廣弘明集 17.37

17.37

In Heng prefecture, a pagoda was erected at Hengyue Temple. The śramaṇa escorted the relics by water from Jiangling for over two thousand li; four times they encountered contrary winds, but upon praying for calm, it immediately became calm; four times they prayed for favorable winds, and all were granted as desired. When first excavating the foundation, above Zhurong Peak, a white cloud over twenty feet wide came directly down to the foundation site with great regularity, circumambulated clockwise three times, and then dispersed. Soon afterward, it became dark and overcast; as the relics were about to be lowered, the sun shone brightly; as soon as they entered the casket, the clouds gathered again.