集神州三寶感通錄 1.29

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十四益州晉源塔者。在州西南一百餘里。今號為等眾寺。本名大石。基本緣略亦同前。尋諸古塔其相不同。豈非當部鬼神情有所樂。案蜀三塔同一石。蓋餘不定准。益州北百里雒縣塔者。在縣城北郭下寶興寺中。本名大石。基相同前。隋初有天竺僧曇摩掘叉。遠至東夏禮育王塔。承蜀三塔。又往禮拜。至雒縣大石寺塔所。敬事已訖。欲往成都宿兩女驛。將旦聞左右行動聲。叉曰。是何人耶。妄相恐動。空中應曰。有十二神王。從本國來。所在擁護。明日當見成都塔。今欲西還。與師別耳。叉曰。既能遠送。何不現形。神即現形。叉為人善畫。便一一貌之。既遍形隱。及至成都禮大石塔訖。詵律師乃依圖刻木為十二神像。莊飾在於塔下。今猶見在云云。

Fourteenth: The Jinyuan stūpa in Yizhou is more than one hundred li southwest of the prefecture; today it is called Dengzhong Temple. Originally named Dashi (Great Stone), the general circumstances of its foundation were also the same as the previous one. When examining various ancient stūpas, their appearances are not identical; is this not because the spirits and deities in charge of those places had their own preferences? According to records, the three stūpas of Shu share the same stone, whereas the rest have no fixed standard. As for the Luoxian stūpa one hundred li north of Yizhou, it is located in Baoxing Temple outside the northern suburbs of the county seat. Originally named Dashi, the appearance of its foundation is the same as the previous one. At the beginning of the Sui, there was an Indian monk named Dharmakṣa who came from afar to the Eastern Xia to pay homage to the Aśoka stūpas. Having heard of the three stūpas of Shu, he also went to venerate them. When he arrived at the stūpa site of Dashi Temple in Luo County, after finishing his veneration, he wished to go to Chengdu and lodged at Liangnü Station. Just before dawn, he heard sounds of movement all around him. Kṣa said, "Who is there, frightening and disturbing me without cause?" A voice answered in midair, "There are twelve spirit kings who have come from your native country, offering protection wherever you go. Tomorrow you will see the Chengdu stūpa; today we wish to return west and are merely bidding the master farewell." Kṣa said, "Since you were able to escort me from afar, why not manifest your forms?" The spirits immediately manifested their forms. Kṣa was skilled at painting, so he depicted them one by one. Once he finished, their forms vanished. After arriving in Chengdu and paying homage to the Dashi stūpa, Vinaya Master Shen carved wooden images of the twelve spirits based on the sketches and decorated them beneath the stūpa. They are still present today, and so forth.