日日開匣欲視其頭。而縮藏不可見。勅使著作郎王邵審檢。龜便長引頸足。恣人反轉。連日如之。乃見有文在其頭曰。上大王八八。七千萬年。皇帝親撫視之。入於懷袖自然馴狎。放諸宮沼及草內。還來直至御前。每放輒如之。 > In Sui prefecture, a pagoda was erected at Zhiman Temple. On the sixth day of the tenth month, when the foundation was excavated, a miraculous tortoise was found. On the seventh day, amṛta descended upon a willow tree beside the stone bridge, and countless black bees came to encircle it. On the morning of the eighth day, there was a heavy fog; as the relics were about to head to the temple, the sky cleared brightly. Passing through Guanghua county, they suddenly saw interlaced tree branches within the gate; passing beneath the willow tree, five streams of amṛta hung down, sprinkling upon the palanquin. Soon afterward, it grew heavily overcast; as the relics were about to be lowered, the sun shone brightly; as soon as they entered the casket, the clouds gathered again. The color and shape of the miraculous tortoise were extraordinary; on its belly was an inscription saying: 'Sent by the prefectural assistant official of Wangxing Prefecture to be presented.' Every day the box was opened to view its head, but it withdrew inside and could not be seen. The imperial commissioner, Gentleman of the Editorial Service Wang Shao, examined it, and the tortoise stretched forth its neck and legs, allowing people to turn it over at will, which continued for days. Then on its head was seen an inscription saying: 'Supreme Great King, eighty-eight, seventy million years.' The emperor stroked and inspected it in person; when placed inside his sleeve, it was naturally tame and affectionate. When released into the palace ponds or among the grass, it would return straight before the emperor, doing so every time it was released. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.17.30) - [Next: 17.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.17.32) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.17.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.17.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.17.31) · Pramāṇa