廣弘明集 17.42

17.42

In Kuo prefecture, a pagoda was erected at Fajiang Temple. When the relics first departed from the capital, they lodged at Lingao; a śramaṇa dreamt that the relics were lost. That night in Kuo prefecture, a light several tens of feet high came from the east into the temple, circumambulated the stupa clockwise, and illuminated the city gates and towers, making both inside and outside completely clear; those who gazed at it from afar suspected a heap of firewood was burning. The light gradually flowed westward and vanished after the duration of a meal. When the foundation of the pagoda was fixed, it was precisely where the light had disappeared. There was also an extraordinary, dense fragrance.