廣弘明集 17.19

17.19

In Tongzhou, a stupa was erected at Daxingguo Temple. The relics had lodged overnight at a nearby postal station. During the night it rained, but at dawn when the carriage set out, the clouds parted to welcome the sun with brightness. They entered through the south gate, while in the north of the city the rain continued as before. Upon arriving at the temple, it was again overcast and rainy; just as [the relics] were about to enter the reliquary, the sun came out, and multicolored light surrounded the sun like a wheel. Prior to this, the temple monk Huizhen dreamt that he saw a sage with a round halo around his neck brightly illuminating heaven and earth, who came from the west, entered the gate, and stood there. When the carriage carrying the relics arrived, it stopped at that exact spot without any apparent reason, and they accordingly fixed the stupa foundation there. On the night of the eighth day of the twelfth month, a five-colored circular light rose from the base and illuminated the entire city, as bright as day, visible from fifty li away. In the fourth month of the following year, a white light arose west of the stupa and streamed across to illuminate its east, extinguishing only after a long time.