廣弘明集 26.21

26.21

梁時有人為縣令。經劉敬躬亂。縣廨被焚。寄寺而住。民將羊酒作禮。縣令以羊繫剎。屏除形像鋪設床座於堂上。接賓未殺之頃。羊解徑來至階而拜。縣令大笑。命左右宰之飲噉飽酒便臥簷下。投醒即覺體痒。爬搔𤻘胗因爾成病。十餘年死。

During the Liang dynasty, a man was serving as a county magistrate. When he underwent the rebellion of Liu Jinggong, the county offices were burned down, so he lodged in a Buddhist monastery. The local people brought sheep and wine as gifts. The magistrate tied the sheep to the temple flagpole, removed the images, and arranged couches and seats in the hall. While he was receiving guests and before the slaughter took place, the sheep untied itself, came directly up the steps, and bowed. The magistrate laughed heartily and ordered his attendants to butcher it. Having eaten his fill and become intoxicated with wine, he went to sleep under the eaves. Upon awakening, he immediately felt itching throughout his body; from scratching and scratching, sores and rashes broke out, and thus he fell ill. He died more than ten years later.